What is marriage all about?

Today I bought headbands. I'm more excited than I should be about this. Is this what married life is about? I also picked up milk. I think that's more the married life. I have the wife hair, the wife ring, the marital house, the marital bed, but most of all, I have the comfort, connection, passion, support, a home, and a family.

So here's to the married life. *cheers*

Honeymoon

Monday we jetted off on JetBlue to Aruba to enjoy the sun, sand, and surf. Well we got the sand and kind of surf (the water was quite calm. Sun? Not so much. We got sun the day we got there and the day we left, but it was pretty much overcast or raining during the week. The hotel was quite nice, the food was great, the drinks we're delicious. We definitely enjoyed ourselves. The sand was super soft and the water was beautiful. It was turquoise and a great temperature. Tuesday however, I decided to try pineapple and yogurt and I can only assume that this was culprit in what made me throw up the rest of the day. Not exactly what I was thinking was going to happen on my fantasy honeymoon, but my HUSBAND held my hair back (what little I had, I cut it off the day after the wedding. New lady, new look.) and he bought me saltines and ginger ale. We slept in the afternoon and watched HGTV and Food Network. Yes, we were on our honeymoon but we're still us. And we love tv and sleep.

We also spent a lot time on the beach and in the pool. There weren't a lot of people there so nothing was super crowded, which was right up my alley. We went into town but it was mostly a tourist trap full of jewelry stores and then we got stuck in a downpour and had to walk through roads that were flooded, so that wasn't a ton of fun, but taking a bath in the hotel was nice. But no matter what, when I was with my new husband I just smiled and relaxed.

Right now I am happy to be home. Our home. Full of love.

Married Life

So it's official. I am a married lady. The wedding day was a dream come true. Everyone worked so hard to make it go well. Of course, the day before the wedding we get to the site where the tent the reception was to be under was and it was crushed under basically a tree. When would a tornado touch down in NYC/LI? Two nights before my wedding. Well at least it wasn't the night before. The tent guy sent out his crew and they worked all day to fix the tent. Then when they put down white table clothes instead of burgundy, they came back in the night to change them out after having to find another company who had them. But the day of the wedding could not have been more perfect. Were there hiccups? Of course. Did I let them bother me? Not in the least.

Wedding highlights:

Hair salon was fun and I sang oldies.

We were so efficient in getting ready everything felt relaxed.

The babies all walked down the aisle the way they were supposed to (under the promise of Uncle Gordon holding pennies for them)

The weather was OUTSTANDING, so perfect.

The sun came out at the end of the ceremony and shined on us (Thanks Dads!)

The cable connecting the mixing board to the speakers went missing for about and hour plus but my new BroInLaw came to the rescue and found it (though he may have been the one who lost it the first time). This meant no cocktail hour music and we couldn't walk into the ceremony til it was found

Our first dance went well and I smiled like a loon

The cake started sinking so we had to cut it early

The dancing didn't really start until Britney's Gimme More came on.

The food went over great.

Candied bacon

My sisters and I recreated a pictures where they all held me up from like 8 years ago

We never stopped smiling

After everyone left and we were almost about to leave, I called Gordon my husband and then burst into tears. It was the first time I let tears really fall that day.

It was a perfect. It was smooth. Every little thing that Gordon and I (and definitely Beanie) worked so hard to make sure was right, was. It was my dream come true and I think we looked great making it happen.

Dum dumm du-dummmmm

2 days to go and I am not nervous or having second thoughts or getting cold feet. I am sneezy, stuffy, and coughing. I hate allergies, or whatever this is, but I will not let it detract from the fact that I am marrying the love of my life in 2 days!! Lots of running around to do til then, but right now the weather is looking great. All the vendors deliveries have been confirmed. My dress and his suit are sitting at home next to each other. All I can do now is hope it all goes smooth... and get my nails done tonight.

I think I've been focusing so much on the planning and the house that I haven't allowed myself to relish in the bliss of it all. The getting married part. One of the biggest moments in my life. I have to remember to enjoy it and STOP WORRYING. If one more person tells me to relax, I might just shut down. However, for me, I could be a lot worse. Seriously folks, this is me being really freaking tame.

Anywho.... I love Gordon. I am going to marry Gordon. I am going to cry. I am going to mess up my vows or first dance or fall down the aisle... and it's all going to be ok, because I am going to marry Gordon. I think when I see how the whole day comes together I will finally relax and enjoy the moment. For now, I will work on making sure all those things actually happen.

10 Days

Tomorrow is my final dress fitting. I have been working on the last minute things. This weekend we worked on the tv table numbers. This one is my table. I thought it was quirky. The flowers are paid for, the delivery times are confirmed... mostly. My bachelorette party is this weekend! Then Monday and Tuesday of next week my mom, sisters, niece and nephew come to the island.

I still have some things to get done but I could be much more stressed than I am. I promise.

I'M GETTING MARRIED NEXT WEEK!!!!

Last Minute

It's 17 days to the wedding and this weekend is going to be filled with last minute wedding stuff. Making the seating chart, table numbers, buying stuff, working on the playlist, and paying people. But right now, I am getting back to work. I also need to gets paid. And get the house ready. 2 weeks is not enough time.