So three weeks ago today we got MARRIED! For anyone who is blind or doesn't have a Facebook, it was a beautiful, beautiful (but hot) day and it was truly the happiest day of my life. Everyone told me it would fly by, everyone told me to let the little things slide (which I never thought I'd be able to do), and everyone told me to take time to soak up the moments passing by--they were all right! Man does the day fly! I mean, we're three weeks out now and I'm like, where did the time go? I seriously can't believe it.
I'm happy to report that I got a full 8 hours of sleep on the night before my wedding, and I was greeted that next morning with a phone call from my future-hubby (to calm the nerves we thought we were going to be battling). Getting ready was extremely..peaceful? I don't know what to say about it; I wasn't freaking out or stressed, it was just so surreal all I wanted to do was leave that little room and go give James a hug. I don't know if my stylists could believe how un-nervous I was. I couldn't believe we'd be married in just a few hours.
And the next thing I know I'm getting finished with makeup and they want me to get in my dress, and then we're taking pictures, and then I see guests start showing up, and then I'm stuffed back in the little room....
And then it happened. After a pre-processional pep-talk from my dad, "Here Comes the Bride" began to blair and it was time to walk. There are no words to describe that moment, you just have to live it to know. It was amazing and happy and scary and fun and nerve-wracking and exciting and so much more. And then I saw James and how happy he was, and I tried to keep my eyes on him like everyone told me to but it was just so overwhelming, it's hard to stick to the rules.
Neither of us remember a word that Jeff (our pastor) said, but what I do remember is how hot I was and how much my cheeks were hurting from smiling--I couldn't stop! I shakily said my vows, I forgot my bouquet, and I walked way to fast back down the aisle, but that's all small potatoes if you ask me. Our cake reception was hellish, in the temperature sense, but the fun that ensued afterwards will not be soon forgotten.
I can't remember having a better time than I did at my own wedding reception, and I can't remember a time that I got so much positive feedback. I think everyone liked it, right? I mean, everyone danced the whole time and we had to shut it down! We paid for 5 hours of a DJ thinking no one would be there at the end, but people wanted to stay longer! Sadly (truly sadly) we ran out of there and off to our wedding night; I can't lie, we reminisce about the day all the time and how much we wish we could go back and do it multiple more times, no matter how impossible that actually is.
Married life isn't exactly what I thought it would be. Besides the fact that our bed is way too small and a source of contention every night, and besides the fact that we have not had a single night where we have both been home and with no plans, and besides the fact that my whole apartment is more disheveled [by gifts and unpacking] than I can bear, and besides the fact that life has a secret stash of lemons that it keeps giving us, we are ecstatic. I could not be happier to be living every day with James. It really is like having a sleepover with my best friend every night. We stay up talking and laughing until one of us falls asleep (which is pretty much the only way to fall asleep in our unfortunate bed situation) and it is a pretty awesome feeling to wake up together every day. I don't have to go to work as early as he does so I get to stay cuddled in bed while he brushes his teeth and gets ready, chatting and talking about our previous night's dreams. Not gonna lie, I also love the fact that my bed permanently smells like him. Is that weird? The growing pains are being felt, but we take them as a challenge and an opportunity to grow into this new life together stronger than before.
Our toasting champagne flutes were inscribed "Today I Marry My Best Friend" and it couldn't have been more true. We are so excited to start this journey together and to see what God has in store for our new life.
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