Thursday, December 13, 2007
Wedding Photos!
Because a friend of mine at work introduced me to Google's Picasa photo sharing site (and because it was so easy to use!) I was able to finally upload our wedding photos for you to enjoy! Click here to access them. I haven't included every last picture (there were almost 500 in total!) but I picked out about 250 of the best ones. It feels so good to finally get around to things I've been meaning to do!
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Reflections on a Perfect Day
I wrote this entry just after the wedding, but I posted it to a different (out of comission) blog. I thought that I'd repost it here, to get the ball rolling on this blog (which I created ages ago, but have had trouble starting. I'm new to the blogging experience--I kept feeling like, where do I start?!)
Well, I can't believe that the wedding is over--or, for that matter, that it was two weeks ago! I wanted to write myself a journal entry chronicling the days events and how I felt, but time, as usual, has slipped away from me. But since I've been thinking about the wedding everyday, I shouldn't have too hard of a time recalling everything (and it will really help once we get all of our photos from our photographer!)
There seems to be three main things that come to mind when I think about the big day:
1) How special I felt when my dad picked me up in a limo; the rush of emotion as he stepped out in his tux, and how calming it was to ride around, just chatting easily as we always do, until it was time to head to the church
2)How amazing it was when, standing between my mom and dad, the ushers opened up the doorway to the church, revealing the white aisle runner that lead to Pastor Weber and Jeremiah, and all the smiling, loving faces that were gazing at me. This moment was highly anticipated, and it seems to appear often times in movies... but this was happening to ME, and I just couldn't believe it. I felt like I was floating through the church, all the while thinking, "I can't believe this is it." I was glowing with happiness (and, I admit, nervousness as well). I wanted to freeze time for a few minutes to take it all in, to imprint the moment on my memory forever... but within a few short moments, I was at the front of the church, hugging my mother and my dad (who whispered to me, "what do I do now?" to which I responded, "give me a hug" (as I leaned in to hug him) "and give my hand to Jeremiah." And there my groom was--stunningly handsome in his tux, smiling at me... and we turned to face the Pastor.
3) I've never felt so happy, or so beautiful, or so loved, or so special in my entire life. Cliche as it sounds, I felt like a princess the entire day. It helped, of course, that the photographer kept telling me how beautiful the shots were, that everyone was happy (and drinking!), that Jeremiah kept looking at me so tenderly... but as much as this all sounds like an excerpt from a romance novel, it's all true. It was the best day of my life, and we have all the awesome memories (and pictures!) to reflect on for the rest of our lives.
So that was written right after the wedding, which was now two months ago. Where did the time go?! That's easy enough to explain, I suppose, considering that we had a weekend "Mini-Moon," decided to buy a house, decided against buying a house, decided to move to Appleton, WI, decided against moving to Appleton, WI (only because of the lack of jobs, rather than a lack of desire to move there), went home to the UP for hunting season (where Jeremiah shot a 10 point buck!), went back the next weekend for Thanksgiving, and finally moved across town from our cramped apartment in Golden Valley to a cute little house (that we're renting) in Edina, MN. Yes, we have definitely been busy!
Well, I can't believe that the wedding is over--or, for that matter, that it was two weeks ago! I wanted to write myself a journal entry chronicling the days events and how I felt, but time, as usual, has slipped away from me. But since I've been thinking about the wedding everyday, I shouldn't have too hard of a time recalling everything (and it will really help once we get all of our photos from our photographer!)
There seems to be three main things that come to mind when I think about the big day:
1) How special I felt when my dad picked me up in a limo; the rush of emotion as he stepped out in his tux, and how calming it was to ride around, just chatting easily as we always do, until it was time to head to the church
2)How amazing it was when, standing between my mom and dad, the ushers opened up the doorway to the church, revealing the white aisle runner that lead to Pastor Weber and Jeremiah, and all the smiling, loving faces that were gazing at me. This moment was highly anticipated, and it seems to appear often times in movies... but this was happening to ME, and I just couldn't believe it. I felt like I was floating through the church, all the while thinking, "I can't believe this is it." I was glowing with happiness (and, I admit, nervousness as well). I wanted to freeze time for a few minutes to take it all in, to imprint the moment on my memory forever... but within a few short moments, I was at the front of the church, hugging my mother and my dad (who whispered to me, "what do I do now?" to which I responded, "give me a hug" (as I leaned in to hug him) "and give my hand to Jeremiah." And there my groom was--stunningly handsome in his tux, smiling at me... and we turned to face the Pastor.
3) I've never felt so happy, or so beautiful, or so loved, or so special in my entire life. Cliche as it sounds, I felt like a princess the entire day. It helped, of course, that the photographer kept telling me how beautiful the shots were, that everyone was happy (and drinking!), that Jeremiah kept looking at me so tenderly... but as much as this all sounds like an excerpt from a romance novel, it's all true. It was the best day of my life, and we have all the awesome memories (and pictures!) to reflect on for the rest of our lives.
So that was written right after the wedding, which was now two months ago. Where did the time go?! That's easy enough to explain, I suppose, considering that we had a weekend "Mini-Moon," decided to buy a house, decided against buying a house, decided to move to Appleton, WI, decided against moving to Appleton, WI (only because of the lack of jobs, rather than a lack of desire to move there), went home to the UP for hunting season (where Jeremiah shot a 10 point buck!), went back the next weekend for Thanksgiving, and finally moved across town from our cramped apartment in Golden Valley to a cute little house (that we're renting) in Edina, MN. Yes, we have definitely been busy!
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