Yikes! We did it!


Holy moley!
Weddings are huge beasts.

For over a month we weeded, trimmed trees... which led to cutting logs out of the big branches and doing something with the bark chips afterward... taming, trimming and giving the vinca a new do, not to mention my endless battle with the berry vines.


I have come to the belief that yard work is like cleaning a spot on the wall... you get one area looking great and the rest looks like crap!
Before you know it, one thing leads to another and then its time to start over. Sheesh!


Fortunately for us, there were many who helped out with the yard.
Likewise with the wedding!
On Thurs. Bear's bunch showed up and took up residence in the pop-up trailer. That is one hard working girl!
The next day Boo, Saucy and Squeaky showed up to help, along with Big E, a friend of ours' son. We looked like ants swarming over the yard and house. :-D


By Saturday... "Judgment Day" and our wedding day... the joke was that Randy had waited until the last day on earth to get married.

Big grins!


We scurried around. Bear finished the 6 layer, 3 tier wedding cake about an hour before the wedding. Phew!


Then T asked Randy about my bouquet.
Bouque? What bouquet?


In the flood of all the other things we needed to do,
we had forgotten the bouquet!
So T and Rev. Jimmy ran out... and I did not know this part...
and made me a beautiful bouquet with white hydrangea and mums and some lovely purple lily-like flowers and some fun green things.
They wrapped it all in voile with trailers that hung down and it was a huge surprise to me.


I was very touched!


We all battled for shower time.
Someone left the door open to my room... and my clothes were on the bed
within view of the folk standing in the hall.
I was stuck with only a towel.
Yikes!
I decided to become a blur and slam the door shut.
Later someone asked me about that, and we had a good laugh over it.

We waited for some missing guests for what seemed forever, then finally they arrived and it was time to get the show on.
Boo and I began to walk...
but I'd forgotten my bouquet.
"Wait!"
I ran back to get it and then before I knew it, I was standing there with Randy in front of Rev. Jimmy.
He said something very nice about marriage,
but I didn't hear much of it.
I went into zombie shock mode.
I don't do well in front of crowds. I have serious stage fright issues.


Okay... you must sympathize with me now.
I demand it!
Randy began saying his vows and was slipping my rings on my finger.
I began to cry.
I am a dedicated cry baby.
;-)


He put my rings on backwards...
but who cares?
My tears choked him up a bit, but he did a much better job than I at getting his lines out.


Then it was time for me to slip his ring on...
and my much, much beloved C4C dropped it!
Ha!
That was a very welcome bit of comic relief!


Over Randy's shoulder I could see T wiping a tear off his face...
which made me cry more.
Yikes!


I barely managed to croak out my vows and slip the ring on his finger.

Then Rev. Jimmy wiped a tear from my cheek...
I was so touched by that!

And he pronounced us married.
I was never so glad to kiss someone in my life!

Time to celebrate and barbecue!

Phew!

We survived!

Done deal.

Of course now I have to change all my ID again.
Crap.


Am I happy?


What do you think?

Ha!


(Yep, the bride wore brown.)

Tomorrow I'll post some of the pics of other people.


Special thanks to all those who helped us to get ready for the wedding:
Bear, Mikey P, Turkey, Boo, Saucy, Squeaky, Max, Mom, Ron, Joshua,
Big E and and always... my dear, dear C4C!
Thanks too to Rev. Jimmy... who was amazing
and T, who did everything from dishes to grilling.
These are my treasures!

So what about Roxy?


She had a ball playing with the guests...
she LOVES people.
And she didn't mind at all when people dropped
barbecue tid bits on the ground.
:D
Roxy was in dog heaven.
So many to worship her and give her pats!
Ha!


Today, my wish for you is that you are all as happy as I am now.


Be thankful for those you love...
and for those who love you.
Big grins everyone!