There we are! Freshly married and all that. 😀
We got married a few months ahead of time due to the ridiculous expense of paying for my health insurance the way we have (so that I could quickly be added to hubby’s insurance for way less money) and, I have to admit, that at first, I felt a little put out by having to get married early and in a flash and all that. But, I realize now that I think I really needed to get married early. Heh. You see, I am very shy. It’s not always obvious how shy I am, but when the shyness pops up, it can be paralyzing and I was getting that way about the wedding. Ever since I was a little girl, I didn’t dream of a fairytale wedding. I feared with a passion having to walk down the aisle and having all those people looking at me… I’m not a fan of the spotlight. After we got married, I felt this huge weight off stress off my back and I have been feeling better than I have since summer started and I knew a wedding was coming soon.
It was just me, him, the officiant (who was awesome) and Abilene (as often featured in Fatness Divine posts) as a furry witness. Abilene has a sense of humor. She kept running off after birds and squirrels and right after the “you may now kiss” bit, I went running after her. Heh. I think it’s a really lovely memory and so true to the way we live… cat-centric to a large extent and allowing them to do their weird silly cat things. It was also really great to see how happy Mr. AGR was before and after the ceremony…. he was all smiles and that warms my heart… sigh…
In other news, both our home laptops died last week. Mr. AGR ordered a new one that we can share for now, but I have also found that I can get my laptop to work (albeit slowly). The battery refuses to charge for some ungodly reason, so we’re going to buy a new battery and see if that fixes whatever the problem is. It is also possible that my computer will completely crash and, until we order my new laptop, that I will only have computer access at night when Mr. AGR brings his laptop home from work. So, perhaps my posting and blog participation will be a little pokey… thank goodness the blog has two other two freakin’ amazing and fantastic bloggers. 😀 If necessary, I should have a new laptop in the first week of July.
Thank you so much for the congrats post, WRT2! It was nice to finally get my computer working (working very slowly… but working… kinda) and see that lovely post. Thank you also to JennyRose and Sas for the congrats comments. Ya’all make me smile.
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Congrats on getting married! You guys look really happy. 🙂
You are beautiful people!! And I love the bits about the cat-centric-ness of the wedding. I hope you have a happy, long, healthy and loving life together!!
Oooh congratulations! My husband and I were also anxious about all the attention the couple gets at a wedding, so we got married without inviting anyone and then had a bit of a party much later on, after we’d actually been married for awhile.
We didn’t have our cats then yet. I wonder if we should have a vow renewal one day with them so they can feel included hahaha.
(You guys look awesome in that pic btw!)
Congratulations! I loved weddings but not when people get so hung up on the wedding itself that everything else seems to pale in comparison. I wish you a lifetime of happiness together!
Mazel Tov!
You both look so content and happy. I understand about the spotlight. I think you celebrated in just the right way for you. Besides, I think the marriage is so much more important than the actual wedding.
Best wishes always!
Congratulations! You both look radiant!
My husband and I got engaged in 2007. We both wanted to get married on the exact day that we met two years earlier (July 25), which fell on a Wed. that year. We decided to plan a wedding for 2009 when it would fall on a Friday, since not everyone would be able to attend a Wed. evening wedding. It was after we both listened to an NPR story on the ridiculousness of wedding costs that we realized that neither of us ever really wanted a traditional wedding. I still can’t imagine myself walking down the aisle with everyone looking at me and Brandon has always hated being the center of attention — neither of us even dance. Our entire wedding and reception would be more so for others than for us. We decided instead to have the kind of ceremony we wanted and eloped that summer on Mackinac Island (I say “elope,” but we told our families and the moms, my sister, sister-in-law and nephew were in attendance). It was exactly how we wanted it to be and as a bonus, cost much less money. Here’s hoping your wedding memories are just as memorable.
Congratulations! You are both obviously happy in that picture.
I agree that it’s the marriage that is the importatnt thing.
Thank you so much for the congrats and well wishes!! 🙂 So far, so awesome. I am loving being married and I think the mister does too. It is so lovely to be happy about marraige and to be able to accept the congrats and all that. I was married when I was 18 and was pressured into it and regretted it as soon as I did it. I love that this experience is so very amazingly different from that experience… this feels right. I wasn’t pressured. I don’t regret anything… and there is no line running through my head of “oh well… if it doesn’t work, I can divorce him.” That thought was my only consolation the first time around… I am thrilled that this time all I see is a long and happy future together with a person I deeply love and respect.
Whoo hooooooo!!!!!
aww…I’m the caboose! *haha!* Well congratulations and best wishes for you and your man!
Are you having a honeymoon…??
I posted a cat-belly pic for you on my blog today…may you both be as contented as THAT!
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Congrats to both of you on the wedding. And good luck getting your puters fixed/replaced.
Better late than never but WOOOOOHOOOO!!!
Yay for you both! Wishing you every happiness…