Reminiscing...

Pic and Erika are getting married tomorrow.  Last night, Erika planned dinner at Casa Tina's for some of her female family members and friends.  I sat with Renee, Jamie, Amanda, and Kristin at one end of the table, and we really enjoyed reminiscing about our weddings and getting excited with Kristin as she's planning her wedding for next September.  I have been saying this since June 20, but I would totally and completely do our wedding all over again, a million times.  I would go from the day we got engaged right up to June 20 and do it again.  I think it helped that John told me even before we got engaged that we'd call the wedding off if I was the type that got stressed over every little detail once we started planning.  Even if he hadn't said that, I think I still would've been good about not stressing.  I just kept thinking that the only thing that could stop us from getting married would be if one of us were to pass away.  If the caterers didn't show up, or if the cake fell on the floor, or if the flowers were ugly, or if my dress wouldn't zip all the way, or if any number of undesirable possibilities occured, we were still getting married on Sunday, June 20, 2010.  There truly isn't anything I would change. 

I want to go back and do it all over again.  I want another weekend packed with family and friends, all of our favorite people in the world, together in one place, eating bbq and the most delicious wedding cake ever (I've found that most wedding cake doesn't even taste good,) listening/dancing to an amazing band, and celebrating with us on the most exciting day of our lives.  I knew a few girls that were planning their weddings during the same time we were planning ours, and they really didn't seem to be enjoying it.  I am sad for them, as the 9 months we spent planning were some of the best months of my life.  I knew that everything we did to plan, everything we ordered/bought, every dollar we spent, every single person we invited (approximately 340) was leading up to our wedding, the day that we would commit the rest of our lives to each other in front of those that would love us and pray for us and encourage us as we vowed to always love each other.  I tend to be an anxious person, but God spared me during the engagement and the wedding.  (I know He would always spare me if I'd just let Him.)  I was relaxed and enjoyed ever bit of it.

I am so thankful for all I've been given, especially for my amazing husband and the friends/family God has blessed us with.  Our wedding was like one big reunion, as we saw family we hadn't seen in years, met family members/friends we'd never met, and spent priceless time with our 12 bridesmaids and 12 groosmen, wonderful people that God has given us to do life with.  Years of memories, and excitement over the years to come- all packed into one fabulous weekend.

I am so looking forward to the rehearsal, rehearsal dinner, and hanging out with friends tonight.  Tomorrow is going to be such a fun day as we celebrate Pic's & Erika's love for each other, as we dance and eat and drink and spend time with each other, laughing, probably crying, and looking forward to many more times like this.  I'm a little sad because this marks the final wedding of the year.  At the end of our wedding, we anticipated Crossman's wedding in Boston in August.  At the end of Crossman's wedding, we anticipated the Picard wedding.  Now it's almost over.  On a bright note, we'll look forward to years of mountain vacations together, celebrating each other's successess, and welcoming children into each individual family.  There's so much ahead of us!