sheesh, its been a long time since i have blogged. i didnt realize that it had been that long. since i have blogged last, i have gone and gotten myself married! hahahaha! at some point i am going to have to blog all about that week, and the honeymoon. maybe just an overview right now:
the week of the wedding was SO hectic. with trying to get everything done before everyone came into town...and without any help....i was fairly stressed. BUT, in hindsight, and IF i were to plan another wedding (not my own, cause i will never have another wedding), there are alot of things that i would have done different and earlier in the planning stages. BUT, those are the things you learn by experience.
anyway, so the family came in late tuesday night, and it was fun seeing them all get off the plane and getting them to their hotel and stuff. wednesday we just ran around, waited for my dad and matt to get back to the hotel so that we all could go to jonathon's grandmother's house for lunch. did that, had a great time, then took the boys to chuck-e-cheese for dawson's birthday. we had a GREAT time. hahaha, it was SO fun with everyone. i have to say, i LOVED having my family here, or close for a few days. i miss them so much....so it was nice. anyway, val and shala came in wednesday night, and then thursday i had to pick lisa up at the airport. we had a bridesmaid luncheon that beth planned for us (which was fantastic and fun), then we had to rush to rehearsal and then rehearsal dinner. all good fun...hectic....and crazy. i was NOT pleased with rehearsal (and this is an okay thing...just kinda pissed me off), because the Bishop comepletely changed the vows that we had discussed three weeks earlier....and changed the ceremony a little too. it all turned out okay, but i was just irritated that he wasnt more prepared when we first met with him. whatever.
anyway, day of the wedding was nuts and i really do NOT ever want to go through that again (for me). getting people to be anywhere on time is completely impossible. and that was what the entire day consisted of. running...and being late, and bitchy people at hair salons being bitchy, and bridesmaids running off (and freaking out). FUN! It was...hectic, and those stupid salon people did NOT treat us very nice at all, so we ALL should have walked out. if it werent the most important day in my life...than i would have!
anyway, we got to the olmsted, got the dress on (hahah, my mother was shocked with the lacy underwear that i was wearing....not "mormom" girlish). and then waited. took pictures, and actually pulled off not seeing jonathon until i walked down the aisle. man, was i nervous....and jonathon looked like he was about ready to faint. he was nervous too...and i just HOPED that it was because he was in front of 200+ people, and not because he was ending his "bachelor" life.
the ceremony itself was fun! i know i kept giggling, but just couldnt help it...it was TOOO tense in there, and the bishop was screwing up right and left. regardless, it was nice, and quick and it got people to where they really wanted to be....at the bar, socializing! we had such a good time. the BEST was seeing everyone (especially my family) have a blast! oh my gosh....i just teared up everytime i saw any of them, and when i danced with my dad...yeah that was rough. well worth it all. all the money and hard work that went into it, i *think* paid off. i hope that everyone had a wonderful time...i felt a little bad for not being able to talk to everyone, and for forgetting some people. it was just hectic. the entire week is somewhat of a blur.
NOW the honeymoon. well, it all started off with us leaving in a limo (which, yeah, that was SO nice...i wish we could have ridden longer though), and going to the sealbach (sp?), which was SO nice. both of us were dead tired. my feet hurt, and we were hungry...but the olmsted had wrapped a sample of everything and sent it with us. very nice! we had champagne, and ate cake and opened all the cards with money in it! hahahahahah! greedy little bastards we are! teehee. anyway...it was fun. we went to sleep (teehee), and had to get up fairly early for the 9hr flight to kauai. the short of it...we finally got to kauai....ahhhhhhh! warm weather! :) it was SO nice to be there. our HONEYMOON! surreal that we were already there, and the wedding was already over...and the bus driver lady called me "his wife". whoa...wait a minute....oh yeah...i AM his WIFE!
anyway, the week was so fun! not a care in the world...we walked on the beach, we hiked, we explored the island...we took a boat ride up the napali coast, we got drunk on the way back (yes, on the boat), we got even more drunk after the boat ride at this secluded beach....jonathon played golf at some great golf courses, i went to the spa. it was just such a great time. and it WAS different...for me (not sure if jonathon would agree with this, and this might be a girl thing), we were on a different level. we were husband and wife and everything was more intimate. i think i can say that without embarassing the both of us...i mean, just our flirting banter was more "intimate". *I* could tell we were closer...or that there was a different level of respect there.
and, now we are home...been home for a couple of weeks now...and have things changed? um, yeah.....sort of. i mean...the living situation is the same, and thats about the only thing that really changes when people do the marriage thing the "traditional" way. but, again, there is more of a respect there. there HAVE been adjustments....for me atleast. realizing that i am going to be with this person for FOREVER, so he doesnt HAVE to spend every waking moment with me (cause we have a LOT of time to be with each other) has been an adjustment. the fact that there isnt a wedding to plan anymore...which frees up alot of my time and energy has been an adjustment. and then the question of "okay, whats next....?" was there for a bit, and sometimes still is. i dont know though, i ENJOY being married! to my suprise, i have not ever had a panick of "omg, what did i do" which i thought for a long time i would. if anything, i am more sure today that jonathon is the one for me, than i was on the day we got married, or the day he asked me to be his wife. its just the most comfortable thing in my life right now. we dont have any money (hahaha...when i say ANY...i mean A.N.Y. NONE. ZILCH.), our apartment gets smaller and smaller everyday, i dont have a job (okay, a good one)....BUT, we are together. sounds cheesy and cliche, but, yeah, thats how *I* feel. now of course, jonathon might want to kick me in the head alot of the time....but...hahaha...he is stuck with me! HOPEFULLY he doesnt have any regrets.
anyway, thats somewhat of a recap.
the week of the wedding was SO hectic. with trying to get everything done before everyone came into town...and without any help....i was fairly stressed. BUT, in hindsight, and IF i were to plan another wedding (not my own, cause i will never have another wedding), there are alot of things that i would have done different and earlier in the planning stages. BUT, those are the things you learn by experience.
anyway, so the family came in late tuesday night, and it was fun seeing them all get off the plane and getting them to their hotel and stuff. wednesday we just ran around, waited for my dad and matt to get back to the hotel so that we all could go to jonathon's grandmother's house for lunch. did that, had a great time, then took the boys to chuck-e-cheese for dawson's birthday. we had a GREAT time. hahaha, it was SO fun with everyone. i have to say, i LOVED having my family here, or close for a few days. i miss them so much....so it was nice. anyway, val and shala came in wednesday night, and then thursday i had to pick lisa up at the airport. we had a bridesmaid luncheon that beth planned for us (which was fantastic and fun), then we had to rush to rehearsal and then rehearsal dinner. all good fun...hectic....and crazy. i was NOT pleased with rehearsal (and this is an okay thing...just kinda pissed me off), because the Bishop comepletely changed the vows that we had discussed three weeks earlier....and changed the ceremony a little too. it all turned out okay, but i was just irritated that he wasnt more prepared when we first met with him. whatever.
anyway, day of the wedding was nuts and i really do NOT ever want to go through that again (for me). getting people to be anywhere on time is completely impossible. and that was what the entire day consisted of. running...and being late, and bitchy people at hair salons being bitchy, and bridesmaids running off (and freaking out). FUN! It was...hectic, and those stupid salon people did NOT treat us very nice at all, so we ALL should have walked out. if it werent the most important day in my life...than i would have!
anyway, we got to the olmsted, got the dress on (hahah, my mother was shocked with the lacy underwear that i was wearing....not "mormom" girlish). and then waited. took pictures, and actually pulled off not seeing jonathon until i walked down the aisle. man, was i nervous....and jonathon looked like he was about ready to faint. he was nervous too...and i just HOPED that it was because he was in front of 200+ people, and not because he was ending his "bachelor" life.
the ceremony itself was fun! i know i kept giggling, but just couldnt help it...it was TOOO tense in there, and the bishop was screwing up right and left. regardless, it was nice, and quick and it got people to where they really wanted to be....at the bar, socializing! we had such a good time. the BEST was seeing everyone (especially my family) have a blast! oh my gosh....i just teared up everytime i saw any of them, and when i danced with my dad...yeah that was rough. well worth it all. all the money and hard work that went into it, i *think* paid off. i hope that everyone had a wonderful time...i felt a little bad for not being able to talk to everyone, and for forgetting some people. it was just hectic. the entire week is somewhat of a blur.
NOW the honeymoon. well, it all started off with us leaving in a limo (which, yeah, that was SO nice...i wish we could have ridden longer though), and going to the sealbach (sp?), which was SO nice. both of us were dead tired. my feet hurt, and we were hungry...but the olmsted had wrapped a sample of everything and sent it with us. very nice! we had champagne, and ate cake and opened all the cards with money in it! hahahahahah! greedy little bastards we are! teehee. anyway...it was fun. we went to sleep (teehee), and had to get up fairly early for the 9hr flight to kauai. the short of it...we finally got to kauai....ahhhhhhh! warm weather! :) it was SO nice to be there. our HONEYMOON! surreal that we were already there, and the wedding was already over...and the bus driver lady called me "his wife". whoa...wait a minute....oh yeah...i AM his WIFE!
anyway, the week was so fun! not a care in the world...we walked on the beach, we hiked, we explored the island...we took a boat ride up the napali coast, we got drunk on the way back (yes, on the boat), we got even more drunk after the boat ride at this secluded beach....jonathon played golf at some great golf courses, i went to the spa. it was just such a great time. and it WAS different...for me (not sure if jonathon would agree with this, and this might be a girl thing), we were on a different level. we were husband and wife and everything was more intimate. i think i can say that without embarassing the both of us...i mean, just our flirting banter was more "intimate". *I* could tell we were closer...or that there was a different level of respect there.
and, now we are home...been home for a couple of weeks now...and have things changed? um, yeah.....sort of. i mean...the living situation is the same, and thats about the only thing that really changes when people do the marriage thing the "traditional" way. but, again, there is more of a respect there. there HAVE been adjustments....for me atleast. realizing that i am going to be with this person for FOREVER, so he doesnt HAVE to spend every waking moment with me (cause we have a LOT of time to be with each other) has been an adjustment. the fact that there isnt a wedding to plan anymore...which frees up alot of my time and energy has been an adjustment. and then the question of "okay, whats next....?" was there for a bit, and sometimes still is. i dont know though, i ENJOY being married! to my suprise, i have not ever had a panick of "omg, what did i do" which i thought for a long time i would. if anything, i am more sure today that jonathon is the one for me, than i was on the day we got married, or the day he asked me to be his wife. its just the most comfortable thing in my life right now. we dont have any money (hahaha...when i say ANY...i mean A.N.Y. NONE. ZILCH.), our apartment gets smaller and smaller everyday, i dont have a job (okay, a good one)....BUT, we are together. sounds cheesy and cliche, but, yeah, thats how *I* feel. now of course, jonathon might want to kick me in the head alot of the time....but...hahaha...he is stuck with me! HOPEFULLY he doesnt have any regrets.
anyway, thats somewhat of a recap.
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