Wedding Bells are Ringing

Matt and I attended a very special wedding yesterday. It was for my previous supervisor, Nancy.

Nancy and I had worked together for a little over two years and had become good friends. She used to have dinner parties at her house for the staff of the YMCA outreach- not because we needed to have a meeting, but because we enjoyed each others company and wanted to hang out. Even though I got done at the Y, Nancy and I have remained in touch. She attended our wedding last July, and we email somewhat regularly. I had not however, seen her since she met the man she fell in love with.

The wedding was beautiful, held at the Lucerne Inn, outdoors with the mountains and lake as a backdrop. The weather was overcast but there was a cold breeze and the rain held off. The gusts chairs were all full and the reception area was set up perfectly by the Inn's catering crew. Everything was perfect.

Nancy and Bill were walked down the aisle respectively by their own two children to form a large family of six at the alter. The vows were written by the bride and groom and included things like
"I promise to drop everything I am doing and dance with you." and
"I promise to kiss you goodnight every night."
Nancy's daughter sang 2 beautiful songs, including "Feels Like Home".

The wedding itself was as I said, perfect, but the best part was how in love Nancy and Bill are. They were beautiful together. I have never seen two people more in love than they are, which brings me to the point of this post.

During the reception Nancy brought Bill over to introduce him to Matt and I. She told him that I worked for her at the YMCA and that Matt and I were married last summer. Then she said something I will never forget. She said "They are like us, they are in love." It was wonderful to be compared to two people who are so fantastically in love with each other.

On the drive home from Lucerne, I realized that sometimes I get caught up in the everyday junk and forget to look at the big picture. Matt and I are in love. We are that annoying couple in public that can't keep their hands to themselves. We are the happy married couple.

When we got home we watched the entire tape of our wedding (Thank you, Chris!), laughed and cried and remembered what really matters. From my vows "I promise to love you forever."

Happy Anniversary Matt, I love you.