I know, I know...it's been a long time since my last update on the country happenin's around here, but hey - I've quit my job, moved to the country, planned a wedding, got married...and now I anxiously await a WELL deserved honeymoon in Puerta Vallarta.
Let's start with the move. Wow! The move. What can I say about the move? It went great. Up until we were about 15 miles from the exit to home, that it. Imagine...I am driving in my fully loaded (meaning packed to the gills) car, Mike and Owen are truckin' it in the Uhaul in front of me pulling Mike's fully loaded car on a trailer. All the sudden, sparks. Not the good kind. The kind that shoot out from the tires of the trailer. Uh oh! We've got fire. Oh god!
Isn't it amazing how your fingers don't work to dial a number when panic sets in. I honk, swerve, honk, swerve and try to call Mike. You're on fire!!! Pull over!! So he does. Where? Into a nice dry, grassy area on the side of the road. Can you say forest fire? Having a fireman on hand came in handy - even if you only have 2 and a half bottles of 7-up to extinguish the fire. I proceed to call the fire dept. as Owen happily plays in a dirt pile on the side of the road. And we wait....and wait...and wait. About 30 minutes later, the volunteer fire dept. shows up with no hurry behind them at all.
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| After 30 minutes - the fire department finally showed up!! |
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| Our parade of vehicles on the side of the road. |
So - after a tire change on the trailer...that tire blowing out AGAIN...we finally made it to our new home safe and sound and ready to unload.
Moving to the country, I am encountering a lot of new experiences. One in particular that made me laugh was when the roofers came to fix a few place on the roof. Proof is in the picture!
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| Mmm, ladder on the roof of a buggy. Now that's something you don't see everyday |
And - in interest of time...I am going to skip a head a month...passing all of the hard work (and I mean none stop) work and get to the good part. I'm hitched!!
Mike and I were married on October 5th. This date was so important to us because both of our parents were also married on October 5th.
For this wedding, we did everything ourselves...with lots of help from friends and family. We had the wedding at our house and couldn't have had a more perfect day. We built a canopy of flags and lights (about 1,000 hand cut flags attached to twine).
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| Pretty impressive for building the day before the wedding! |
And all I can say is THANK GOD for pinterest and all the ideas that came from it.
After all the hard work and crazy set up, Mike and I were ready to get married!
After the ceremony, we took pictures, ate some BBQ, had a whirlwind tear down session due to the threat of rain...then continued to dance the night away. Mike and I closed the place down being the last ones up!
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| Our first dance to Perfect for Me by Ron Pope |
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| The last ones standing. We danced the night away!! |
With great friend and fantastic family...wonderful people cooking, playing music, taking pictures...we are officially married! Mike's vows were amazing...he looked amazing! I love him so much and am so excited to see what will happen next.
Hopefully - a lot of relaxation! Viva la Puerta Vallarta!!
Love to you all!
