Oh yeah....
GETTING MARRIED!
That's right, kids. We finally tied the knot! David and I got married in Clinton on November 15. Remarkably, everything went really well. We started on time and there were no major mishaps. The only thing that was a little off was our unity candle - and that actually turned out pretty funny. When David and I went up to light the candle, the wick was so short, I knew there was no way we were going to get it to light. After five of the longest minutes of my life (and actually, it may have been less than five minutes. But, when you're standing in front of nearly 200 people, 30 seconds seems like five minutes), we still couldn't get the candle to light, so we just left it. It did make everyone laugh, though.
Luckily for us, Chuck had a knife and hacked off the top of the candle for the reception. With a longer wick, we didn't have any trouble lighting the darn thing! The reception at the church turned out wonderfully - thanks to everyone who helped to prepare food and make everything run smoothly. And, of course, we had a good time "shakin' it" at the party at the end of the night.
I can't wait to see how our professional pictures turned out. Our photographer was AWESOME! She was with us from 10 a.m. until the last guest left at midnight and she took so many candid pictures of us and our guests. In fact, David and I got so many compliments from our guests saying they appreciated her friendliness and the fact that she wanted to interact with them and spend time with us at our wedding. Of course, we haven't seen our pictures yet, but if anyone living in central Illinois is looking for a photographer, David and I would highly recommend Julie Prochnow Photography - she was fabulous!
Once we have the link for the pictures, I'll post it here so you can all take a look.
Sunday, after the wedding, David and I left for our honeymoon. We went to Edisto Island, South Carolina. It was cold while we were there, but we still had a good time. We stayed in a condo just off the shore of St. Helen's Sound and watched the dolphins from our balcony every day we were there. We also spent one day in Charleston visiting Fort Sumter, the South Carolina Aquarium and taking a walking tour of the city.
After a week off work, I have to confess, I wasn't exactly ready to come back and spend my days in front of a computer. But, it was a short week this week with Thanksgiving. Plus, we had Janell staying with us after our honeymoon. Since we were planning to come back for Thanksgiving, Janell decided to ride back to Nebraska with us and spend a few days "out West." We headed back home Wednesday night after I got of work.
Today, David and I spent the day at Grandpa and Grandma DeMent's house for Thanksgiving and then headed back to David's house to spend the evening with his parents. As usual, my family was very entertaining: no story was off limits and Ted put cheese whiz in Grandpa Don's hair.
David and I both have tomorrow off and I think we're going to try to do a little bit of internet shopping to pick up some of the things we registered for but didn't get and use a few of the gift cards we received (thanks everyone!). Then, Saturday, we're headed up to northern Illinois for the wedding of a friend of mine.
I think that's it for now - hope you all had a wonderful Turkey Day and you are staying at home tomorrow instead of battling the outrageous holiday shopping crowds!
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