Well, everything went well with our wedding. We had it in my friend's garden. It was a beautiful sunny day and there were loads of birds churping and butterflies fluttering about. We had to keep things simple for cost reasons but I couldn't have wished for a more momorable day. We had everyone around us and there were a few tears shed. My cousin Annie caught the bouqet so she was very excited. After much fun and dance we went off to our honeymoon to Italy where we travelled about and visited the lakes in the north, Venice, Pisa and Rome. There were of course some language problems but in the major tourist areas the spoke English so it wasnt' a problem. Well, three months on and we are still truly in love and I'm hoping to get pregnant soon. Luckily we live in a society where people get married for love and not because our families demand. I was just reading an article about how a guy sliced off his penis as a protest because he wasn't allowed to marry his true love.
I have no idea where to go for a honeymoon. Was thinking of Puerto Rico but then I keep hearing about gun crime. Perhaps Mexico but really I like the idea of a an island. But Mexico sounds great from the perspective of history. Of course, Europe sounds wonderful and there is so much history. Venice with it's canals, Scotland with it's mountains. Then there is France with the war graves. I don't know. I keep asking people but I get no further forward. I'm liking the idea of a beach honeymoon but also like the idea of some history. So either we need to go somewhere that has both or else we could spend one week in a city and then one week at the beach. Now just need to spend more time thinking.
These days it seems that everyone want to be different. It's not good eough just to get married in a Church in front of family and friends who love you. There are people who are getting married whilst scuba diving or bungee jumping. I don't like this at all because getting married is about God. I know that God is everywhere but I would prefer to be in a Church. If you are getting married under the sea are you really taking God into your heart? I am also worried about the way that people are moving away from God by not even getting married at all. I don't know what's worse, getting married whilst bungee jumping or living in sin. I just want to be a good person and make sure that I please the Lord. I need Him to look after me, my husband-to-be any any kids we have. I am from very religious background and some non-beleivers say that if God is so wonderful then why did my parents die. Well, this is for God to decide. He must have had a need for them to be up in Heaven with Him.
I was the sort of little girl who loved the idea of having a Prince Charming whisking her away off to a big castle and having a great big wedding. There would be pink baloons everywhere and all the women would be dressed in great big ball gowns. Of course, they couldn't be prettier than me ;) I would love to have three flower girls and a horse driven carriage that would be white. I still would love this sort of wedding however I can't help but feel a little guilty. These sorts of wedding simply cost the earth and we're not made of money. I haven't been able to get a proper job since finishing my education and my fiance is still having to make some payments to his ex-wife. It's all a bit doom and gloom really. Still, I think it's still possible to have a beautiful wedding ona budget. My old school shum has a beautiful house and large garden and she says that I could make use of it. Certainly, it would be a lot cheaper than having to hire a venue. Also a friend of a friend apparently could marry us there too. I think also buying second-hand items could work too because these sorts of things only get used once so it's not as if they're going to really old and tatty. Nobody is going to even notice that they aren't new. eBay is of course a great place to find used wedding supplies such as cheap disposable wedding cameras.
You could say that the way we met was a bit of a cliche. I mean, I was just a college girl and he was my lecturer. Well, OK, it's not quite as cliched as that because I was a mature student and he's 2 years younger than me. Oh well. I was studying Art History and he was really kind to me. I felt so out of place because most of my fellow students we young enough to be my kids. I got over that and found we are able to have things in common anyway. It was a great atmosphere and I'll never forget those years of my life. I was never able to go to college firt time around because I was having to look after my two younger sisters when my mom and dad died in a car accident. Sorry, don't want to get too morbid here. I'm now so happy that I'm in a loving relationship with a gorgeous and intelligent man of my dreams. I couldn't ask for anything more other than to have my folks here with me. However I'm sure they are up in Havean with the Lord looking down on us and making sure everything is going along smoothly. My dad would love Dean I'm sure because they both love classical music and trad jazz.
I love kids but after having to effectively bring up my two younger sisters myself I kinda feel I've done my parenting bit. However I really need to begin thinking seriously because the biological clock is ticking fast and Dean would love to have kids. He wasn't able to have kids with his previous wife because of a car accident that cause injury to her internal organs. I don't want to be one of these women who just have kids to please her husband but I know that I might regret not having kids of my own. Of course there is the option of adoption in later years. It's just that I'm enjoying my life so much at the moment without any real responsibilities. But I guess that reality has to kick in at some point. I would still love to go travelling. There are many places I would love to go such as Egypt, Italy and New Zealand. Actually, I've never been outside of America and don't have a passport either. That reminds me, I should really get one because if me and Dean are going to be going away on a honeymoon I want to be able to have the option of going somewhere far flung. I don't plan on getting married more than once so I might as well "push the boat out" so to speak.