One Half Buddhist, One Half Christian, One Half Pagan

Happy anniversary to my beloved! We are officially no longer newlyweds.

Tom's & my delayed wedding party was today, and in spite of the weather it went really well. The pavilion was big enough that no one felt trapped or overcrowded (as far as I know).

Dad, Tom's brother Jim, and our friend Mark all took turns manning the grill. We were a little paranoid about having enough food, so Tom & I bought huge quantities of the things we were providing (burgers, hot dogs, bread & buns, chips, and soda). In the end, between what we bought and what folks contributed for the potluck, we probably could have fed a group twice the size. We had tons of leftover bread, soda, and meat and ended up sending a lot of it home with people.

We had music for most of the day, mostly fun songs that people can sing along to. We did three SCA dances (Hole in the Wall, Female Sailor, and Korabushka(sp?)), and even succeeded in dragging some of the non-SCA guests in to the dancing.

People gave us some beautiful & generous gifts, and we will be sending out thank you notes when we get back from DC. My brothers Bobby and Jon get extra bonus points for the foot massager. Thanks guys!

Oh! I figured out why my feet were hurting so much: I wasn't wearing the shoes I had thought I was. I had meant to wear my new sneakers, but when we got home and I took my shoes off I looked down and realized that I was wearing my work shoes. Nice shoes, and comfortable enough for office work, but not suited to standing almost all day on a hard concrete floor. I must have been pretty distracted this morning when we were heading out.

60% chance of rain, and an expected high of 60 degrees.

If you have any board/card games, feel free to bring them to the party.

So, I'm not sure how many people we've told, but Tom & I are heading to Washington, DC for our honeymoon the day after the party. Probably we'll be back on Memorial day.

He's got a list of things he wants to do, and I've got a list of things I want to do, and who knows how much of it we'll actually get to do.

Every time I check on Weather.com the prediction for Saturday looks worse. Oh well, at least we have a nice big shelter.

Also, if you're bringing food please comment on this post in Tom's Blog.

Tom added some detailed directions to the party website.

We're looking forward to seeing everybody!

Yesterday I opened a big box from Bed Bath and Beyond, and found that my Mom's family had pooled together to get Tom & I several place settings in our "everyday" design.

I'll be calling and/or sending thank you notes later in the week, but for now -

A big thank you to:
Grandma Robinson & Richard
Aunt Jean & Garrold
Aunt Carol
and
Uncle Rob & Marna


Not that any of them actually read this journal, as far as I know.

It went very well, with only a few minor and amusing problems. Eric took great pictures, which he has posted here.

We're looking forward to doing the big celebration in the spring.

We're pretty much ready. All dressed, about to hit the road. I'll post when we get home.

Namely:
- The license
- The rings (plain bands, white gold for me, yellow gold for Tom)
- The clothes (Tom's suit is back from the dry cleaners, I found a dress I can live with, I have all the required under-stuffs, Tom bought a new tie that matches my dress, and Tom's shirt is being washed as I type this.)

There are a few things that we'd like, but may not have time to get:
- flowers
- a haircut for me
- jewelry to add some color to my dress (first I need to look through what I already have)

At this point, we're wiped out.