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| Me and Jordon |
Hey All!
Well, once again.... no blogs for far too long. I have had such a chaotic little while that although I thought about writing many times, I never actually managed to sit down and do it. That being said here I am and welcome to the chaos!
So, as most of the people that follow my blog know, I am getting married on a beach in a very short amount of time. We wanted a down south wedding to avoid the craziness of planning a wedding here. The receptions, the food, the church and all the million other things that go along with a wedding. I simply thought we would book our trip down south, I would pick a day to get married, bring my dress and "Taa-daa" everything is done. This however is not the case.
The last couple of weeks have been filled with last minute purchases, and decisions. I know I shouldn't complain as most people planning a wedding have so much more to do. I just wanted low maintenance and I didn't expect to still have all the small stuff to go along with it. That being said, the time is almost here.
Jordon and I are "legally" already married so as to avoid the ridiculous translation fees and other associated costs with doing the actual legalities down there. We each just had our best friend present to witness, Kaylee of course and the Justice of the Peace in our living room to say our vows. What a mix of emotions that was. While this wasn't our "wedding" but simply the legal stuff, we opted for just jeans and a shirt. We repeated those incredibly important words while standing on my daughters play mat as Kaylee walked around the living room saying "lolli, lolli, lolli lolli". Hahaha! She was just a little noise maker! It is actually quite hilarious. We tried not to burst out laughing and kept our composure. The JP was a little thrown off by the informality of it all but was happy to sign all our papers.
Needless to say- I am legally a Mrs. Flowers. Can you believe that! While it is not official until my father walks me down that isle on the beach it is still crazy to know that after 10 years of our lives together we are now officially tied.
We will be leaving for the Punta Cana beaches in 2 days, 21 hours, 14 minutes and 10 seconds. But hey who's counting! Ha ha!
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| My Hunny |
We will be joined by 23 of our close friends and family for an incredible vacation. April 8th 2011, our date to be married on the beach, is going to be shared with my Dad's 50th Birthday as well as my Nanny and Poppa's 50th wedding anniversary. So it will be a big day all around and a big celebration! We are so very excited!
To give a little background... Jordon and I met almost 10 years ago in Bobcaygeon Ontario... I was a 15 year old girl, who spent the summers up north on the lake with my family and he was a 17 year old guy camping with a few friends just up the road. What began as simple flirting that weekend developed into him giving me his phone number and whispering in my ear to call him when I returned home to the city. That was the summer that I developed a crush that soon turned into the young infatuation stage and then eventually into love. You hear people say "young love" and talk about the crazy things people do for love. Well we were no exception. We loved hard, we fought hard and we made up... well....
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| Jordon and I |
We have been through so much in the last 10 years it is a wonder we are still together. I feel like we have endured some of the worst pain together and after it all, come out stronger. I would not be who I am today if it were not for Jordon. While there are some days, and believe me there are some days, that I want to beat him over the head with a frying pan and say "What the heck is the matter with you!!!!", there are also days that I come home to him, playing with Kaylee on the floor. And as they both look up at me and smile, I think... There is no other place in the world I would rather be.
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| Our Family... |
Jordon is my partner, he is my friend, he is the father of my beautiful little girl, he is my lover and now... He is my husband.
And while I am not naive enough to think that just because that piece of paper is now signed that life will be butterflies and roses, I am sure that we have a beautiful, and sometimes bumpy road ahead of us....
Have a great day!
Jaymie
