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Just Married!

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On 11-11-11, I married the love of my life in front of my family and close friends who are a part of my extended family. I think I was too excited to cry then but I do get emotional thinking of it now. It's just amazing how things come to fruition in ways we least expect. We got married on the beach in Los Cabos, Mexico, and it was the picture perfect wedding I had envisioned when I began planning. Everything turned out to be perfect and I had an amazing time. I hope everyone else did too. The entire 8 days we spent in Los Cabos were truly memorable days, particularly having people I know all on vacation with me! That was just a whole bunch of fun. As I think of my wedding and those who attended, I cannot help but feel so blessed to have these people in my life, in our lives - as they have extended their loving embrace to my now-husband. I am also blessed to have such wonderful parents-in-law who have showed me nothing but love. And I always am thankful for my parents...

Weddings

I've been immersed in wedding stuff since my fiance proposed last November. It's like everything I am interested in, besides my studies, is related to weddings. I watch My Fair Wedding on the Wedding Channel, Say Yes to the Dress on TLC, and avidly read posts on wedding forums. I mean, since my late 20s I have thought about my own "someday" wedding but not every day; I had other things I had to deal with. But now I wonder about flowers, about aisle decorations, about ceremony issues, Sometimes I think I need a break from all of it because I begin to swim in a sea of flowers, dresses, colors, choices, that all blur together. Argh! My fiance sweetly reminds me that this is not supposed to be something stressful nor is it supposed to be like what we see on TV. He's right. I should be having fun looking forward to a wedding. It should be a happy occasion. Who cares if it's not a production? And I'm certainly not trying to win a contest. Then I begin to wonde...