Real life after the wedding

Looks to me that this picture was snapped sometime the day or evening of our wedding. Good news--we're still smiling!

I downloaded the honeymoon pics today, and we'll post them soon, as soon as we can get organized! And when our wedding pics arrive, probably within the next week, we will give you a rundown of the wedding day as well.

For now, everyone is asking if we are happy. My reply: "I'm very, very happy...but I've only been married 1 1/2 weeks!" There is a chaotic routine we find ourselves in the middle of, all the unpacking with so many boxes yet to find and tackle. Needless to say, our study is a tangle of all things yet unfinished...but we are being kind to ourselves and are going slowly as we situate into our new shared life together.

This one month off for Suzie to settle in was the best idea ever. We both agree. David gets up at the crack of dawn for work, and I emerge from dreamland a few hours later. Then I get up, eat breakfast, brew coffee in our new fancy-schmancy coffee maker and watch the Waltons or ER. Really. Then I get down to business and exercise at the Y or outdoors, unpack boxes, situate things in the cupboards, clean various parts of the house, and get something out of the freezer for dinner.

When David gets home, he helps me whip up something on the George Foreman grill (thank you Baker, we use it daily!) and then we have a wide variety of possible evening activities. Let's see, shall we register Suzie for health insurance at David's workplace, or clean out the freezer, or run to the social security office, or go to Sprint for a new family plan, or...

You get the idea.

Then we lie in bed and talk and laugh about everything in general and sometimes nothing too specific. And this is one of the supreme joys of married life, at least from my vantage point.

We are already cooking up a list of "The Top 10 Joys of Married Life," which will probably slowly emerge on this blog in about a month. I'll give you a sneak peek now and let you know that "double-dipping" made the Top 10. Yes, double-dipping in that we have now shared tartar sauce, salsa, and ketchup, with no fear of offending the other by dipping in more than once. As you can see, life is good.

Talk to you soon!