What a summer! Nearly eight years after first meeting in Casco, Maine, T and I finally tied the knot in New Orleans over Memorial Day Weekend. This means that my blog title, which originally referred to 'my girlfriend,' then 'my fiance,' will have to be changed for a third and presumably final time, to 'my wife.' I spent the majority of my 30th birthday in a terminal at the Akron Canton Airport as our flight was delayed due to extreme winds and sure enough, once we were on the runway a tornado surfaced just yards away! It turned out to a combination of fog and chemicals being sprayed on the plane before takeoff, though it felt real enough. I can say with confidence that if you're going to be stuck in an airport all afternoon, traveling for your wedding is the way to go. A situation that typically would've resulted in hurling my cell phone at the nearest wall was reduced to a minor irritation in an otherwise perfect week. It's a little hard processing that I now have a wife, because it means that I am a husband. This is definitely the most grownup I have ever sounded. I still remember my anticipation walking to apply for marriage certificates in New Orleans. When a person gets excited about filling out paperwork, something great is happening.
Following a phenomenal weekend in "The Big Easy," we unfortunately had to go back to work and school for a few weeks, before the frenetic move back to Newton, MA in late June. Funny how one's perspective changes. When we originally left for Northeast Ohio or what I once considered The Midwest, I was a 27-year-old spring chicken (the only phrase I use specifically to appease my Senior demographic). I am now older, slightly wiser, and walk around every day sporting some serious bling on my finger. Don't worry about my being a left-handed though. I take it off at the appropriate times. :)
I wavered repeatedly over whether to write about our wedding weekend in great detail, ultimately deciding against it. Some things are better left unsaid, as I have private thoughts and feelings about the wedding that are just for me. But I offer my most sincere thanks to everyone who came down to New Orleans to celebrate with us. It was undoubtedly the most amazing weekend of my life, in no small part because I left married to my favorite person in the entire world. I will cherish these memories forever.
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