It seems like yesterday that we were completely consumed with wedding plans… Were the flowers going to wilt? Did we have enough chairs, food and drinks? Was anyone going to show up? Oh… the drama of throwing a wedding! I’m pretty sure that I got a bit witchy as the countdown progressed but all was forgotten as people started to arrive, more chairs were pulled out to seat everyone, and my nerves calmed. I remember being so surprised as we walked down the aisle through so many people… we were really quite amazed at the turn out! I don’t really remember much about the ceremony except that Mike & I both were chewing gum at the time, and that our family friend Rev. Judith Stone performed a wonderful service. I do remember that there was a song in the middle, and that we walked out to “All My Rowdy Friends are Coming Over Tonight”… I look back and think that was a silly choice, but at that time in our lives, it fit. I remember dancing in a large group of girls, eating chocolate covered strawberries, and that our friend Becky put her hand in our extra cake.
We were so young, so naïve about everything. Who knew how dramatically our lives would change in the next 15 years? At that time, we had no idea as we prepared for the birth of our first child that he would be torn from us within the first few hours and rushed to a hospital miles away in hopes of keeping him alive. We faced the same terrifying trip in an airplane 6 weeks later rushing to yet another hospital. How fast we had to grow up to take care of our 4 pound beautiful boy. We had no idea of the joy we would feel at purchasing our first home, and all of the wonderful responsibilities that we gained with it! We had no idea what a blessing it would be to be gifted with another baby boy who was so very happy & healthy all of the time! We had no idea that Mike would almost be killed in a horrific car accident that left him in a comatose state, on life support with numerous broken bones, and internal injuries. I had no idea how hard it would be to manage two babies and a husband in a wheelchair, and no income for a very long time. We had no idea that our youngest son would need emergency surgery at 9 months and how hard it would be to kiss him as the nurse took him away. We had no idea of the joy that we would feel, each time one of the boys giggled, rode their first bikes, played in their first baseball games, or mastered a new skill. Simply put, there was no way for us to have planned for many of the circumstances of life that were thrown in our direction, but we held strong to those vows that we took so many years ago in front of God, our family & friends.
We were so young, so naïve about everything. Who knew how dramatically our lives would change in the next 15 years? At that time, we had no idea as we prepared for the birth of our first child that he would be torn from us within the first few hours and rushed to a hospital miles away in hopes of keeping him alive. We faced the same terrifying trip in an airplane 6 weeks later rushing to yet another hospital. How fast we had to grow up to take care of our 4 pound beautiful boy. We had no idea of the joy we would feel at purchasing our first home, and all of the wonderful responsibilities that we gained with it! We had no idea what a blessing it would be to be gifted with another baby boy who was so very happy & healthy all of the time! We had no idea that Mike would almost be killed in a horrific car accident that left him in a comatose state, on life support with numerous broken bones, and internal injuries. I had no idea how hard it would be to manage two babies and a husband in a wheelchair, and no income for a very long time. We had no idea that our youngest son would need emergency surgery at 9 months and how hard it would be to kiss him as the nurse took him away. We had no idea of the joy that we would feel, each time one of the boys giggled, rode their first bikes, played in their first baseball games, or mastered a new skill. Simply put, there was no way for us to have planned for many of the circumstances of life that were thrown in our direction, but we held strong to those vows that we took so many years ago in front of God, our family & friends.
So… here we are 15 years later (August 14, 2008), having dinner at the same restaurant that we had our rehearsal dinner the night before our wedding… probably still naïve about what is to come, but, oh what a ride it will be!
Love you babe!
2 comments:
I love this Marci! I remember each of these things too and gosh, 15 years ago, no way! I remember being at the hospital waiting on Hayden just to show you the video. I remember Mike's accident and meeting Koltin the first time at your house on Bishop (?). I can also...not that this has anything to do with your marriage...but do you remember rocking out to Reba in Mike's old truck? I think we played the song "Take it Back' a million times! Ha!
I do remember the truck! And also stopping at El Tamborazo to get chips & salsa, and at Sbarros to get breadsticks on our way back to Susanville. Good times sweetie!
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