Wow!
Words cannot express how amazing a day it was for Heather and I. Many of the very special things that happened and experiences gained during our great day will probably forever be stuck only in our hearts as memories and things we laugh and cry about years from now, and I really wish I could express them to you know, but the sense of completeness, friendship, and love we feel in our soul is too great for words.
Know that in Lord John's hands, we were guided with care and purpose into the vow of man and wife. And not only that, but we were guided, as if by a deeper friend than family, through to the brightness of eternal love, but we were also taken care of, looked after, and forced in a way I cannot explain and probably never will, as if the hand of a greater power.
This may be the last note I post for a week or two, and if it is, know that the love between Heather and I is an open book. Words used in our wedding, actions caught on video or camera, and even funny memories or lines used or miscued... all of it is public knowledge. At this current time, all I have is the pictures in this thread. When I get more, and when I get a chance to jot details as they pertain to triathlon and life, I will share them here.
Saturday, April 5, 2008 was not only the single greatest day in my life, but it was also a day in which I probably learned more about love, life, and most importantly friendship and what it means to be a friend to a family and let a friend's family expand theirs by more. And the most beautiful thing was that Heather felt the same. Not an hour went by when she, the Ironmate, would say to me: "Wow... that's a true friend." Later she would tell me that she'd learned a lot about friendship and what it was to be a friend to another. I simply smiled in assent and, in newly learned fashion, silently kiss her forehead and told her three special words. All learned.
I promised no more thank you's or nearly embarassing public acknowledgements, so I shall remain vague, but for the time I have left on these boards, let me toss out a few highlights... and I mean this in every regard, because seriously, everything -- from friendship, family bonds, and long-lasting love and all of that to come -- was perfect.
Everything.
Ceremony opening words: With Lord John at front and Heather and I, the bride and groom, in front of him looking his direction, Lord John waited for patient silence. And then he waited a few seconds longer. And then he began. "Mawage!" Lord John spoke loudly as the audience roared in laughter. After a brief pause, he cleverly changed his voice to serious, and calmly but with affirmation, said, "is a serious endeavor..." for Fun wonderfully entertwined with realism.
At one point in the ceremony, Lord John looked at me and then Heather and, beginning a next section in the program, announced, "Heather and Thor..." Lord John caught himself: "No wait!" he said as he now looked at Heather rather than me. "Heather," he said, now looking at Heather, "and Thor..."
It was classic. And funny. And memorable.
There are more but I ran out of time... stay tuned!
