The REST of the story..

My post back in May about the commitment ceremony?
WELLLLllll, here's what really happened!

I survived the report for Jay's college class. After about half a Mt. D bottle of Rum. Everyone was respectful and several people stopped me on the break and after class to tell me how impressed they were.
Ah...that's just me. I was scared to death. Terrified. But I did it. I think Jay was proud of me. Even though I about ripped her arm off at the shoulder.

Next day we had our spa day. I was scared there, too. How would Jay's friends react to me? Seems I was afraid for nothing. Jay's Friend Tee has become one of my best friends as well. She finished my dress at the last minute when Jay ran out of time. She calmed us down when we started to freak out and helped serve cake at the reception.

I don't know what we would have done without her! She's one in a million! I don't think she is ENTIRELY comfortable with the logistics of Mine and Jay's relationship... but she loves Jay enough to accept me as well. Because she says I make Jay happy.

I so hope she's right!

Our ceremony went off well. Unity candle, the vows, and then when it came time for the rings...We both cried. We cut the cake...
Danced together...
Wine toast with linked arms...
Decorations...
Dancing little Bubble girl (she wanted to do BUBBLES not FLOWERS!)...
Fingerfood buffet...
Family... Friends... and Love...

It was AMAZING. I'm married. Maybe not legally, but our hearts are bound.

The next day when we went to leave for our planned honeymoon, the car broke down. Just north of town. We had finagled a babysitter but really weren't happy with the arrangements. Yet we wanted to go SO BADLY. We were going to go ahead and go for it.
Till the breakdown. SIGH. Guess we weren't meant to go this year.

Our Angel from Esprit assures us that we HAVE to come next year. I can't wait to meet her in person! Steph has been so kind and encouraging. Something to look forward to...

So things didn't quite go as planned. But it wasn't entirely a bad thing. And the goal was to promise ourselves to each other in love.
We got it done! Grandly!