official

photo by Kim Halfmann

Well, friends, family, and strangers…

It’s official…I’m married!

Here’s a quick run-down of what’s been going on with me, since I’ve last posted.

The Visit
We all had a very lovely visit while mom and Randy were in town with us. It was so nice to have them in our new home, and introduce them to our doggies.

The Wedding
We all traveled to Fredericksburg on Friday and had the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner. Saturday was the wedding. For the most part, the day went as planned and all was good. I had a bit of a stressed-out half hour before the wedding, getting ready. My hair wouldn’t do what I wanted it to, so I had to go to plan B. But overall, the day was beautiful. Blue skies, dry weather, and extremely hot. And we are married and have begun our life together as husband and wife…which is really a little surreal, after being a couple for about 4 years already. Yes, it does feel different. Very very awesome.

We stayed at Trois that night, in the bridal suite. Swam in the underground Grotto pool, which was quite cold!! Sunday, we hit a few of the shops and had lunch with Mimi, Aspen, Chris’ aunt and uncle, and Kim, Gary, and Brandon before heading out on our mini-honeymoon.

The Mini-Honeymoon
The original plan was to head to Austin…but as we filled up the car with gas, Chris mentioned that he might prefer heading to San Antonio instead. So that is exactly what we’ve done!

Let me just say. If you travel a lot, or have a hard time with directions, or get into arguments with your significant other when navigation is concerned, get yourself a GPS. This little beauty has been our savior!!!! We decided to get one right before we left Abilene, and we just plug in where we want to go and “Maggie” leads us there step by step. Love it!!! And best of all, no arguing with new hubby!!! :)

We stayed near the Riverwalk the first night at a beautiful Westin hotel, and did some shopping and some eating. The Riverwalk is always a romantic, enjoyable place, and we had a good time. The next day, we headed away from the Riverwalk and stayed in town at a Doubletree hotel. We went swimming and just enjoyed our time. This morning, we checked out, and headed out for some sightseeing. We went to the San Antonio Botanical Garden, which was just beautiful. We got lots of beautiful pictures there. After that, we went to see the Natural Bridge Caverns, such a beautiful place.

Now we are heading back to Fredericksburg for another night there. We’re going to stop at the Wildflower Farm tomorrow, and then head back home. Just doing whatever we feel like doing, and that is oh so much fun. We are greatly enjoying our first few days as Mr. and Mrs.

I will let you know the web link for where all of our wedding photos are going to be posted. I can not wait to see what images Kris captured!! It was such a special treat, getting to meet Kris and her husband. The blog world is such a great invention, it draws people together, and lets you get to know people before you even meet in person. Meeting Kris was like meeting a long-lost friend, she was exactly as I had pictured her in my mind. She is a very special person, and I am blessed to finally have met her!

Farewell for now…I’m off to spend some quality time with my husband!!!!!!

(p.s. You can see a few more photos on Kim's blog and Kris' blog...just click their names over in my sidebar...)