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A NOTE FROM BLAIR:
I’M MARRIED!!!!
It was the greatest day of my life by far. And the honeymoon in Negril wasn’t too shabby either. We ziplined 1600+ ft in the air, went horseback riding in the ocean, visited one of the top 10 bars in the world, met some great couples and tried about one of every drink they served!
Wedding weekend was indeed somewhat of a blur, as they say, but I feel like enough people told me to soak it all in that I did a decent job of it. All the things I was stressing about beforehand just melted away the morning of the wedding. I got a full seven hours of sleep, ate breakfast and lunch and didn’t worry about a thing. The highlight of the day was seeing Matt for the first time and exchanging our letters. I am still just so thankful to everyone involved that day to make things go smoothly.
But on the morning of the rehearsal dinner, I felt the EXACT opposite. Since I couldn’t sleep that morning, I decided to write; I thought I might later enjoy reading exactly what was going through my head on my last day of singledom. If nothing else, it helped keep my mind off the butterflies at the time. (That and the Phineas and Ferb marathon I was simultaneously watching really did help). Anyway, here’s an excerpt:
“I have my answer. To the question of when all this wedding stuff would hit me. Here I sit at 6 Am on the morning of my rehearsal dinner. I’ve been up since 5. I can’t sleep – wayyyyy too nervous. I’ve been nervous before. I mean, before a speech to a large group or what not. But this, this is different. I feel like there are ACTUAL butterflies in my belly. Scratch that – I feel like I’m in the movie “Cutting Edge” and it’s the scene where DB Sweeney throws up in the helmet right before taking the ice at the Olympics.
This morning’s set up of the reception hall will officially set things in motion. Then things will change forever. I think that’s where all of this is stemming from. Yes, we already live together and outwardly, it’ll just be my name that changes, but nothing else will be the same again. “I” am now a “we” and have to put US as a UNIT first in all behavior. ”
As soon as the rehearsal started, though, the nerves subsided and I started to get excited! The excitement didn’t end until I had to back to work after Jamaica. (No offense to any co-workers who might be reading this but catching up after 8 business days off is tough!)
I never thought I’d be a bride that would be sad it’s all over. But I am. Positive spin: with all my spare time not wedding planning, I will get super organized and put away all the generous gifts we got! Thanks to everyone for following and helping me through becoming a Mrs.!
