Eleven years ago today was my final day as a Not Married.
Every year on this day, I leave my wedding ring in the jewelry box and wear only my engagement ring (and clothes, obviously). I then drop the girls off at school and head straight to the bars bedecked in a tiara and an LED male private part necklace. The necklace doubles as a straw, and I use it to suck down cocktails with questionable names. I dance and drink (and then drink some more because Baptists generally don’t dance), and suddenly I have no idea where I live and where did this ham sandwich come from? By 3:15, I’m all back to normal and ready to pick the girls up from school.
Ah, but today is a half day for the girls, and Meredith has a Staying Home Alone class to attend, and Harper needs to figure out a Halloween costume, and we’re out of dog food and apples! The necklace and tiara will have to wait in the drawer until 2013.
(Eleven years ago last night, I sat in a restaurant with my family and got caught up in a web of confusing underpants.)
This is my favorite time of year.
Wait. One more memory. Eleven years ago Right Now Jeff and I were sitting in the church parking lot (it was time to hang tulle and lights), listening to this song and not saying a word.
That was 4,018 days ago.
7 responses so far ↓
1 V // Oct 19, 2012 at 10:44 am
mazel tov.
I hope you burned that hat/veil hybrid.
then again, it might show up on Modcloth in a while… ;)
2 Carroll // Oct 19, 2012 at 12:05 pm
That picture of you always cracks me up. I can *see* the thought bubble above your head: “Ohkayyyy. What the heck do I say that sounds sincerely appreciative about the gift of a white spider web?”
And how is it possible that you’ve only been married 11 years. My younger son has been married that same length of time, and I would have sworn I’ve known you since before then. Such a Spring chicken you are :-)
Looking forward to the soon-to-be-forthcoming post as to what you finally decided on for Jeff’s anniversary gift & how your big day will be celebrated. Here’s to a great one, and many more happy celebrations yet to come, Pudding people!!
3 blackbird // Oct 20, 2012 at 7:13 pm
You
sweet
thing.
4 kathleenicanrah // Oct 20, 2012 at 7:42 pm
oh lookie! happy 11th anniversary! today is my zero anniversary. (yes we are laid out on the couch post everything, and totally going to bed now:)
5 Carroll // Oct 20, 2012 at 8:22 pm
(Checking back compulsively to see if you’re finished with those falafels yet)
((Although, come to think of it, on your anniversary, I think you should get a “Bye” for NOMOBLAHPO!))
(((Waving magic wand)))
((((Consider it done, and we’ll see you again tomorrow :-)))))
6 Alli // Oct 20, 2012 at 9:02 pm
Happy Anniversary!
7 Ani // Oct 22, 2012 at 10:22 am
I love your ritual for on the day before you got married. And that picture is hysterical. I think all married woman have a similar one. LOL.