It is our one-week anniversary, and by now, we have come down from the high of our wedding weekend in Key West. On one hand, it's difficult to contemplate that this thing we have been planning and anticipating for so, so long has actually come and gone. But on the other hand, it's really wonderful to go back to normal life, without the stress of planning a wedding and preparing for house guests and - ugg - all of that pre-wedding primping!
I cannot deny that I relished being the center of the universe for that one brief moment in time, when I stood on the beach holding hands with my almost-husband. But I realize, as we settle back in to our routines, that the whole point of this marriage is that I am now - and will always be - the center of his world. And he is - and will always be - the center of mine.
That's a really nice feeling to come home to at the end of a long day at work, isn't it?
So, yes, reality has set in. There's laundry to do, dishes to wash, and insurance companies to be contacted, on top of jobs to done and paychecks to be made. But going about all of these oh-so-normal things thinking about the not-yet-normal fact that I am somebody's wife makes all of it seem rather special. So I'll do my husband's laundry, wash my husband's dishes, and deposit my husband's paycheck into our bank account. And then I'll sit with him on the couch, watching reruns of "The Office," and eating late-night snacks, thinking about nothing more than what an incredibly special day it's been.
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