Post #205,980
5/4/05 9:25:44 PM
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I'm back! ... and I'm wed!
A more detailed report will follow when we've organised things like pictures, but for now a short description will suffice.
The actual wedding day went off pretty much without a (major) hitch. Our minister told us to expect 7 problems, but that the average was 4. We counted between 6 and 9, but we counting silly things, like the bride's mother getting locked out of her own house for 20 minutes, or my dad having to direct the limousine driver to the reception house. Meh.
The ceremony went well. Everything happened just as it was supposed to - or nearly enough that it was okay. We'd chosen some fairly formal vows, but customised them just slightly because one of the words no longer means anything like what it did in the 16th century. Rachael's mum's dog was the ring-bearer and behaved 100% - people are still talking about her. And I surprised a lot of people by singing a song to my new wife at the end of the ceremony.
And forthcoming pictures will definitely include a good shot of my bride's dress. :-)
We had the first night at a local hotel, and we only just managed to keep it secret from my father. After opening presents the next day, we finished packing and flew out for our honeymoon. We spent two weeks in Borneo: 7 nights at Shangri-La's Rasa Ria Resort, Tuaran, Malaysia and 6 nights at Shangri-La's Tanjung Aru Resort, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. Both were very nice, though the weather was warm (~35C) and very humid. We got back to Sydney on Monday morning and I'm back at work today.
Wade.
Is it enough to love
Is it enough to breathe
Somebody rip my heart out
And leave me here to bleed
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Is it enough to die
Somebody save my life
I'd rather be Anything but Ordinary
Please
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Post #205,981
5/4/05 9:28:57 PM
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Congratulations!
I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)
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Post #205,982
5/4/05 9:34:46 PM
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fabulous! now let the hair loss commence :-)
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Post #205,996
5/4/05 10:24:25 PM
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And the weight gain!
Oh, and forget the dress pictures. I want to see pictures of the ring bearer.
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Post #206,005
5/4/05 10:47:00 PM
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The ring bearer was a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.
Is it enough to love
Is it enough to breathe
Somebody rip my heart out
And leave me here to bleed
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Is it enough to die
Somebody save my life
I'd rather be Anything but Ordinary
Please
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Post #206,119
5/5/05 3:24:48 PM
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And the loss of your freedom
lincoln
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Post #206,134
5/5/05 4:55:24 PM
5/5/05 4:55:54 PM
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Such cynicism, linc...<tsk><tsk>
jb4
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Edited by jb4
May 5, 2005, 04:55:54 PM EDT
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Post #205,984
5/4/05 9:37:02 PM
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Congratulations! Sounds like a wonderful time. :-)
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Post #205,986
5/4/05 9:48:55 PM
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Excellent! Most Excellent!
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Post #205,992
5/4/05 10:07:20 PM
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Cool! Congrats :)
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Steve
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Post #205,995
5/4/05 10:19:41 PM
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Spectacular! Congrats!
bcnu,
Mikem
Eine Leute. Eine Welt. Ein F\ufffdhrer.
God Bless America.
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Post #205,998
5/4/05 10:26:29 PM
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Wonderful, Wade! Looking froward to full report.
Alex
The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. -- Bertrand Russell
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Post #206,001
5/4/05 10:39:52 PM
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Nudge nudge, wink wink, say no more!
congrats.
Honeymoon sounds fab.
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Post #206,009
5/4/05 11:15:01 PM
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congrats
so, this would be your "hitching post" then? :-)
Have fun,
Carl Forde
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Post #206,029
5/5/05 1:44:00 AM
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Ar ar ar...
Laugh? I almost started. ;-)
Wade.
Is it enough to love
Is it enough to breathe
Somebody rip my heart out
And leave me here to bleed
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Is it enough to die
Somebody save my life
I'd rather be Anything but Ordinary
Please
| -- "Anything but Ordinary" by Avril Lavigne. |
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Post #206,022
5/5/05 1:22:04 AM
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Congratumalations!
-YendorMike
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Post #206,043
5/5/05 7:01:02 AM
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Congrats! Good luck going forward!
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Post #206,044
5/5/05 7:13:58 AM
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Congratulations. Welcome to the club.
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Post #206,057
5/5/05 8:10:33 AM
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May Wonderfulness prevail!
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Post #206,059
5/5/05 8:53:51 AM
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Hurray for the both of you!
What a great honeymoon! Would love to see the pics, especially of the dress. I love weddings! Best of luck to you. :-)
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Post #206,074
5/5/05 10:33:31 AM
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Congrats, Wade!
Regards,
-scott anderson
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Post #206,088
5/5/05 11:47:12 AM
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Congrats!
And the ring bearer was a nice touch!
jb4
shrub\ufffdbish (Am., from shrub + rubbish, after the derisive name for America's 43 president; 2003) n. 1. a form of nonsensical political doubletalk wherein the speaker attempts to defend the indefensible by lying, obfuscation, or otherwise misstating the facts; GIBBERISH. 2. any of a collection of utterances from America's putative 43rd president. cf. BULLSHIT
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Post #206,090
5/5/05 11:56:33 AM
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Congratulations.
You should be able to get newlywed discounts for at least a year.
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Post #206,091
5/5/05 12:00:48 PM
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Condol...... err.... I mean congrats.... :-)
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Post #206,662
5/9/05 4:01:57 PM
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Seconded :-)
~~~)-Steven----
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He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country..."
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Post #206,126
5/5/05 4:12:54 PM
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Congrats!
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Post #206,146
5/5/05 7:01:53 PM
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Repeat after me...
"Yes, dear"
This now needs to be firmly in your vocabulary as the default statement any time the new wife says anything remotely contentious.
"Yes, dear"
HOWEVER, do NOT use this patented response to answer any of the taboo questions like "Do I look fat in this?"
That would be bad.
Congratulations. Welcome to wedded bliss. (It'll wear off ;-)
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Post #206,155
5/5/05 7:58:20 PM
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Actually, that line doesn't work.
Unless it's *really* *REALLY* obvious that I'm teasing her. :-) She genuinely doesn't want someone who automatically agrees with her and playing around with that is a sore spot.
As for wedded bliss... I can look around my our home and think "I'm married...!" and get a small thrill. Rachael's admitted she does the same thing.
Wade.
Is it enough to love
Is it enough to breathe
Somebody rip my heart out
And leave me here to bleed
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Is it enough to die
Somebody save my life
I'd rather be Anything but Ordinary
Please
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Post #206,156
5/5/05 8:12:47 PM
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This too shall pass
Once the two of you have experienced enough real disagreements, she'll learn to appreciate the automatic aquiescences.
Cheers,
Ben
I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)
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Post #206,157
5/5/05 8:13:44 PM
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You're talking to a wall
You kind of have to be there.
Check back in next year, see how it is.
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"The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them." --Albert Einstein
"This is still a dangerous world. It's a world of madmen and uncertainty and potential mental losses." --George W. Bush
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Post #206,168
5/5/05 9:12:09 PM
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:-)
I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)
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Post #206,171
5/5/05 9:17:07 PM
5/5/05 9:18:12 PM
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Use Save Page.
You'll want to burn that post on a CD. It will provide hour upon hour of amusement for you in 20 years.
:-D
bcnu,
Mikem
Eine Leute. Eine Welt. Ein F\ufffdhrer.
God Bless America.
Edited by mmoffitt
May 5, 2005, 09:18:12 PM EDT
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Post #206,292
5/6/05 1:24:57 PM
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CONGRATULATIONS!
CONGRATULATIONS! The actual wedding day went off pretty much without a (major) hitch. Our minister told us to expect 7 problems, but that the average was 4. We counted between 6 and 9, but we counting silly things, like the bride's mother getting locked out of her own house for 20 minutes, or my dad having to direct the limousine driver to the reception house. Meh. Hahaha, I had almost the same problem the wedding night. I had led a chain of cars back to my house to unload everything we used to decorate, etc, at the hall, only John was in yet another car, and he was the only one with the garage remote..... We all stood around on the driveway waiting for him to arrive! Fun! The ceremony went well. Everything happened just as it was supposed to - or nearly enough that it was okay. We'd chosen some fairly formal vows, but customised them just slightly because one of the words no longer means anything like what it did in the 16th century. Rachael's mum's dog was the ring-bearer and behaved 100% - people are still talking about her. And I surprised a lot of people by singing a song to my new wife at the end of the ceremony. It's wonderful when special music is involved in a wedding, and especially when it's the bride and groom. I sang a song to John at the beginning of ours, and we sang one to each other during the ceremony. :) Sounds like it went great! I wish you many years together! Brenda
"The people of the world having once been deceived, suspect deceit in truth itself." -- Hitopadesa 600?-1100? AD, Sanskrit Fable From Panchatantr
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Post #206,304
5/6/05 2:06:01 PM
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Congrats!
The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds the most discoveries, is not "Eureka!" but "That's funny..."
-Isaac Asimov
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Post #206,439
5/7/05 5:32:26 PM
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Congratulations!
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