Today was our 23rd anniversary! Wow I can't believe it has been that long. I still remember it like it was yesterday! It was a chilly, windy day in Austin and we were getting married at my parents church, The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd. It is such a beautiful church and still decorated from the Christmas holidays. I was marrying my best friend, my love, my soul, someone who made me laugh and so much more! I wore a beautiful dress of satin & lace, with longsleves & bodice of lace. It was the first dress I tried on at Frost Brothers and I fell in love with it. I can't even re3member what else I tried on. We got married at 2:00pm, so that people that had travelled could return home that night if need be.
Mr. H's parents and sisters came. Our siblings didn't seem to hit it off. Mine were taking turns out at the bar at the rehearsal dinner and his were juat sitting there talking. I wish that my family had made more of an effort. The wedding went beautifully. We got to the reception at a wonderful home on the lake and were there for a while and nmoticed that Mr.H's family was not there. We had given out instructions, but they got lost. In retrospect, I should have had someone drive them, oh well a little late now.
Mr. H and I set out for San Antonio for our honeymoon (no job, not much $) for 5 days. We were staying at La Monsion...an incredible hotel on the River Walk. We had requested the honeymoon suite/package. We got there and they procede to tell us that the riverfront view is closed and that the River Walk is mostly closed due to construction and get this the Mud Festival. They drain the River Walk every 3 years to clean it and you guessed it, it was the year! We were not too happy. They gave us a small interior room, with a view of the atrium I guess you would call it...in other words the other rooms! Sunday we work up and had breakfast, went to the arboretum and zoo. Ate at MiTierra's and went back to the hotel. Monday we packed up and drove back to Austin and picked up our things and drove to Dallas, to our new home (apartment). We ended up having about a three month honeymoon until Jimmy found a job.
The rest is history...more later.
Mr. H's parents and sisters came. Our siblings didn't seem to hit it off. Mine were taking turns out at the bar at the rehearsal dinner and his were juat sitting there talking. I wish that my family had made more of an effort. The wedding went beautifully. We got to the reception at a wonderful home on the lake and were there for a while and nmoticed that Mr.H's family was not there. We had given out instructions, but they got lost. In retrospect, I should have had someone drive them, oh well a little late now.
Mr. H and I set out for San Antonio for our honeymoon (no job, not much $) for 5 days. We were staying at La Monsion...an incredible hotel on the River Walk. We had requested the honeymoon suite/package. We got there and they procede to tell us that the riverfront view is closed and that the River Walk is mostly closed due to construction and get this the Mud Festival. They drain the River Walk every 3 years to clean it and you guessed it, it was the year! We were not too happy. They gave us a small interior room, with a view of the atrium I guess you would call it...in other words the other rooms! Sunday we work up and had breakfast, went to the arboretum and zoo. Ate at MiTierra's and went back to the hotel. Monday we packed up and drove back to Austin and picked up our things and drove to Dallas, to our new home (apartment). We ended up having about a three month honeymoon until Jimmy found a job.
The rest is history...more later.
Congratulations!!! Ours is next week only 6 years, but we will be celebrating our 23rd before we know it. You and Jimmy have a great marriage and model that for the rest of us just starting. Thanks. Can't wait to see you at quilting!
ReplyDeletehappy anniversary! congrats on 23 years!
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