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Sunday, September 3, 2017

Oh Nine Oh Nine Oh Nine

Shawn and I have more than one anniversary date to celebrate, having online documented  inaugural moments like the first “I love you” and marking a romantic milestone with Will You Marry Me Day.  Our public wedding was in 2010, as some friends hopefully recall.  Interestingly enough, that date of October 23 is also the wedding anniversary celebrated by Shawn’s first and second best friends in her life – to us, just another numerologic coincidence phenomenon.  I suspect things like that are planned or consented to in past lives.

But prior to our tying the knot at MCM Elegante that blessedly rainy day, we had already had a private ceremony elopement-style at heartily-recommended Star of Texas Bed and Breakfast in Brownwod TX.  

Okay, we got a little wedding-crazy, it’s true.  There were actually 3 ceremonies in all, the first being an informal or what used to be called “common-law” proceeding at the Taylor County Courthouse to culminate our shacking-up period, as we are the hip, progressive sort.

The enchanted and spiritual outdoor private BnB ceremony was at a time marked celestially, starting at nine seconds past 9:09 a.m., 09/09/09 C.E.  The date and time are so mystically agreeable that we decided to consider Sept 9 our “actual” Wedding Anniversary, when theoretically I spring for multiple dozens of roses, limo, etc.

I recall Shawn’s radiance that day, cool bare feet and Sheep May Safely Graze, champagne and cheesecake to follow.


Happy Anniversary, Sweetie, and many more to us.

1 comment:

Shawn and SGTex said...

Unforgettable.

That's how I will always think of those moments I spent with you on this adventure. Thank you for this beautiful commemoration of our elopement.

Remember the mist that beautiful morning and the koi pond? It was exciting (especially the step out of the cabin where I made you let me hang on to you because it seemed so deep-haha).

It's all been kinda like that-stepping out into space. Good thing you've got those broad shoulders... <3

xoxoxo, etc.
S.