Alive

This is going to be quick and fluff free. We made it back last night without much problem, though as of noon on Monday the roads are still snow covered. My first act as husband? Shoving 2 feet of snow to blaze a path for my mostly barefoot wife to the door, then extracting the heat pump from its icy tomb before it crapped out.

In Baltimore, the 22 inches ranks as the #7 snowfall since 1883, and by far the most ever in December. Here in Elkridge, I’d eat my hat if it were less than two feet. It’s astounding, it’s been a decade since I’ve seen snow like this.

And we got married nonetheless. We were short 34 guests but still had a great time. A lot of people seemed to enjoy themselves and many commented that it was one of the most fun weddings they had been to, which is what we were going for. The DJ, mashed potato bar, concentration of kids, and casual atmosphere were all big hits.

For us, trekking into Baltimore on Saturday was a godsend. We had a great time with our friends. Speaking of friends, I lost count of how many people stopped me to tell me how awesome our friends are. We were served constantly – from things as big as Bethany traveling to Hunt Valley at 0-dark-thirty to get the cookies and flowers, to things as small as Uncle Bob breaking several traffic laws at the same time to shuffle family back and forth from the hotel, we were exceptionally blessed by everyone. I get the feeling the thank you cards are going to take a long time…but it will be very satisfying to let everyone know how much we love and appreciate them.

As it stands, we are married. I, for one, am utterly exhausted.

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