2 days after THE event

It is completed. Wonderful, magical, ethereal, serene, and spiritual. So many words cannot describe the feeling that I had about my daughter and Son-in-laws wedding.
I am SO happy that the event of her life (so far mind you) is completed. It was stressful at times only because I wanted to do more for them. There were many friends and family that graced us with their laughter, their 'ooohhhsss' and 'aaahhhsss', the hugs and kisses, and the warmth of smiling faces.
There is this overall tiredness at the moment...and a fun recognition of having to change all my info on Amanda to have her new last name instead of her 'maiden' name.
Wow....what a trip.
I can appreciate the effort that goes into planning a wedding. I watched my daughter tackle something she had never done before and the addition of items that were used in the ceremony and reception are used to enhance her home. Waste not want not.

I am REALLY glad it is over. I can start having my life of activities again!

I am really glad I have only the ONE daughter. My Son will receive equal time investment also when he chooses to share his life with a woman. I cannot do less.

I have come to realize that there are times that I may act a little inappropriately, but I am just being me. Whole heartedly me. I find I held no anger nor judgment about the whole affair. It may have sounded, at times, that I did. I was trying to think of all the 'traditional' stuff...and I never even went through this kinda thing!
I was married at the JP. That was fine.
No big deal. The only stress I had was if I was going to freak out and run when the words " Do you take..." ended up with a "NO!" answer from either of us. It happened however with yes on both sides.
Stephen looked SO proud walking Amanda down the aisle. I told him as I handed Amanda to him, just before I came down the aisle to sit in my 'mother place', that he and Amanda looked very beautiful and regal in the situation. I actually was told that I also looked beautiful. I know I saw a tear in his eye as he looked at our daughter. It was the SAME look he had in his eye when he first saw her and held her in his hands at her birth. Wonderment and awe. Stephen and I produced wonderful children together. They are both kind hearted and independent. Intelligence runs in both their brains and stubbornness in their wills. They are very creative in each of their talents. They are both wonderful conversationalist in their own fields.

Can you tell that I am PROUD of my children?

Hmm...
okay, enough.
This is supposed to be a journal for ME.
and the next subjects I write will be for sure.
Right now I am basking in the afterglow....