The End...And A New Beginning

The wedding festivities, with all its panoply and fanfare has come to a full and happy crescendo. And now I am experiencing not so much a letdown as I am astonishment that everything went so inexplicably well. I am usually frugal in allowing myself to dwell in such great self-satisfaction, but it is futile to resist. The venue, the ceremony, our guests, the flowers, food and music were all beyond my wildest hopes and dreams. Even the weather cooperated, which really is a crap shoot in our southern muggy climate. Since I am usually stubborn in my cynicism for what could go wrong, I am that much more astounded with the outcome. I try hard to protect my children from the full brunt of any of my family's dysfunction. No catastrophe came to pass, no calamity or mishap needed tending to. And so, as I close my binder of all things wedding, I am heartswellingly content and satisfied that the newlyweds are beginning their lives together, knowing how much they are loved, supported and most importantly, whole.