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five {my sacred life}
on friday, we celebrated five years of marriage. it feels like a very big deal, in a very good way. as i wrote out the card i gave jon, i was thinking about how much fun we had during our wedding ceremony. yes, i said fun. about two minutes after i got to the front of the church, we looked at each other with this understanding that we were getting to the good part. i recall standing there and just soaking it all up. i wanted to remember everything. and somehow i was able to observe it all happening while being very present.
the planning of our wedding was a bit (okay more than a bit) stressful. for lots of reasons. and to get to this part, the beginning of us, was such a reward for all that stress.
so we had fun. so much fun. and we felt the love of family and friends and community. and all the special moments, the little touches that were so important to me, made a difference in making it what it was meant to be. i loved that day.
today, we are at the good part. the hard, crazy, painful, beautiful, amazing good part. the part that stretches you more than ever dreamed you could stretch. the part that forces you to look inward when you would rather look out. the part that reminds you of all that is good about love and truth. the part that has you wondering and believing. the good part. the part where you remember why you said yes to possibility and yes to hope and yes to one another. the part where you reach out your hand and know someone will be there to hold you.
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my sacred life, this is us today
here,
here, (where i adopted this little girl created by this awesome artist)
and here followed by here (where i was able to to this again)
what more could a girl want really?
this is us 
(some of) the last forty-six hours
taking turns reading (but)
being the one to read the last few chapters aloud (because I am)
completing the circle (and, with the last line read,)
feeling like I've said good-bye to dear friends (though now i am)
feeling content (about a weekend spent just the two of us)
drinking many mugs of tea (and)
eating chocolate (because we were)
fighting off dementors and You-Know-Who (and)
discussing what we thought might happen next (and)
deducing horcruxes and whereabouts and allegiances (and)
eating (because you have to do that along with)
sleeping just enough (and)
taking some time to celebrate bits of real-life excitement (and)
remembering (to find ourselves)
living in the joy (because sometimes we forget)
lists, this is us