i can see the light of life in you
My dad came Friday afternoon to help me work on the house’s yard. We spent time together that evening, getting Krispy Kreme donuts and just talking, something we hadn’t done in a while. Saturday we made good progress on the house, although if you came by you’d hardly know, seeing as how it’s still quite a mess. We removed all the trees from around the house (I used the chainsaw extensively), got someone to come and grind the stumps for us, and spread quite a bit of mulch. As I said, it’s still a mess, but sometimes messes will be made so that the house will ultimately look cleaner and neater.
Our honeymoon planning is in full swing. We’ll be staying in my aunt’s log cabin in Zirconia, NC (near Hendersonville). We’re planning a nice day and dinner at the Biltmore House but not too much else. I hope to do some stargazing in the clear mountain night air and perhaps we’ll do some hiking, but above all the theme for event planning is flexibility. We’re very much looking forward to it. It’s difficult to simultaneously become close as a couple in the midst of wedding planning, house moving and little boy raising, as rewarding as those are. Time for the two of us alone is like gold. Ultimately, though, especially with regard to the honeymoon, the closer the two of us are the better it is for Luke and family life in general.
when the world looks back,
when the face looks after that,
I can see a lot of life in you.
yes, I can see a lot of life in you.
Don’t you know not to give away your honeymoon plans??? Who knows who will be following you or awaiting you up there, now. And if there’s one thing you’re not going to want, it’s to see familiar faces while you’re on your honeymoon. You just want the world to go away and leave the two of you alone for a while. (At least that’s how it was for Kristi and me… ;)
And the Biltmore House…great pic. Kristi and i did the exact same thing: stayed in cabins and went to the Biltmore…and that was all we really had planned for the week. Don’t be surprised if for the first few days you don’t want to go anywhere…even to town for a meal. After the wedding, Kristi and i were so exhausted and emotionally wiped out we didn’t even want to drive…but just to rest and enjoy the sun-rise and sun-sets. (Although we did pop into town that first day for a quick steak lunch (mmm, steak), a movie, and some groceries (which, if i’m not mistaken, consisted of more steak…along with various veggies and other real meal stuff).
So i hope you guys have a great time. Personally i think a relaxing time together after all that’s happened is much better than an exotic honeymoon where you’re too busy travelling and trying not to think about all the money you’re spending or travelling or trying to really enojoy where you are as much as you think you *should* be because it’s costing so much. Nah. You won’t really care where you are, as long as you’re together. For the first time really together. It’s a time to be savored without external pressures.
(And kudos to me for remembering my password! Yay! ;)
(This was really wonderful to read. Sorry, Matt, for responding first…I had to!)
I think I am really going to relate to the “exhausted and emotionally wiped out” part, for sure. I won’t know what to do with my mind with all the space the wedding-planning has taken. (Although I’m sure I’ll figure something out!)
It’s going to be freezing up there in November but I cannot wait to be in the mountains again and see the Biltmore all dressed for Christmas.
Thanks for the great advice! Best to you both. :o)
Thanks John. We’re bummed you and Kristi can’t make it to the reception, but I’ve been keeping up with your blog (I will get a token account one of these days so I can comment) and am really excited for what God’s doing in you and through you out there in KS. So cool.