The Decision!

We did it! We finally locked-in the destination for our wedding!! The Dominican Republic!

I can’t exactly chronicle all of the back and forth I’ve had over the last few weeks trying to get information but it has been worth every minute of research, frustration, uncertainty and downright contemplation of just eloping! The Dreams Resort and Spa is amazing. Who knew that being a meeting and event planner would prove to be the most difficult occupation to have when trying to find THE PERFECT location to marry the love of my life?!

The crazy thing is that I found the resort and fell in love with it right away. I’ve never seen it, never been to the Dominican Republic, never known anyone who has been there...but I knew it would be the most amazing backdrop for us to start our new life. Don’t get me wrong, most of my event planner traits came out (like imagining every single detail from how people would be seated to where we would dance our first dance) but for some reason I felt like no matter what happened it would be perfect.

So now I start on the journey of planning. The great thing is that I don’t feel stressed or worried. I don’t have any fear that the wedding won’t turn out as it should be. I honestly feel like for once in my life I’m just going with the flow. I’m still me and I’ll still try to make sure the day goes off as planned, but if it doesn’t, I think I’ll be just fine.

There’s a song I used to listen to over and over again on the train to and from work. All I could think about was Mike and dancing with him on our wedding night. Maybe this will be the song, maybe it won’t, but isn’t it a wonderful feeling to hear a song and instantly think of your one and only love?

Walk with me in a moonlight bay
Loose ourselves in a star parade
And I will sing a midnight serenade for you
Dance with me in a field of green
Be so close I can hear you breathe
Be the in and in-between

Cause to know you is to know love
And to know love is to know enough
To walk with you through this life
From now until the day I die
What better way is there to live
Than to live with you

So put your song in my silver sky
Put your rain in my river dry
Put your words to my lullaby
And I’ll dream of you

Now, before I jump into the last part of this post (Things I Love About Mike) I wanted to say something...I know there are some of you out there that probably gag every time you read the last paragraph of my posts! It's true, I'm a sap (see previous post) and I love each and every romantic thing that happens to me or anyone else for that matter. But don't be fooled, I am very aware that the romance has a tendency to fall away...the "cute" little things they do turn into "annoying" little things...the times when you just roll your eyes turn into arguments instead... But maybe one key to happiness is consciously thinking about the things that start out as cute or romantic. It's pretty hard to stay upset with someone if each day you remind yourself of just one thing you love about them. I think if you ask someone who has been married for a very long time the key to their happiness, one of their answers will be that they never forgot why they fell in love.

So now, after my disclaimer...another thing I love about Mike. We have a routine when the alarm goes off every morning. I hit snooze, he rolls over on his side and I snuggle up and he pulls my arm around him. Five minutes later the alarm goes off again and we reverse so he can hug me for five minutes too. I think this might be the best 10 minutes of my day, every day.