Can it really be over?

The wedding day has come and gone,

but the exhaustion lingers....

Yep, its hard to believe.

Months and months of preparations,

Miles of scrolls of "Honey Do" lists,

A tremendously overworked Visa card,

And an incredibly exhausting, exciting, emotion filled long weekend

have come to wind down with a whimper and a wheeze

(That was me on Sunday).

I claim the moniker of "Poor Wedding Dad",

but in truth I am rich beyond measure.

I have watched as family and friends worked tirelessly and generously for months helping to get my daughter and new son the "perfect wedding" they wanted.

I have spent the last hour writing and rewriting this posting trying to remember all of you and all of the contributions of time, talent and love that have been made, but it is a job that simply cannot be done adequately.

Can you count the stars and not miss one?

(And believe me, there are a lot of "stars" out there in my sky.)

Much like the stars in the sky,

I know there are those of you out there that made this day possible,

that I don't even know about!

I cannot in good conscience exclude you.

You all know who you are. You know what you have done, and I hope you know how much you are appreciated and loved.

I started this post with the title, "Can it really be over?"

The truth could not be further from that statement.

The truth is that this journey has just started.

The wedding is simply one hour of one day.

It is a mile marker in several lives, that show the day and time when commitments were defined, when relationships were strengthened, and when we, as a family and community of friends and loved ones came together to pledge our support and love for this fine young couple, and to show them our dedication to making their future a journey of love, commitment and joy.

However, In spite of all of this verbose prose,

I suppose that Visa bill is still going to show up.

Thankfully Yours,

Poor Wedding Dad...

ps: To quote Arnold "I'll be back"