Today is the big day. In order to get my mental in fine working order, I got the whole crew up at 8:00am to hit the morning waves. Ryan, Tony and James, my sister Beth and her friend Dave, we all rambled out to Burros to catch a nice 6 foot swell coming through. I am one lucky guy. The first waves in months, start rolling in for the day of my wedding. I grabbed a few good rides but I got tired so quickly from lack of exercise. By 10:00 o’clock the break was a parking lot of buoys, at least 30 heads in the water. I grabbed a nice left and headed in. Ryan took the fun board out and got a tired pretty quickly, on his way in to shore, he got stuck in the washing machine and managed to tumble into the rocks (that form Burro’s point break). Stepping on an urchin in the process and embedding a bunch of spines into his big toe. Beth took him to the doctor and he’s recovering nicely. It’s not a party until someone gets hurt.
So all the pre-prep is done and i’m supposed to be taking a nap but i’m on the internets writing this entry. Marcia is taking a shower and preparing for the make-up lady to get here. and we start taking photos with Beth at 4:30pm.
Marcia and I are all goo-goo over each other and it’s wonderful to have our family and friends here. My parents hosted a “rehearsal” dinner at their house last night and it was wonderful to see everyone together, in celebration of our relationship.
I can’t wait to stop calling Marcia ‘my girlfriend’ and start calling her ‘my wife’…
hey man… just wanted to drop you a line and send my deepest, heartfelt congratulations. marriage can be a beautiful thing but it will be so only if you pay it the respect it merits. water it… feed it… take care of it. be a steward to your marriage and what it represents and you will be rewarded with the most precious gift you could ever hope for. of this i’m sure.
estaré con ustedes ambos en espíritu,
michael