Friday, December 21, 2007

quite frankly i'm telling you, i've never been happier.

the day that i've been waiting for has finally arrived. and while the wedding itself is an insanely rapturous, joyous occasion that could never, (ever) possibly be forgotten for as long as i have my wits and sanity intact, that's not exactly the day in question here.
rather, i'm talking about what comes after the wedding. long after the henna's faded, the kompang guys' dismantled, the betel leaves dried up, the flowers wilted and the smell of bunga rampai no longer lingers in the air.
when all you're left with is a week's worth of laundry from your vacation waiting to be washed and dried and folded (done-d) and the same person to wake up to in the morning (or afternoon), day after day
after day after
day after day.
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and you find yourself thinking, 'is this worth it?'
then no sooner than a split second later, go, "hell yeah..", then proceed to smother the-he for a bit and mutter countless silent prayer of thanks for being so blessed.

while i have no inclination of sounding like an oscar winner with his prepared speech, i am well aware that i have much, too much, to be thankful for.

- grateful that the ceremony generally took place smoothly. low-key and simple as was originally planned, for i know how mighty easy it is to lose oneself in the preparations.

- thankful for being blessed with the means to support the ceremony fully with my own moolah. for being able to clear the wedding expenses and not having to mull over debts afterwards.

- forever indebted to my generous father-mother-sister-brother for giving their best (they were on the ball, while i was, clearly, having a ball -_-), running around carrying, cooking, cleaning and taking care of everything thus allowing me to exercise my full, head-on brattiness during the period. they took it on with stride and a level of patience i can barely even begin to fathom. (read: "but i can't cook.... you won't want oil splatters on me, would you?" and... "but i cant wash the dishes, my henna will fadeee...").
i'll admit it, i took advantage of the situation.
if i were them, i'd very much like to smack me in the head. -_-

- moved by the sheer amount of help garnered from extended family, acquaintances and friends. from relatives who came and helped wherever possible to friends who were there. like nana and the nie gals who arranged for 2 separate hen nights, like nazlin who took the initiative to book a spa session for silly, forgetful me and with her timely reminder to 'selawat banyak2' on the solemnization day (thanks pal, that really helps calm the nerves), like my bridemaids who were with me despite got getting layan-ed on that day, like nurrul who insisted she must, must definitely die-die pass me some secretive present before we went for our honeymoon, wahahaha. like those who came and all who offered me their well-wishes...

- above all, thankful to Him for making this a reality. for overseeing the whole event-(for He's the Ultimate Wedding Planner), for keeping us safe, for granting us the strength to rise above 6 years worth of temptations, for safeguarding our relationship through it all, for bestowing upon us this incredible, incredible opportunity to be united as man and wife.
for answering my prayers.

i'm truly, truly blessed.

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