alone again.

i'm at work. this song is actually awful. but the name is kind of appropriate. maybe not what you would expect to hear from someone who just got married... but... i am referring to all of my house guests. it is nice to have the house to ourselves again. i don't think i am quite ready to blog about the wedding and what it was like. i think pretty much all of you know that it is a whirlwind and everything is over so quickly. so much work. and it is over so fast. but... it was the party of a lifetime. by far, the best party i have ever been to. everything was perfect. and i know it was a lot of hard work by a lot of who care very much about me (i don't think i could ever say enough to show my appreciation).

dessy left on tuesday. and when i woke up wednesday morning it was the WEIRDEST feeling to just lay there in bed and not feel like i had to get up and get a million things done or drive everywhere or take everyone everywhere. i just took a deep breath and layed there for a while. it was wonderful. although... it is strange in my head to not be worrying and thinking about so many things and planning everything that i have to get done. its nice. but weird. although... my house was the biggest mess EVER. seriously.

before gill left on sunday (while tyler and i were at my mom's to clean up there and open gifts) gill actually tidied up our living room and did all the dishes (which made it WAY LESS overwhelming to come home to). i wasn't expecting that. and it was fantastically amazing. on monday i drove jasmine home to vancouver. there and back in one day. i didn't get home till 11:30. i was exhausted. tuesday i woke up and was told about dessy and shelby's itinerary for the morning before she had to go to kelowna to get on her flight home. they wouldn't have been able to get it all done without me and my golf. so... i complied and helped them out. breakfast. and a few other stops. she still didn't get everything done. and as everyone left town... the sun finally came out and it warmed up. i spent tuesday afternoon with caleb and rhiannon and zach at the beach. it was nice.

wednesday life kind of went back to normal... with a big clean up... which we still haven't finished. i got so many awesome things at the bridal shower... but... i do NOT have the kitchen space to put everything away. i am still trying to shuffle everything around and figure out what i can get rid of to make room. its hard. i have such a tiny kitchen. there are lots of things i don't use regularly... but... that's because i hate cooking in my kitchen. i love my small kitchen appliances and gadgets, they are just a bit of a pain in the ass to use in my kitchen. there isn't enough counter space, and then they take up so much space to try and clean... the whole thing is just a process.

there is also one gift that there was no card for? we are still trying to figure out who it is from. it was like a woven looking black tray thing filled with some things wrapped in coloured tissue paper (a plate, 2 mugs, soap and lotion, and a couple of wall hangings... and a bottle of wine). if anyone knows who it was from...? help me out?

and now that all that is over... saturday started 36 consecutive days of work. i work every single day of july. no breaks. but i am not complaining! we need to save like another $6000 for our honeymoon. but it is looking like a go! we can make it all work. EUROPE IS HAPPENING!