So Much To Do In So Little Time

I really thought Pat was joking when he came home and said Thursday was the day. At least I think it was Thursday. It may have been Friday. Who knows. Anyway, I remember laughing like "Yeah, right." He wasn't joking. I started to figure this out after I said, "Fine, I will call your mom and my mom and let them know. I am sure they want to be there." Pat said, "I already called my mom, but go ahead and call yours." Oh Shit! He really did plan it. I guess I have to get on the ball. It was crazy! You think he could have asked me if Thursday was cool? What if I had a test or something.
We had actually been engaged for a while. I guess the wedding was well overdue. I will never forget when Pat asked me to marry him. I'm sure he hasn't forgotten either. Actually I know he hasn't forgotten because he still brings up how mean he thought I was. I really don't think I was mean at all. I will tell you I was embarrassed and annoyed at how it all happened. Every girl envisions how she will get proposed to. What great things will her guy say to her? What will her ring look like? How will she react? What happened to me was completely 180 out from what I expected.
We were at the wedding reception of a couple we would always hang out with. We were having a great time. Pat and I went outside to get a breather. He lured me down to this little place in front of the chapel where Tommy and Michelle had just gotten married. The water from the river filled up this area in front of the Chapel creating like this little pond atmosphere. There were a few picnic tables by this little pond where we went to go sit. I went to sit down and Pat ended up kneeling in front of me. At that moment you feel your face getting flush at what is about to happen as well as your heart starts to race a little. I remember Pat looked so excited as he was proposing. Then he opened up the ring box for me to see the ring. After he got done proposing I saw him glance up to the top of the hill where the reception hall was. Naturally I looked up too. Well, there were a zillion people standing there watching. He was still on his knee with the ring box open. It would serve him right, If I said no. I was thinking, "Why couldn't this be in private? This was suppose to be my moment! Not everyone at this weddings moment." Not to mention we were at someone else's wedding. This is their day. Now it's our day because everyone that should be in celebrating their wedding is outside watching me get proposed to. So yes, I said something to Pat that I maybe shouldn't have said. It probably was hurtful. But hey, we all know that I can be a bea-atch sometimes and this was one of those moments. Pat was kneeling and smiling. I took the ring box. I looked at the ring, which by the way wasn't anywhere close to the ring I had asked for. I looked at Pat and said "I guess you want a hug now?" I really am surprised he still wanted to marry me after saying that. I totally took all the happiness away from him when I said that. I was definitely being selfish about it because I felt he was doing it for show and not for me or him. The embarrassment didn't stop there. We walked into the reception and I think they announced our engagement. Then, they played a song for us. ENOUGH ALREADY! I AM PISSED OFF RIGHT NOW. I DON'T WANT TO PUT ON THIS HAPPY FACE AND HAVE THE SPOTLIGHT! This went on all night. Thank God Tommy and Michelle were the ones putting the DJ up to doing these things or this would have probably ruined their wedding reception and their day all together.
Nine months later, here I was with the marriage ultimatum. I had three days to get a dress. That's about it. My mom and Pat's mom were very excited. They came with me to get my dress. It was a very simple dress, long, white, and fitted. It worked in a pinch. The only regret I have is not really taking very many pictures of me and Pat the day of the wedding. My second regret is not doing something better with my hair. "What was I thinking?" After our 3 minute wedding at the courthouse, we had a small, small, small, reception at this cute little restaurant down the road from us. It was an old house, so the room we were in was very cozy. My mom even got a small wedding cake. How could she get a wedding cake done in two days? Well, she begged the lady at Safeway to give her the top part of someone else's cake for my wedding reception. I think she even shed a few tears to get it because this girls wedding was the day after mine. It was a stressful 3 days. I am glad its over.
It's been 15 years that Pat and I have been together. We have had some very rough times. However, the good times have always outweighed the bad times. I have enjoyed being married for the most part. It's been fun watching Pat lose his hair over the years.