Here's how it happened:
We got married.
We took lots of pictures.
We met our friends and family at a big reception at the church. There was tons of good food. And more pictures. And lots of hand-shaking and hugging near-strangers.
We didn't have time to eat that good food.
We changed into "travel clothes" and drove off to our honeymoon with a large gift basket full of the bounties of the reception:
Wedding cake
Cocktail meatballs
Mints
Pistachios
We ate and ate. It had been a long day.
And sometime in the middle of the night, we both noticed some uncomfortable rumblings. Certainly not the kinds of things you want to feel or hear on your honeymoon.
We could have both been horrified by the sounds and smells. But instead we laughed and laughed. What a way to break us into the realities of marriage.
Our wedding night stunk. Like gas-mask stink.
It was totally and completely disgusting, but it made us remember that we would loved each other. Through thick and thin and stinky gas. The awkwardness and the nerves were gone, and we laughed.
We're still laughing. Life isn't always funny, but we're still laughing.
PS--have you read about my new URL? Check to see if my blog is updating for you in your blog roll yet (assuming that I'm there already.....)
That was hilarious!! I laughed... hard!!
ReplyDeleteThat's awesome! What a perfect way to start a life long commitment!
ReplyDeleteGreat story!! One for the grandchildren and great grand children!!
ReplyDeleteHow funny, you guys look adorable! We ate at Subway all dressed up! I was afraid to eat anything to spicy on purpose so I wouldn't have an upset stomach!
ReplyDeleteHow hilarious is that! Thanks for the funny story!
ReplyDeletehahahaha thanks for sharing :-) and that's a lovely wedding picture!!!
ReplyDeletethat was really a nice one :) I still have to write mine!
ReplyDeleteI love that picture of you!! And, too funny--- very good preparation for times to come!
ReplyDeleteHahaha! Well it is for better or worse! ;)
ReplyDeleteThe meatballs and nuts weren't spicy. Neither of us thought twice
ReplyDeleteabout eating a bunch of gas-making foods! LOL!!
I'm sure he'll LOVE the fact that I posted that picture. And the
ReplyDeletestory. BTW--the picture was taken long before any meatballs or
pistachios crossed our lips. I just thought it was a perfect fit for
the story. You know--rather than a picture of me in lingere or
something....
I love the photo... :-)
ReplyDeleteAnd what a welcome to the real world!
Yeah. Why ease into true married life when you can jump right in, full
ReplyDeleteforce?! :0)
First Lolli, let me say that your picture there is just gorgeous. Both so good looking and happy!
ReplyDeleteBut OMG, you guys farted your way through your wedding night! That's hysterical!
I back-dated a kind of personal post, so if you'd like to read it go here http://www.stupidisassisterdoes.com/2009/11/dre...
Justine :o )
That is hilarious!!! Love your wedding pic too. To be young and in love! :)
ReplyDeleteOh no! Wedding nights never go the way we expect, huh.
ReplyDeleteThat was very funny!
ReplyDeleteHahahahaha! Might as well start it off with a bang:) Great picture!
ReplyDeleteWhat a gas!!! The couple that passes gas together, stays together!
ReplyDeleteIf that happened to jeff and I and I posted about it he would KILL me. :) So glad you can laugh about it. BLoglines is updating your feed for me. :)
ReplyDeleteGreat news! Thanks for letting me know! I've been wondering how things
ReplyDeleteare working out with the feed. I actually subscribed to myself to see
if I would get updates. :)
PS--I'm not necessarily going to TELL him that I posted this story. I
think I'll just be quiet about that. Haha!
How hilarious! You and your husband must really have created a bond that night... oh vey!!!
ReplyDeleteBy the way, since this is my first time stopping by, I had to comment on what a beautiful family you have. That photo of you, your husband, and children walking through a field is just to die for!
~Elizabeth
http://confessionsfromaworkingmom.blogspot.com
Thank you for the compliment! The photo is now a year old, but I think
ReplyDeleteit will remain a favorite for a long, long time. And, yes, we
certainly bonded in a different way than either of us were expecting
that night! LOL!
That's too funny!
ReplyDeletePopping in from SITS!
Thanks for stopping by! I learned very early on that life is never
ReplyDeleteboring with my husband. :)
I loved this story. It was so funny.
ReplyDeleteAnd I am having no troubles getting to your site with your big girl url. Its nevre racking but things will work out. I promise, they did for me.
Thanks for letting me know! I am happy with the way things are going.
ReplyDeletePretty smooth. The hiccups have not been too horrible.
Oh. My. That is hilarious. Well at least you both knew from day one what you were getting into. I'm still learning about it 6 years later.
ReplyDeleteHaha! Do we ever really know what we're getting into until it's too
ReplyDeletelate?!
He looks like a Ken doll...you two look so happy and cute together!! I never would have guess what was going on behind those pretty faces.
ReplyDeleteReally? Ken? And you didn't say that I looked like Barbie?! Should I
ReplyDeletebe offended? Haha!
Usually, he is mistaken for Hugh Grant. And it bugs him to death.
Actually, now that he keeps his hair short, nobody says Hugh Grant
anymore, come to think of it.
I am totally and completely in love with your puffy sleeves! : )
ReplyDeleteYou are the first person to mention my terribly out of style puffy
ReplyDeleteearly 90s sleeves! THANK YOU!
I LOVED my dress when I bought it, but I bought it in 1993 and didn't
get married til 1995. I was already over it by the time I got married.
Oh well. I only wore it once, right?
Sleeves like that beg to be mentioned : )
ReplyDeleteI thought puffy sleeves were SO cool when I was a little girl!
I could NOT wait until I could have a puffy sleeve dress!
Isn't that funny? : )
You look so happy! Love wedding photos...and funny wedding night stories!
ReplyDeleteHA! That's hilarious!
ReplyDeleteI love the poofy sleeves!
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