It has been a whirlwind of doing flowers, getting stationary
printed, dress alterations (mostly letting out!)…and then the day hit. It was wonderful and
everything we wanted it to be. It was followed by a glorious honeymoon in
Sardinia, where we were so knackered from the wedding week that we slept, ate
and relaxed and nothing much else – perfect.
Since
we got back last Monday it has been a frantic week of mandatory social and work
events, so we haven’t been at home much.
I am really looking forward to getting our home in order (after the
chaos and various guests staying for the wedding it is in a total state!),
eating some simple, healthy home cooked food and being a recluse for a while.
Although the wedding was glorious, it was expensive, coupled
with moving house the same summer – we must have been mad. What is now needed
is a period of quiet living and financial retreat. No matter how we tried to
control costs, they escalated towards the end, overspending our wedding fund
and leaving us with hefty credit card bills to repay.
That’s OK though – we are entering my absolute favourite
season, there is plenty to get on with in the garden that doesn’t cost money
and now that the stress of fitting into a wedding dress has gone, I am looking
forward to re-building my relationship with healthy food and exercise again. I
also can’t wait for the dark nights, cuddling up on the sofa watching good TV
and making gardening plans, and not feeling guilty about not going out.
This weekend is forecast to be sunny on Saturday and then
wet and miserable on Sunday. I couldn’t be more pleased - a day of digging the
veggie patch and trench for our edible hedge (more later) on Saturday followed
by a day inside finishing my quilt, cleaning and tidying the house and catching
up with Poldark. Sounds dull but I am definitely up for some Domestic bliss!
