this at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh.

that's what i thought when i saw ariel across the room at my very first bridal shower.

i haven't really come down from the adreneline and anxiety of that day. so i'll have to write about it later. but there are a few things that i have in mind.

my mom drove up with me, it made us both really peaceful that she could see our place. i know it's a huge sacrifice for her to have us living in michigan, especially because she thinks that we will be at ariel's parent's house all the time. don't worry, i tell her, i can't imagine that we'll have much time outside of our place for the first year or so anyway. =)

i really loved ariel this weekend. i was so tired, and he always suffers the short end of the stick when i'm tired - but he's so generous and understanding. i am constantly amazed at the experience of being loved by another person. i am convinced that there is nothing more fulfilling. i am already amazed at the power of this love that we have - i think the wedding is going to have more influence that we had originally thought.

i was also thinking about how i've only known our bible study friends for one year. i don't think i'll ever forget the first time that i met them, it was incredibly intimidating. but when they walked into the bridal shower on sunday, i've never been so happy to see all of them, just knowing that they were there made me feel 100% better.

we got some really great stuff. people were really generous.

i can't believe it's so close.