And they lived happily ever after...

Well, we did it!  Superman & Lois got married and went to Costa Rica for a honeymoon! Bob seemed perfectly at ease and didn't forget anything!  It was a perfect April day to have a wedding!  Everything went off without a hitch and all the planning was worth it.  It was so special to have all our families there and to have my son walk me down the aisle (or actually we kind of danced down the aisle to "Fly Me To The Moon" by Frank).  Bob looked so handsome standing with his two good-looking boys waiting for me.  My best friend, Julie, and my sweet daughter, Jennifer, looked so beautiful being my bridesmaids.  Even Bob's new grandson, Weston, let everyone know he was participating with a special squeal toward the end of the ceremony.  I will always remember the way Bob looked at me when Mike (the minister) said we were married--the look of love.  It was the most wonderful day for Superman & Lois.  The day before the wedding, the rehearsal dinner at Paisano's in Norcross was a blast!  Everyone had a wonderful time and ate really good Italian food.  Bob visibly enjoyed himself and couldn't have been more "together" the entire time. 
                                            

Bob's sister and her husband came up from Florida for the wedding and stayed with us.  We enjoyed them so much and they helped me out enormously.  Gale is an artist and is a very creative person.  They brought us the most unique and adorable wedding gift--a ceramic sculpture of two lizards kissing wrapped around each other with their tales coming together in a heart (don't think it's R rated - just PG13)!  It's light pink and light green and it's at least a foot wide.  It sounds crazy and it is, but it's adorable.  She said she knew we didn't need anything but she wanted to give us something that made a statement about us.  She hit the nail...  I love it!  It's on the bookshelf in the living room.

In Cost Rica, we had a very relaxing and wonderful time.  We really didn't do a whole lot, but it was a very nice just to do nothing which we both needed.  I would say the only negative was that Bob's visual impairment kept him from enjoying much of the resort.  I felt sorry for him and hindsight says that we should have waited to go on a trip until he had recovered more of his sight.  But we did and he did enjoy himself.  We enjoyed being with each other!

As I try to resume a "normal" routine, one without wedding lists to make, I see Bob doing the same thing.  Again, we need to find him things to do.  Since our VA routine has been cut out by his therapists dismissing him, he will need something to look forward to each day.  He needs routine and something to do. I'm at a loss.  He says he's going to paint the deck furniture but I don't know if that's too much of a job for him.  He says he needs to reorganize his workshop but I don't see how he can do that.  I guess we will see.  I pray that God gives him some more sight soon so he can be more productive, not for my sake, but for his sake. 

My daughter-in-law and my son (and grandkids) gave us another very special gift--a lovely plaque that reads "And they lived happily ever after."  Words to live by!!

Thank you to everyone who helped with the wedding and who came to the wedding.  It would not have been so beautiful had you not been there to experience it with Bob and me.  Thank you God for everything You have given to Bob and me, and please continue to bless him with strength and endurance, and please give me daily patience and a peaceful spirit.   

From the home of Hope & Courage,
Jody