After an awkward beginning in the summer of 1988, a year of doing the long-distance relationship thing (before Skype), and a year of being engaged and apart, we had finally arrived at THE BIG DAY! Hundreds of friends, tons of family from near and far, and you and me made it a whirlwind of excitement.
In spite of all the details and all the crowds, I truly remember being of single-minded focus upon you. All that mattered was that Jenifer was soon to be my wife. It was a day I had looked forward to for so very long.
In spite of the basketball goals in the "gymatorium," the rip in your dress, and the wedding video with no audio, it was a wonderful day.
We were so very young. We were probably pretty clueless about what we were getting ourselves into. But we were certainly in love. And we were confident that God had good things in store for us.
I can remember changing clothes and standing in the hallway, talking to your dad and a video camera, getting ready to run out into the rice shower and our car. It has all been an absolute blur of excitement. But I knew that I was leaving that church in that red Mazda with the girl of my dreams. And she was now my wife. I remember thinking: "Life could not get any better than this moment right now."
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