The wedding was in Las Vegas (Justin and Kaylee's home) and it was hot! I don't think we have even been properly warmed through in Seattle. It was a little shocking to the system but ohh it felt good.
You know what else felt good? Family. I really lucked out with this new family I got. We hung out by the pool and laughed. We played games and shared stories. We officially added another girl to the tribe. :) Kaylee is an amazing girl. She is so cute, artsy, and drop dead gorgeous in her dress. The wedding was a great snapshot of who she is and her relationship with Justin. The wedding was outside (to enjoy the warmth and the perfect sunset) and small enough that everyone felt included and connected. There were friends, family, a lot of laughter, and a few tears. They don't like to admit it, but the Bolton men can get a little choked up.
It was a lovely weekend and I am so happy for Justin and Kaylee. I am also glad that we aren't the ones living in Las Vegas.
In a strange way, in a I'm-very-glad-it-was-short way, Vegas does put marriage into perspective. I trust Daniel with my whole heart and am thankful for the man that he is, but I don't appreciate him for all that he is worth, in general. We get comfortable. We get predicable. We have unconscious battles over blankets and sheets. We complain about being robbed of all warmth in the middle of the night. While in Vegas, we didn't battle over sheets and blankets (unless it was about getting too many on each other in the night). Instead, there were overt attempts to draw my husbands eyes and heart away. Just trying to make it to the day-after brunch, there was a barrage of ads and fliers featuring girls whose lives have been destroyed and who were being used to destroy other's marriages and lives. Satan's schemes are so much more obvious there. Do you think about the fact that someone is actively trying to steal away the heart of your spouse? that Satan and his followers would love nothing more than to ensnare his heart? The fact that my man is such a good man would make Satan's victory all the sweeter.
This shook me. I never, ever, want to open the door to that chance. Daniel is too precious and good to risk losing. He can't be replaced. The wound if he was ripped away would be too big. So, I want to love well. Honestly, quite often, laziness and selfishness seem appealing, but not at this cost, not if it exposes My Love to danger.
And so, thanks to Las Vegas, a new marriage has been made and this (2-year) old one is treasured all the more.
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