The One Unchangeable Certainty: October 2009

Ryan and Clarie’s wedding, to be exact. This wedding was a long time coming, and we’re so happy that Claire’s now officially part of the family.

Ryan and Claire are the sweetest. After having Landon we quickly realized that a divide exists between couples who have kids and couples who don’t. This is mainly, I believe, due to the fact that having a baby = no more social life. Not that I’m complaining, just stating a fact. When your son goes to sleep at 7:30 pm, and he likes to go sleep in a bed, guess where you are at 7:30 pm? Every night. Sure, occasionally we get crazy and put him down at Derek and Gina’s where we hang out until 11:00. Wild. Because even if you can find a way to stay out late he will inevitably be awake at 6:45 the next morning. Awake, raring to go, and not at all cognizant of the fact that Mommy and Daddy went to sleep four hours ago. Now, some kid-less couples are kind enough to ignore this lack of a social life and treat new mommies and daddies as if they are just as cool as before. These couples ask about your baby, pretend not to notice when you yawn at 8:30pm, and don’t bat an eye at a poopy diaper even if they are secretly disgusted. This is Ryan and Claire. They are DINKs who don’t judge me for being a SAHM. Plus they completely spoil Landon with attention, love, and gifts. So sweet. It’s hard not to feel extra mushy about people who love on your baby. So that's how I feel about Ryan and Claire. Extra Mushy.

Now that we’ve established how wonderful Ryan and Claire are, lets move onto the wedding. Beautiful. Very hip. Processional songs consisted of a string quartet strumming out Coldplay and The Beatles among others. The reception was an awesome party with a photo booth for guests to take pictures in and more dancing than Footloose. I was very excited about the reception. We had a room at the resort and had a babysitter there with Landon. He made an appearance at the reception. Then, at 7:30, back to the babysitter for bed. So essentially Ryan and Claire’s reception was really a big date night for Andy and me. Only the second one we’ve had since Landon was born. Gina and I were talking about how pathetic we would have found that five years ago. Now here we are. Weddings are a big date night. And we partied like we didn’t have to wake up at 6:45 the next morning.

In all seriousness, we couldn’t be happier for Ryan and Claire. They really are such a beautiful, hilarious, and gracious couple, and we were excited to share in their special day. Congratulations!