You may ask, how is it possible to have a blog, get married and not post anything for five weeks after the wedding?
A legitimate question.
Well, time has flown by since our party of 19 kids and grandkids navigated out on the ice of Lake Superior on February 19 to witness and participate as we were married.
I'll credit Chana for the idea to be married on the lake...in February. It sounded offbeat and unique and was a reflection of our mutual feeling about this wonderful body of water that's so much a part of our lives here in far northern Wisconsin.
But with thawing, freezing and high winds during the days before the wedding, we were both glad to have a Plan B ready...just in case the weather person didn't cooperate on the 19th.
But he/she did. It was a gorgeous, sunny, calm day. . . in the mid-20s. And our families, ranging in age from 13 months to 76+ years, arrived prepared to spend a bit of time on the ice. The ceremony took 25 minutes. Those who wanted to say a few words had the chance, and the words were heartfelt and deeply appreciated by everyone. A friend from nearby Ashland performed the ceremony; a Bayfield friend was the official photographer. We enjoyed a post-wedding lunch at a favorite Bayfield eatery.
It was perfect.
Now, 5+ weeks later, we've begun the transition. Chana lives in Washburn. She's a special ed aide in the Washburn schools. I'm in Bayfield. I operate a B&B. We're 9 miles apart and involved in putting our two households together. She's been single for 30 years; me for 15. We're both recognizing how much you accumulate in that time--stuff... and the habits of day-to-day living--as we start to create a new home.
A few minutes before writing this, I was folding laundry and listening to folk music on Public Radio. Appropriately, the first song I heard was titled "We Will Adjust. "
As we're both learning.
