My mom and my step-dad have been together for over seven years and finally decided to tie the knot. I guess they decided to get past the seven-year-itch before making official. They've had their ups and downs and almost separated for good just a year ago. Hopefully the worst is over and they will start fresh with their married life and live "happily ever after." She lost our cool last name, Diesel. Calling her by a new name will take some getting used to.
So something you gotta know about my step-dad: he's a prankster. My mom is such an easy target, too. They were going to order their corsages and my mom was complaining that she didn't get to look in a book or something to pick out what she wanted. Step-dad assured her this is what the florist does for a living and couldn't possibly screw it up. Well, anyways, when he picked up the corsage he decided he was going to replace it with a fake one. He went out in the yard and got some onion grass and other foliage, taped them together, and wrapped it in plastic wrap; replacing it in the original box. All day we were trying to get my mom to look at her corsage, but she was surprisingly uninterested in making sure it was to her standards (she is a bit obsessive and anal). Finally, before we were heading for the court house, she had to open it up. The look on her face was priceless!
Since they have both been married before, they settled with just a legal ceremony at the local municipal building. It literally took like 5 minutes and we were out of there. No complaints here. And this way they saved their money to go on a cruise and to Paradise Hotel in the Bahamas. Two week honeymoon? Not too shabby.
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| exchanging rings |
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| Afterwards at dinner with my niece, Kacey. |
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| My older brother, Ryan, and his daughter, Georgia. |
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| Ryan's wife, Pam, and her girls. |
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| Mom, step-dad, and their grandchildren. |
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| My nephew, Landon, enjoying his first bite of cake. |
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| My camera was slow, so I had to make them hold it. |
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| Mr. and Mrs. Moran |
