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deb they finally got here today
after my anxious
week-long wait-
they got here and i stared for a while,
unable to really read the words
raised and glossy
spelling it all out-
all i could see were our names
across the bottom
in script
proclaiming for all to see
that we are no longer ourselves,
but an 'us'.
forever.

it's kind-of scary,
this knowledge i harbor-
these boxes littering the dining room
filled with the most
valuble paper i've ever been thrilled to buy
smile slyly at me and whisper
"it's official"
and i can't bring myself
put more than one together-
one.
and just to see how it looks.
that's it.

my wedding is less than 5 months away
and i'm scared of the invitations!

not the invitations, really,
but what they represent.
this is permanent
-i have no doubts, mind you,
but it's a big step
looming before me,
and i'm just not sure how to begin the climb.
010320
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frAnk take it from one who has been married for 20 years, the climb isn't what's important because you always find yourself looking down from mountain heights and then going,
"how did we make it?"
what's cool is you don't know, you just did it, and did it together. but the more you climb, you get more confidence through experience.
of course i don't know you and your fiance, but it's basically the same for everyone... marriage is unbelievable, the sincerest form of selflessness there is and just the fact that you are concerned about the invitations with this kind of intimate emotion tells me you are into it with a unique passion. he is very fortunate to have you.
010320
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