Another Anniversary

Two years ago today, Ryan and I were sealed for time and eternity in the Salt Lake Temple. I was 4 months pregnant, freezing, and looking terrible, so we really don't have many pictures from that. It wasn't a big thing- just Ryan's parents, brother, sister, and bro-in-law. But it was still perfect.

It was fun to see the white dots (brides) splattered all over the temple grounds. Being a Saturday, there were very many. I have always loved admiring different wedding dresses, and I have never seen so many PRETTY modest wedding gowns in my life! When I was getting married, I couldn't for the life of me find a modest wedding gown that didn't look like a bad design from the 1980s. If only I had known to look in SLC! :)

The strangest thing that I witnessed that day was how obsessive and possessive the mothers of the brides were! They were more "momzillas" than the bridezillas! They really marked their territory! And since I was by myself, without the entourage and the fancy dress to differentiate myself as a bride, I really had to carve out space for myself in the brides' room.

I sure was glad to be having a small and quiet sealing ceremony, without all the stress of my wedding day. It allowed me to focus on the meaning of it all, and how special it was to be in the temple that day. It wasn't about the dress, the flowers, the hair, the status of the size of the ceremony or who was there. It was just about Ryan and me (and baby Raiden in my belly!) being sealed, so that we may be together not just until death do us part but, beyond death and through eternity. We were able to relax in the Celestial Room before our sealing, and I didn't have a big poofy dress to worry about (just a big poofy belly). We were fortunate enough to be there early, so we had a lot of time to sit together in the Celestial room and contemplate- as well as admire its beauty. It was a wonderful day that I will never forget! Even without all the pomp and circumstance our sealing day was, in many ways, much more magical than our wedding day.