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I woke up this morning at 4:30 to watch the Royal Wedding. Kyle thought I was kind of silly to do so. But I still hear people talk about Charles and Diana's wedding and I've never heard a single person say they wished they hadn't watched it. I'm not sorry I got up. It was so unbelievable beautiful and touching. I only got to the TV in time to see Kate (I'm not doing the duchess Catherine thing here) get out of the car in front of Westminster, with the bells ringing just for her. From the moment they said the sun came out for her the tears were just flowing. She was so beautiful. The dress is exactly perfect for her. And the veil and tiara. Mmmm, so so so pretty. William was dashing in his uniform, too. A real Prince Charming. The abbey was so incredibly beautifully decorated, too. The trees lining the aisle just about took my breath away. My favorite part was when William first stood with her at the end of the aisle. The way he mouthed "you are so beautiful" .The the way he pursed his lips and bowed his head like he was embarrassed to be so happy or just overwhelmed in general. It was so touching. The ceremony was nice. There wasn't anything I didn't like.
I stayed around for the kiss, too. I watched the whole procession and got choked up at all the people cheering and just wishing their love on the couple. They don't even know them, but there was so much love for them. I loved watching the people pour into the courtyard after the procession was complete. So many people and everything was so orderly. Very impressive. The kiss was less...juicy than I would have loved to see. But I was delighted to see the historic second kiss. Very sweet.
I'm American, there is no English blood flowing through my veins. I've only every been to London once, on a layover on my way to Germany. I have no personal stake in this wedding. But I'm so excited and happy to have been a witness. To again use the Churchill quote, the wedding was "bright ray of colour on the hard, grey road we have to travel". Amongst all the soul breaking news in the world: the economy, natural disasters, oil prices, civil unrest, etc it was so nice to detach for an hour. It's heart healing to see that color, frivolity, beauty, and love can still exist even when everything seems so horrible. It's hope giving to know that fairy tales can come true in this world. I may never become a princess, but maybe it's still possible to have a fairy tale happen to me. Today, though, it was enough just to watch someone else's fairy tale begin.
PS: This coffee that's reviving me now after a very early morning is delicious. Coffee, i missed you so much during Lent! Let's never part again.
I stayed around for the kiss, too. I watched the whole procession and got choked up at all the people cheering and just wishing their love on the couple. They don't even know them, but there was so much love for them. I loved watching the people pour into the courtyard after the procession was complete. So many people and everything was so orderly. Very impressive. The kiss was less...juicy than I would have loved to see. But I was delighted to see the historic second kiss. Very sweet.
I'm American, there is no English blood flowing through my veins. I've only every been to London once, on a layover on my way to Germany. I have no personal stake in this wedding. But I'm so excited and happy to have been a witness. To again use the Churchill quote, the wedding was "bright ray of colour on the hard, grey road we have to travel". Amongst all the soul breaking news in the world: the economy, natural disasters, oil prices, civil unrest, etc it was so nice to detach for an hour. It's heart healing to see that color, frivolity, beauty, and love can still exist even when everything seems so horrible. It's hope giving to know that fairy tales can come true in this world. I may never become a princess, but maybe it's still possible to have a fairy tale happen to me. Today, though, it was enough just to watch someone else's fairy tale begin.
PS: This coffee that's reviving me now after a very early morning is delicious. Coffee, i missed you so much during Lent! Let's never part again.