It wasn't that long ago that I was lamenting about the fact that no one gets married anymore. Especially here. Here you say 'partner' - I suppose that is the politically correct thing to say. And, I have to admit I've had to be corrected on a number of occasions when I used the term 'husband' or 'wife' assuming... well, you know what they say about assume. But the thing is I love using the term husband to refer to my 'partner' I don't know exactly why, but husband or wife sounds so much more intimate to me. So much more than a 'partner.' Don't get me wrong, I think of my husband as my partner in all things - but it is so much more intriguing than that. I love having a HUSBAND and I love being a WIFE.
Well, of course, right after I voiced my opinion on the scarcity of the marriage vows, the invitations to attend weddings have just been tumbling in - four in the last two months if I am counting correctly. If fact, Jeff and I just got back from a wedding in Barcelona (pictures included). Anna is from Barcelona and Will is from England. They had a very multicultural wedding which included 3 languages - Catalan, English and Spanish. The service was in this little, old church on the outskirts of Barcelona. Afterward, family and friends piled into a bus and trekked up the mountain to a wonderful little restaurant.
I learned later that this was the same place that Anna's parents had been married some 34 years previously. The view was magnificent, the conversation interesting (the groom and all his buddies had graduated from Oxford and had some great stories to tell) and the drinking - copious!!! A real celebration.
They danced and laughed the night away. Thank goodness there was a bus to take us all down the mountain when the time came. Congratulations to Anna and Will and have a great time in Cancun!
p.s. Jeff and I were so charmed by Barcelona that we will soon be making a return trip to explore more fully.
It wasn't that long ago that I was lamenting about the fact that no one gets married anymore. Especially here. Here you say 'partner' - I suppose that is the politically correct thing to say. And, I have to admit I've had to be corrected on a number of occasions when I used the term 'husband' or 'wife' assuming... well, you know what they say about assume. But the thing is I love using the term husband to refer to my 'partner' I don't know exactly why, but husband or wife sounds so much more intimate to me. So much more than a 'partner.' Don't get me wrong, I think of my husband as my partner in all things - but it is so much more intriguing than that. I love having a HUSBAND and I love being a WIFE. 
Well, of course, right after I voiced my opinion on the scarcity of the marriage vows, the invitations to attend weddings have just been tumbling in - four in the last two months if I am counting correctly. If fact, Jeff and I just got back from a wedding in Barcelona (pictures included). Anna is from Barcelona and Will is from England. They had a very multicultural wedding which included 3 languages - Catalan, English and Spanish. The service was in this little, old church on the outskirts of Barcelona. Afterward, family and friends piled into a bus and trekked up the mountain to a wonderful little restaurant. 
I learned later that this was the same place that Anna's parents had been married some 34 years previously. The view was magnificent, the conversation interesting (the groom and all his buddies had graduated from Oxford and had some great stories to tell) and the drinking - copious!!! A real celebration.
They danced and laughed the night away. Thank goodness there was a bus to take us all down the mountain when the time came. Congratulations to Anna and Will and have a great time in Cancun!
p.s. Jeff and I were so charmed by Barcelona that we will soon be making a return trip to explore more fully.
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beauuuuutiful! three cheers for husbands (and wives)
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