Honeymoon

It’s morning, and here I sit, in front of my computer, my guy still sleeping in the other room.  It is the day before our honeymoon and I woke up smiling.  I feel so blessed right now.  I was single for a long, long time, and frankly had a very fulfilling life, filled with family, friends, travel, work, all my interests.  And then by chance I met my guy, and chance changed my life.  I am the same and changed.  And tomorrow we leave for our honeymoon, three glorious weeks of simply celebrating us. 

At our wedding reception, in our thank you speech, I talked about how marriage is a separate thing, sacred and living, and now I am beginning to see how true that statement was.  In ways I cannot yet describe fully, I can begin to see glimmers of the life we will build, the support we will feel, the love shared, the difficulties faced, the moments cherished. 

Sitting here typing, I am acutely aware of how much two have become one.  And in that joining, one has become so many.  I have begun working on my first cookbook, a venture that seemed fairly straightforward: a process of recipes and cooking, layouts and photographs, legal requirements and advertising.  I underestimated it.  Already it is changing me.  I have met amazing people from this blog and my Facebook page who have written me and told me about their experiences, their journeys into cooking and relationships and how they have been touched by or relate to my ramblings here.  I have received support and encouragement.  I have been urged to write every day, that people feel connected and want to know how it progresses and what is next.  I didn’t expect to be part of a community.  I didn’t expect the blessing of not feeling alone in this journey. 

Every day when I sit down to write this blog, I feel connected.  I didn’t expect recipes and writing to make me feel so connected, on the other hand, I know how connected preparing, sharing and celebrating food can make us.  This journey is making me even more respectful and appreciative of my family, my friends, my new friends here and how intrinsically cooking has influenced and shaped my life.  It is instructive and revelatory.  This whole experience makes me smile and I am so happy you can join me.

We are leaving tomorrow and today I want to finish off my loose ends on transcribing some recipes I have selected.  I know when we return I have many more to transcribe, I have to learn InDesign, arrange photography, complete all the legal and selling requirements and the list goes on.  I know most of the work is still ahead of me.  But I now know, with great certainty that the best is yet to come.  I am so excited that I finally tried to do this. 

Off to Venice tomorrow so this will be my last entry until we return.  I truly hope you will be here ready to provide the shoulder to lean on when we get back.  For sure, you can expect ramblings about all the great food we ate while we were away!  This morning I want to say thank you and I will see you soon, my friends.