Reid and I wanted to dedicate a special place to acknowledge and thank our wonderful parents for all of their love and unwavering support of our dreams, ambitions and goals; for their acceptance of our independence and willingness to allow us to flourish. Thank you for your support of our relationship and all of your help in the craziness of wedding planning. Oh! And thanks for babysitting your grandpups when we go on our vacations. To Kim & Kevin Easton and Larry & Jerriann Farris we love you all very much!
“When you fall in love, it is a temporary madness. It erupts like an earthquake, and then it subsides. And when it subsides, you have to make a decision. You have to work out whether your roots are to become so entwined together that it is inconceivable that you should ever part. Because this is what love is. Love is not breathlessness, it is not excitement, it is not the desire to mate every second of the day. It is not lying awake at night imagining that he is kissing every part of your body. No … don’t blush. I am telling you some truths. For that is just being in love; which any of us can convince ourselves we are. Love itself is what is left over, when being in love has burned away. Doesn’t sound very exciting, does it? But it is!” Captain Corelli’s Mandolin by Louis de Bernières