who needs 2000 wedding guests and millions of adoring fans?

There's a lot of royal wedding talk lately.  I'll admit, I've been sucked in. Mark is less than interested.

But another wedding took place this week, 7 years ago. A much more important one, and one that Mark IS interested in.  Yep, we celebrated {I use that term loosely} our anniversary this week. Sick kids and all, with our own stomachs teetering on the queasy side, due to odiferous offenses o' plenty.

But enough about our children's vomit...

A few tidbits about the top photo:

- Our wedding photos were taken on Monday and we got married the next Saturday, So I got my hair and makeup done twice.  And Mark saw the dress before we actually got married. I'm not big on that tradition.

- My friend, Nancy (who is also my sister's sister-in-law) made my jewelry. We traded for some quilting and I'm afraid I got the better deal. I owe you Nancy.

- I did not wear earrings and I don't remember why.  

- I had never worn acrylic nails until that week.  And never since.

- Mark's tuxedo vest was a size XXL.  It was way too big, but actually looks pretty good in this photo.

About the bottom photo:

- This was the first full day of our honeymoon in Paris.

- We stayed at the only hotel (at least at the time) on the Champs-Elysees.  It was perfectly located and really beautiful, especially the view at night.

- My [junior high / high school / college] French was helpful, especially when ordering food and when we needed to translate a sign.  But it was almost no use in a conversation.  

- We ate crepes everyday for breakfast and lunch and I could've eaten more, but I did not want to out-eat Mark. Looking back though, he ordered his with ham and cheese.  I ordered sugar everytime. No wonder I was still hungry.