Wedded Bliss

I am sitting at Derek's kitchen counter watching the snow fall steadily from the sky. We seem to bring the snow whenever we are here. Todd is cooking up lunch part 2 of our detox diet. So far, the sheer thought of detox leads my body into over compulsive food thoughts; pizza, crackers, anything cheese, bread, etc. Really, I am not picky. Actually, the very necessary one day detox, I make it sound like I have been deprived for weeks, was Lisa's idea and the food has proven to be delicious. Lunch part 1 was a great kale, arugula, olive, cilantro, tomato, avocado, lime, radish salad. Odd combo but it hit the spot.

So last night we returned from a fabulous weekend in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The best lady, Elizabeth, from our wedding got married. I was under my own misinformed opinion that Santa Fe would provide the sunshine and warmth my body so desperately wants. Well, I finally looked at a map before our 14 hour New Year's Day drive south and to my amazement, you can ski in Santa Fe. Not the tropical paradise I must have dreamt about. Cold weather loomed but at least the sun caught my que and joined us everyday. That was my first trip to Santa Fe and what a cute town it is. We ate tons of Mexican food, to our stomachs delight. A year of Mexican food cravings left us in a glutenous state. Hence, current detox.

The wedding was great. Jenny and Elizabeth looked absolutely stunning. They created a beautiful atmosphere for the ceremony and reception. Elizabeth, if you read this I think the twigs looked great. Their minister was awesome. The way she interperted the readings and the idea of marriage was so welcoming and refreshing. She actually acknowledged the fact of needing seperate lives to maintain a good parternship. Brilliant!

I must say, it was nice being on the opposite side of the wedding scene. Especially, since it was the same sort of destination scenario as ours. It was nice to sit back and not worry about a thing. Enjoy the company of new friends and drink more wine then I will admit.

So far, our time in the US has been great. Busy but great. We are off to do a little cross country skiing and then I really need to finalize plans to Montana.