As anyone who's ever read a love story knows, the wedding is usually the last chapter of the book. But in a real love story, there's so much more to be told. So much happens in the happily ever after. And that’s what the sequel is for: to tell the story of two people as husband and wife as they live and grow together. So here are pages from our sequel.
OUR DAVID AND GOLIATH MOMENT
Ryan and I stared at each other in disbelief. We stood only a few feet apart in our kitchen, a single ice cube on the tile floor in between us.
Dinner that night had started just like normal. I had buckled Darcy into his highchair so I would have two free hands to get our food on the table. After placing his bowl of pumpkin oatmeal just out of reach on the table, I knew I had less than a minute to put our tacos together and get back to the table before he would start reminding us in his own excited way that it was time to eat.
I set two plates on the island and topped each one with taco shells while Ryan dropped ice cubes in his glass. In our hurry, his arm looped through mine like an old fashioned wedding toast. I moved my arm, adding shredded cheese to my taco shell, before crossing to the stove to scoop on the meat. As I turned back to finish the tacos off with tomatoes and lettuce, Ryan picked up a stray ice cube that had fallen to the floor, a common occurrence for our overly-enthusiastic ice machine. He tossed the ice cube softball-pitching-style at the sink just as I moved perfectly in the way, landing the ice cube right between my eyes, David and Goliath style.
Pages from the Sequel:
Return from Jamaica
The Little Blue House
The Ugly Yellow House
The Flea Episode
The Bathroom Leak
The Dinner Disaster
Baby on Board
The Story of Lucy
The Vanishing Bread
Midnight Dance with Darcy
Nighttime Feedings
Our David & Goliath Moment
Beach Day
I Love You