Me and Ben!!!!!  It was 10 years ago that we got married in Scotland.  Almost did not make our own wedding cause I left my ticket at home, not realizing til we were checking in our luggage.  Of couse, no time to go home and get it.  They were not going to issue me another one and I started to cry.  How could I miss my own wedding???  When the nice people in line started yelling at the Northwest people (horrible airline btw,,,) and under pressure, they finally re-issued my ticket.

Got there the day before and met with friends in Edinburgh.  That was the first time I was there.  While out, I decided at the 3rd bar that I was tired (around 2) and another friend of mine, who also did not know Edinburgh decided we were fine to walk back to a friend's flat we were staying at.   Somehow I found it.   Ben was supposed to meet me there at 3 AM.  Well the Scottish native, Ben,  got distracted and drunk and lost, finally showing up at 5 AM with a pizza in hand.  I yelled at him and then ate his whole pizza before having pre wedding sex in our friend's flat.

Ben's dad picked us up the next morning.  Our friends came up later.  We had a small service and dinner and then a giant party with all our friends and family.  It was an absolute blast.  I drank Black beards all night (captin Morgan, coke and a splash of guiness...) The band and Ben's best mate had plenty of hash.  And I had to body to get married in an ivory silk blouse and a short, short, short black mini skirt.   Ben's hair was still long and mine was cropped short.  I still remember when he let his hair down at the reception.  It was just the moment when I realized that our wedding was wild and crazy and exactly who we were at that moment.  Would not have changed a thing.  We were completely unconvetional and we got married that way.  Perfect.

Despite everyone not thinkling we would last more than a month.  Ben 20, me 26, him British, me American, only knowing each other 5 months, neither quite sure of what we wanted to do with our lives.... yet we knew better and married despite all the doubt around us. There are a few things in your life that you know, from the bottom of your soul, with absolute certainty.  This was one of them.  And here we are 10 years later.  Even more important, we are still happy and in love.

So happy anniversary to us!  Here's the first 10 years down and the rest of our lives to go.