Of course, the buzz this entire week has been about the Royal Wedding. I enjoyed watching the news as we led up this this day; however, I didn't have plans to get up at the crack of dawn to view it live. I thought I would DVR it or catch one of the many replays. In fact, most of my thoughts surrounded around how sad it was that their life was so public without being able to go anywhere without a zillion photographers!
Well, last night, Rebecca surprised me by asking if she could get up and watch the wedding! If you know her, you know that getting up early for anything is not usually on her agenda. So I decided that I would indeed set the alarm and share this special event with her. I asked Andrew if he was interested in watching... he was not, in fact thought it was dumb that we were getting up early to watch a "boring" wedding in another country!!! :)
My alarm went off at 5:20. I went and got her, and we watched history unfold snuggled under the covers. She talked, giggled, asked questions, critiqued the styles and clothes. It was so much fun to watch from her fairy tale view point and for a few minutes, set aside the reality of the life that Princess Katherine (aka Duchess of Cambridge) is about to begin.
Charles, a secret romantic at heart, was up studying and joined us about 1/2 way into it. Andrew jumped in the bed around 6:55 asking what was going on and even got interested enough that he asked why we didn't wake him. I reminded him that I asked and he refused! (He didn't remember this conversation as it was while I was tucking him in, and he was probably already 1/2 way to dreamland!!!)
Charles, a true teacher who missed his calling, told the kids that if they thought this was a grand event, just imagine what it will be like when Christ welcomes His bride into Heaven. What an amazing thought that is!!!
