Something Stupid Gets Started

The day went off without a hitch.  Well, almost.  Girl had forgotten the CD’s she needed for the ‘walk down the aisle’ music.  Zip greased the DJ and he provided us with his whole music collection.  Girl and Zip eventually picked “Something Stupid” by Frank Sinatra.  It was a beautiful song – great rhythm, graceful and light.  They still laugh about it today!  Bubba walked Girl down the aisle on his arm and peanut carried the rings in a silver bowl filled with sand from the beach.  And boy was it hot!  At 11 am it was 98 degrees outside.  The ceremony started at 11:05 am, pictures at 11:20 am and back into the pool by noon.  The couple and the guests spent the afternoon playing water volleyball and relaxing by the pool with drinks.  At 6 pm, the bar was closed off for a private reception where Zip and Girl hosted their guests with the hotel manager to a champagne cocktail before dinner.  Bubba and the Best Man both spoke a few words of congratulations to start the evening off right.

If you have ever heard the words to the song, “Something Stupid” refers to saying ‘I Love You’.  The words in the song set up a beautiful scene, as if two lovely people were sitting out at a cafe in wrought iron chairs having a glass of champagne.  Both cannot believe how lucky they are to be in that moment in time and simply blurt out ‘I love you’, with all the intention and emotion that comes with saying I Love You for the first time.  That is how Zip and Girl felt.  That is how Zip and Girl feel.  Everyday – lucky to have found one another, ready to live life together and be present in every moment as if they were/are sitting at that cafe table enjoying the first I love you.