I'm So In Love With You
You
are to me
What
poetry tries to say with the word
You
are the song
All
the music my heart
ever heard
I
can't escape
The
air that I breathe even speaks of you
And
I'm not ashamed to say
That
I feel this way
I will stand before God
Give you all that I've got
I can promise you
I'll be true
I reveal here and now
As we both take this vow
I am so in love (So in love)
With you
Words can't express
What I confess with each beat of
my heart
I'm overwhelmed
With a passion I, I felt from the
start
Our love will grow
As the years come and go
I'll remain by your side
Oh, yes I will
There isn't anything that I would deny
I will stand before God
Give you all that I've got
I can promise you
I'll be true
I reveal here and now
As we both take this vow
I am so in love
I am so in love with you.
I promise to honor and cherish you
For better or for worst
I'll be
there for you
For richer or for poorer
In sickness and in health
Till death do us part
I will go
with you
>From this day on and forever
I will stand before God
Give you all that I've got
I can promise you
I'll be true
I reveal here and now
As we both take this vow
I
am so in love
I
am so in love
I
am so in love
I
am so in love
With
you
I
am so in love
with you
Smiling,
Allen asked for the rings. Chance and Sorrow, who had brought so
many blessings to our lives, carefully produced the
rings, each giving the ring he carried to Love and me. With a
shared smile, we gave them to Allen.
"These rings will be a symbol of the
commitment you have made here this day. The
rings are perfect circles, having no beginning or end, just as God has
no
beginning or end. May your love be fashioned from God, also being
without end. The rings are also made of precious metals.
May they always remind you of the precious love you share with your
partner. May
they continually remind you of your promise to each other and to
God." After praying over the rings, Allen handed them to
us. "You may now present one
another with the symbols of your love."
"Love, I give to you this ring, a token
of the love I hold for you. As I place it upon your finger, I
seal the vows I have made to you on this day. From this moment
on, I am yours, completely committed to you as your partner in
life. Ni-wy-she-an-a. You are my husband." Just so you know and in case you
did not guess already, Ni-wy-she-an-a is Shawnee for 'You are my
husband.'
I then slipped the ring onto Love's finger. "I love you, Killian Anderson
Lord, Always and Forever."
"Love,
I give to you this ring, a token of the love I hold for you. As I
place it upon your finger, I seal the vows I have made to you on
this day. From this moment on, I am yours, completely committed
to you
as your partner in life. Ni-wy-she-an-a. You are my husband." As I placed the ring upon Loves finger,
a tear flowed down his cheek. Brushing it away with my thumb, I
grinned. "And I you, my love,
Forever and a Day."
Next was the candle ceremony, and Allen explained our unique
ceremony to those gathered. "Now,
it is time for you to light the candle of unity. In many
services, the two candles representing each individual, which you
currently see burning, are extinguished. The center candle, which
is lit by the two burning candles is the only one that remains
burning. This center candle represents the unified couple and the
Father's light upon them. Today, however, the two individual
candles will not be extinguished, for our Father is synergy in
motion. As Killian and Kanawha light the center candle, their
unity shall be complete. They are made more than what they once
were. They are two individuals and, yet, also a united couple...
a trinity patterned after God." Love and I carefully lit the center
candle as Allen explained the ceremony, returning our candles to their
places beneath it. As terrible as it sounds, I just knew I would
drop the candle and start a fire or something. Hey, after digging
through trash to find Love's ring, I was a little worried that my bad
luck would flair back up during our wedding. Thank the good Lord
nothing bad happened.
Allen
smiled at the two of us, taking our joined hands into his own. "It is with the greatest joy that begin the
final part of this ceremony. Kanawha and Killian, having
proclaimed your love before God, seeking his blessings upon your union,
and having exchanged your vows both to God and one another, sealing
these vows with the exchanging of rings, I happily pronounce you
husbands, committed partners in life. What God has blessed and
joined together in Holy union, let no person move against or try to put
asunder. "
"I would like the first act of your lives together to be spent in
prayer. Let us pray together. Holy Father, we thank you so
much for bringing Killian and Kanawha into our lives. The love
these two share is a true testament to the miracles and wonders you
work in our daily lives. May you watch over our brothers as they
venture into their new lives together. We ask that you continue
to pour out your blessings upon them, praying that they always find
favor in your eyes. "
"The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make his face to shine
upon you and be gracious unto you. The Lord lift up the light of
his countenance upon you and give you peace. Amen." After
a long pause, Allen laughed. "Kal,
what are you waiting for, buddy? Now is the time. Now, you
can kiss him!"
"Finally!" I
cheered, then planted the biggest kiss I had yet to share with Love on
his lips.
After a while, Allen interrupted us. Clearing his throat, he
giggled. "OK, guys.
Enough already. Some of your guests are getting hungry."
Begrudgingly, Love and I broke our kiss, grinning at Allen. With
a wink, he made his proclamation. "Ladies and Gentlemen, it is my esteemed
pleasure to present to you our new couple, Kanawha and Killian
Darkstorm-Lord. Please join me in congratulating them."
Clapping and cheering erupted, prompted by our sons and Roe.
Then, everyone came forward to give us their blessings and well
wishes. Afterwards, it was time for our reception.
Let me just simply say that we had the combined culinary talents of
Hela, Mic, Grams, Nana, Valerie, Ed, Ethan, and Shaft in creating our
reception, along with Roe's incredible artistic flare. Honestly, the food was fantastic, and
the cake was a true work of art. Pop had a topper specially made
by a friend of his, and the two grooms bore an amazing resemblance to
Love and me.
Once everyone was seated, our sons made their toast. Poor Chance had been so nervous,
thinking some of the people might make fun of the way he said
things. Love and I assured him that he would do
wonderfully. I just told
him that his toast was to Love and me, and if anyone made so much as a
gesture that was disrespectful towards him, I would promptly beat their
ass. He just laughed, knowing I was dead serious about it.
Chance began. "Sorrow n' me's
thought long n' hard on this toast thing to our dads."
Sorrow quickly added, "We were at a loss for words, though.
I mean, what do you say to the two men who changed your entire lives?"
Taking Sorrows hand, Chance
stated, "So, we 'cided on this."
Raising his glass, he smiled at us. "For all you both 've done for us, for all
'em big smiles you's put on our faces, for all 'em prayers you's said
with us ever night..."
Raising his glass to us,
Sorrow continued. "For
all the laughter you have brought to our lives, for all the love you
have showered us with, for just simply being there anytime we have
needed you..."
"We's
both REAL glad we gets to call you our dads." Chance
grinned.
"May
you both be as happy together as you have made the two of us."
Sorrow smiled.
Then Chance laughed, and our sons
had impish grins dawning their faces. "We's also hopin' one of you's gets
pregnant or somethin', cause we's wantin' us a sister!"
"Though
a brother would be fine, too." Sorrow chuckled. "Anyway, may God bless you the way he
blessed the two of us when he brought you both into our lives."
There was a slight pause. "That's
it. Drink up, everybody."
"And
none of ya's gotta worry 'bout gettin' drunk or nothin' like that,
cause this ol' stuff is just bubblin' grape juice. But it's real
good, honest." Chance announced. Love and I fought hard our laughter and
raised our glasses quickly. Following suit, everyone
joined in and drank down their juice.
"HERE, here!" Ethan smiled after that memorable
toast. "Excellent job, guys!"
"I'll say!" Shaft
grinned. Leaning on the table towards the boys, he requested, "Be sure and save Ethan and I a dance
later, guys. Remember, we asked first."
A few other toasts were supposed
to be made, but the family decided that our sons toast was just too
good to follow. So, the meal was served. Afterwards, Love
and I shared the first dance, joined on the floor by our sons. I
have to say, they had become fantastic dancers. Others made their
way to the dance floor, as Love and I danced with Nana and Grams.
Pop and Roe also danced with each of us. After dancing with Ethan
and Shaft, our sons finally danced with Love and me.
The dancing continued for a good
while. Then, we had the cake. Let me just say that Love
wears cake rather well, hehehe! Of course, I had to pay Love back for
smearing it all over my mouth, though he was nice enough to kiss it all
off of me.
Next came the gifts. Honestly, we received everything a couple
could possibly desire. There were also numerous gift certificates
and lots of cards with money. The best gift we received, however,
was given to us by our sons. Upon opening it and reading it, I
was quickly moved to tears. I
looked over to see Janet, smiling at the two of us. We had been
appointed Chance's foster fathers, both of us! This greatly
improved our odds at being awarded adoption. Needless to say, we
were both happy campers about this news.
Roe and Hela decided that Love and I each had to throw something to the
awaiting bachelors. We decided to throw our ties, gladly
accepting any chance to shed them. Ethan caught the first one, telling
Shaft that it better be soon, or he was running off with Jake. TJ
faked like he was hurt by this, but then said he would help Ethan run
away if Shaft did not get on the ball. The second tie was sailing
right to Roe, who promptly ran as far away from it as he could,
allowing Jew an easy catch. TJ
grabbed him snugly, saying he guessed it was the two of them if Shaft
and Jena did not act soon. Jew grinned, telling TJ that they
might just run away together before Shaft or Jena had the chance to
make their moves.
Finally, Love and I were assaulted
and peppered with birdseed, making our way to what used to be his
car. I swear, my poor car
looked like some kind of float or something! I wondered if it
would ever be clean again. Saying our quick good-byes, we loaded
our sons in the car and quickly headed home.
We decided to spend our honeymoon for a few days at Grandma Darkstorm's
family home, then the rest at Loves family home. Not wanting to
be parted from our sons, Chance and Sorrow were going with us. The
boys went to their room to shower, change, and finish packing. Love
and I started in the same route, but we hit a slight detour.
It was the
most fantastic experience Love and I had shared before. As we
made love, I could suddenly feel everything he was feeling. I
could also feel how he could sense me. It was like making love in
surround sound or something.
It was amazing to know love could feel me the same way I felt his
presence. Right as we were approaching our climax, however, all
these swirling colors were everywhere, and I could see what Love saw
everyday. As we prepared to take our shower, it faded, but for
that brief time, Love and I were able to experience the world from each
others perspectives. That
brought us even closer together. In that short time, we were
truly one: physically, mentally, emotionally, and
spiritually. Later that evening, we found that every time we made
love, we experienced that level of complete union. Just so you
know, neither of us ended up pregnant, though it was not from a lack of
trying.
Once we had our shower and
dressed, Love and Sorrow took our suitcases to my car. Chance and
I double checked everything, then made sure we packed everything for
Chips and Domino. Yeah, they were going with us, too.
Hehehe! What a trip that would make. With everyone in the car, and as we
were certain we had everything we needed, our family headed out on the
interstate towards Georgia. It was a wonderful trip, and the time
we spent honestly brought us all even closer, truly uniting the
four of us, and those monsters we called our pets, as one happy family.