Hanging on for the wedding, the honeymoon and the sea
Posted: August 25, 2010 Filed under: getting married, travel | Tags: getting married, Hanoi, honeymoon, tired, travel 5 Comments »
There’s been a thought that’s been going through my head for some weeks now.
I just want to jump into the sea. I just want to jump into the sea.
Proper sea with waves fringed with big breezy beachy expanses you can walk on.
I can blame my utter lethargy on no end of reasons – setting up a new business, planning (and more stressfully paying) for a wedding but looking around, this is just an end-of-summer Hanoi thing. I can see it everywhere.
For those of us that didn’t get away it’s like we’ve sweated as much as we can. Like lost minerals can no longer be topped up with electrolyte. Dehydration headaches are now only being lessened by paracetamol, not cured.
Each friend suffering similar tiredness is prescribing different cures. A big night out. A holiday. Leaving altogether.
I just want to jump into the sea.
A typically down-t0-earth Aussie friend in Hoi An says finding a place on the beach for our budget will be like “pushing shit up hill”, but we’ll find something. It has to be on the beach. It’s all about the sea.
Today I looked on as my beautiful girl spoke to the wedding venue liaison (pic above) about what we want and what they could provide. I took a walk around the place and thinking about the wedding suddenly left me all choked. A happy, but tired, feeling.
Returning to the house I looked at the last of the savings and made mental calculations. She won’t let me overspend on this wedding – but at the same time, it’s true what they say, it’s only once. It should be everything she deserves.
Business will settle. Vietnam will turn 1,000. Our wedding will be beautiful. We will depart on our honeymoon.
Then, in Hoi An, we will hold hands and rush like newly wed lemmings into the South China Sea.
Everything is going to be fine. It will work out! And yes, your girl is beautiful and she makes you happy- how lucky are you? I remember going through the same (uhm…maybe it was my better half going through it…) a few years ago while we were barreling towards the big day. It’s so worth it- I don’t know why, can’t put my finger on it, but it is!
Promise you will post at least one picture of the two of you on the big day!
“Then, in Hoi An, we will hold hands and rush like newly wed lemmings into the South China Sea.”
Ah ha! Calling it the “South China Sea” is quite a gaffe now a day in Vietnam.
The political correct name Stevo, is the “East Sea”.
Kerryanne – don’t worry there will be a stack of pics. Actually I really wish I could take pics of the day. Maybe I’ll take a few.
And I have no doubts on it being worth it – I’m just running on empty a bit, that’s all.
But thanks for the reassurance.
TNB – ouch – didn’t realise I should watch what I write. I will admit that I am so geographically challenged that I looked up to see which sea it was. Blame Google Maps for my gaffe.
Bloods have been spilt for the naming rights to that piece of real estate. Its quite serious business.
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