Wedding Blog

Well, it goes without saying that I am absolutely thrilled and humbled to be here. I was home alone when I got the email from Pengy, and did the only thing I could think of to celebrate – I cleaned the bathroom. Now, usually I’m not the one to clean for fun, but I just had all of this energy that I needed to burn! Of course, when it came time to write my introduction post, all of that energy mysteriously disappeared. The pressure to write the perfect introduction overwhelmed me. After all, I have big shoes to fill!

I am a High School English and History teacher who absolutely loves her job. I particularly enjoy teaching Shakespeare because, well, his dirty jokes make me giggle. I am slowly adjusting to my new life in Vermont with Mr. Pudding, although I am still fiercely patriotic when it comes to my adopted home land of Canada (think Robin Scherbatsky). Mr. Pudding and I met in college, and had a long distance relationship that lasted for two years after school ended. We are so happy to have that part of our lives behind us.

Our wedding will be heavily influenced by our common Polish heritage. When you come from a Polish-Catholic family, there are some conventions that you do not break. I kid you not, when I mentioned colourful (yes, the “u” is Canadian) shoes to Mama Pudding, she said: “That’s a wonderful idea, how about a nice gold or silver?” We are trying to incorporate unique and special details into the wedding without giving Mama Pudding a heart attack.

I leave you with my fave picture of Mr. Pudding and me. The English teacher in me likes to think of this photo as a metaphor for our situation right now: Mr. Pudding plunging into our life together with great excitement, and me learning to rely on him and enjoying the ride.