groundhogiversary

Today is our wedding anniversary. And yes, it’s also Groundhog Day. I know. And yes, that movie is one of “our” movies because who doesn’t love Bill Murray? BUT also yes, our wedding pre-dates (slightly) the movie “Groundhog Day,” lest any of you think we got married on that date BECAUSE of that movie.

We didn’t.

Actually, it was the only date within a limited time frame that my husband’s brother and his wife would be able to fly over for the wedding from Sydney, Australia.

I just remember trying and trying to get them here, if at ALL possible. First, a date in January. Then another date in January. Then a date in later February. Then, finally, February 2nd. It never even occurred to me it was Groundhog Day until months later, when a wedding vendor inquired, “Why are you getting married on Groundhog Day?”

I just stared at her. “What?”

“Groundhog Day,” she repeated. “February 2nd is Groundhog Day.”

I was dumbfounded because, well, that’s what planning a wedding does to you. I literally had not ever thought of that, not for one minute.

“It IS??” I said.

“Yeah. You didn’t know that?”

A slowly dawning light.

“Well, I knew it, but I didn’t KNOW it,” I cleverly said.

She looked at me with a glimmer of pity. Poor stupid bride. Poor stupid groom who’s marrying this poor stupid bride who doesn’t even know that February 2nd is Groundhog Day.

“At least you’ll always remember your anniversary,” she offered.

“WHAT?!”

Poor stupid bride.

But …. Groundhog Day it was. And is. And Groundhog Day has been very, VERY good to us. It almost seems as if Punxsutawney Phil has never seen his shadow.

So Happy Anniversary and Happy Groundhog Day, My Beloved!

Here’s to many more years of early springs.