The Royal Wedding

Unless you live under a rock, you know that yesterday was the royal wedding and I am not ashamed to admit that I was one of those girls who woke up at 5:45 to watch the wedding live! It was an absolutely beautiful wedding and you could almost see the excitement in the air. Kate looked gorgeous in her Sarah Burton wedding gown. It was classy, elegant, and timeless. It was fun to get to see Kate stand next to her sister, Pippa. It is amazing how much they look alike! Kate then entered the long walk into Westminster Abbey…seriously, it took her like 10 minutes to get down the aisle. I could feel the anticipation building as William had his back turned. Luckily, Harry turned around and spied on the bride-to-be for his brother and was seen mouthing the words “wait until you see her!” Oh William and Kate. Such a great couple. You really can see that they love each other.
When trying to explain to my dad, and all the other clueless males in my life, about the excitement and hype of the royal wedding, I found it was best explained like this: It is a Disney fairy tale that has come to life. An ordinary, but beautiful girl meets a handsome young prince. The two fall in love, however he does not want to pressure her into marrying into the chaos of royalty. She is too madly in love to be with anyone else and eventually accepts the prince’s hand in marriage. This “ordinary girl” weds to her love with nearly 1/3 of the world’s population watching. After stepping out onto the balcony and sealing the marriage with a kiss, or two, the ordinary Miss Catherine Elizabeth Middleton became Her Royal Highness Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge.
Um, hello? What girl doesn’t dream of that? It’s like Disney, all grown up! And while the Royal schedule of events may have included arriving at Westminster Abbey, schmoozing with royalty from all over the world, and getting the entire Buckingham Palace cleared out, I did find a way to celebrate. Here is MY schedule of events on this royal day:

5:45am: alarm goes off
5:45-5:55am: lay in bed and wonder what I was thinking
6:00-7:30am: watch the wedding live on TV and wish I were there.
7:30-11:00am: go back to bed
11:00am-1:00pm: various morning routine activities
1:00pm-6:00pm: wear a plastic tiara everywhere I go, including the bookstore.
6:00pm-10:00pm: various college-like activities (IHOP, concert, ice cream, photoshop my face into a picture of the royal couple)
10:00pm-11:00pm: Watch the history of the royals on NatGeo
11:00pm-2:00am: Watch the story of Princess Diana
2:00am-3:00-am: rewatch the actual wedding. Again. In my crown.

So I’d say I celebrated in style. What did you do to celebrate history in the making?

Me and William...a girl can dream, right?