We went off to the vermont woods,literally, for the wedding of Ms. Moonspun and her Running Professor.

We arrived at their house on Friday, and I spent a good hour being absorbed by their gorgeous garden…lupine, lady’s mantle, dianthus, roses, iris, Jacob’s ladder…it was gorgeous.

We got to play in their brook, the dog was off leash for the first time ever, which made her wildly happy, the kids were running wild through the yard, it was great.

And it got even better: when we got to the event site, which is run by the absolutely wonderful Burr family, we got a neat cabin, with power (including a coffee maker!) and a very comfy bed. The site itself is absolutely gorgeous: acres of land to play on, a pool, stream, tree house, labyrinth, fields of flowers, pollywogs, frogs, dragonflies, butterflies, you name it (and mosquitoes, but hey, it was a small price to pay). It was glorious.

The wedding went off with only minor behind the scenes bobbles, and with only one stumble (mine) during the ceremony. It was the first wedding I’ve cried at in years: the love between Moonspun and RP is so clearly visible, and their commitment to one another is so honest and pure, the emotion was overwhelming.

We had wonderful food, great company, the beautiful outdoors: it was a perfect weekend. Even the rain kept itself to appropriate times. The girls had a great time playing with the other kids, and Luna ran herself ragged in the fields.

As they say, a fine time was had by all. It was tough to come back to the city!