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My inner Aquarius is happy with the title for this post. 

The past new moon in Aquarius on January 24th 2020 marks the beginning of a new life. It was chosen with care beforehand through basic numerology to give us a good start into married life and I didn't know that it would fall on a new moon at the same time but here we are. We got back home on Sunday and now we're about to extend our honeymoon until Jack has to leave me again, interrupted only to write this post and continue working on the current video. Right now Jack is playing a game on the other computer and I've spent the first half of the day arranging music on the very long version of the next video. I don't mind dedicating some of our vacation time to this because I like completing good work and this arrangement of doing separate things on our respective computers in the same room is the very essence of the life I had been anticipating. If Jack was allowed to work from another continent, he would be working. There's nothing I'd rather be doing right now. 

Since I know some of you are dying to know how the wedding was, I want to fill you in a little. It was beautiful. Unpretentious. I had a chance to reflect on my associations because everything I hated about weddings was absent. I loved how we were just our usual selves, in slightly nicer clothing. I straightened Jack's hair but by the time we got to Copenhagen City Hall, the drizzly wind made it a little frizzy again. I didn't even care that we didn't have time to do my hair or that my metals didn't match. That morning bath was worth it. I might have frozen to death otherwise. (It wasn't that cold, I just can't regulate my body temperature b/c lizard). The wedding ceremony consisted of Inge (I don't know her job title) reading off a cute little speech about marriage before getting our respective I do's (and some paperwork). We held each other's hand so tight with how excited we were. When she declared us husband and wife, we couldn't help but exchange a few kisses and a long hug that had me worried would make the other people in the room impatient with us. One of the three people witnessing the wedding was taking pictures with my camera in highly unflattering overhead lighting. Afterwards I tried to take some pictures of us with a self-timer and no tripod so this was the best I could do. But that's just what we wanted. No $20000 wedding, no families, no photographer, no tuxes and gaudy dresses, no forced socializing. Just us as we are and as little stress as possible. 

Marriage legalized, photos taken, we went to celebrate and by celebrate I mean try to find a place to eat that doesn't break the bank. After a bit of walking around the old town we decided to check out Torvehallerne Copenhagen, all the while hoping it wasn't a stupid expensive eatery with all the cute bougie looking lights and whatnot. Turns out, it was a market with all kinds of food available. I promptly found something I'd been wanting to try and we had a nice lunch of fish cakes with remoulade. We had a blast checking out all the foods and when we settled back in our hotel room there was a complementary bottle of champagne waiting for us. Now, neither of us likes wine in any way, shape or form - but I ended up mixing it with the blackberry cider we had in the fridge from the night before. Genius! It masked the wine flavor just fine. Try it. Naturally, we proceeded to get tipsy and take cute pictures in bed. 

Our hotel gave us complementary spa vouchers for booking directly through them so we ended the day with a relaxing spa date. The whole place was beautiful with hues of purple, bronze and brown in an Indian themed setting. We enjoyed alternating between soaking in a hot tub and cooking in saunas of which one I heard from a credible source feels just like August in Texas. I think the dry heat might have been just what my desert rat needed, while my body much prefers humidity. It was a wonderful getaway even though by the end we ran out of things to do and it got a little boring with most of our time spent hunting down food. We recommend the falafels from a food cart just outside Nørreport Station. Also, if you ever get the chance, pay a visit to Zaggi's Cafe on  Frederiksborggade in Copenhagen and order a 'precious coffee'. Do it for me. It made the barista crack up. This request is valid until they change their sandwich board art. 

I didn't have any expectations and yet this honeymoon is everything I ever dreamed of. Exploring a new place was fun and being with the only person I can tolerate for extended periods of time was even more fun. And even though nothing changed since being legally married, everything changed. When you think about it, some random person declaring you husband and wife is worth about as much as me declaring one of my eyes the "good eye" (the one that looks a little nicer after I do my makeup). But our relationship has always been and will always be a work in progress. Our marriage is what's happening every minute of every day of the rest of our lives and what started when we fell for each other and thereby picked up where we left off in previous lifetimes. But I feel like the security of being a legally recognized couple has made us more comfortable being a little more sassy and teasing each other more. Just slightly. I'm looking forward to a lifetime with my Jack. 

I will resume work as normal on February 6th which is when we will restart the whole visa shit show and hope for the best. I want nothing more than to be close to him, grow with him and become better. Just live a fairly simple life together. Drink to us and when you do, affirm the intentions I just set for our married life. Cheers