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Marriage suits me very well, I have found. I do not know how long it will be before I stop saying "my husband" at every available opportunity and actually refer to him by name again. (His name is William Laurence, and he is the very best husband anyone could be granted by fate.)

And though I have said it already, many thanks to all those who joined us to celebrate our wedding. The event was most joyous because of you. Thank you also to Wei Wuxian for introducing me to the music of Shakira at the reception! It has led me to a study of popular dance music of her era, which is truly fascinating! And Prompto is enjoying this office music much more than the sea shanties or the doom metal.

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I think the only truly great challenge of planning an engagement party for our friends will be ensuring that Ignis attends the party rather than supervising the kitchen. Everything else should be relatively simple.
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We've been home for a couple of weeks now and it feels like I'm finally settling back into my normal routines which I know my very particular child is happy about. There was a lot to process and unpack about our brief trip to that future, but the one takeaway that's stuck with me is that there's too little time to spend it stuck in the future--or the past. Which feels a bit too introspective for this early on a Friday morning, honestly, but here we are. Serving up a bit of gratitude for the present alongside fresh chocolate croissants this morning.

So here's my Friday morning question to the rest of my fellow Outlanders: Besides the obvious choice of indoor plumbing, what are you glad for here that you don't have where you came from?

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