FROM BLUES TO BLISS
CHERISE EXPERIENCES A TUG OF EMOTIONS AS SHE TIES THE KNOT.
I felt guilty, because I was about to make the same promise I’d made to someone else five years ago.
AALMOST EVERYTHING IN MY LIFE SO FAR HAS HAPPENED UNEXPECTEDLY, AND MY WEDDING DAY WAS
NO DIFFERENT. Benno and I found a wedding venue we both liked, but it was only available in 2018. So when the manager jokingly said, “We have a cancellation date you can have – in a month’s time!” Benno said we’d take it, without hesitation.
I went into full-on panic mode. And then started planning.
The two weeks before the wedding were absolute chaos: our baby Thomas got sick, all the family and friends started arriving, and I needed to find the time to train for the Epic. I felt like a zombie, and the week before the wedding I just went into survival mode. Then all the memories started rushing back about getting married to Burry, and I felt scared, sad and guilty: scared that I could lose Benno too, sad that Burry wasn’t here anymore… and I felt guilty, because I was about to make the same promise I’d made to someone else five years ago.
Then I remembered something Burry often said: his favourite thing about me was my smile, and he always wanted to see me smile. Then I knew – he’s happy with how my life is turning out, and he knows I am not simply replacing him; but God has put someone in my path to share my life with. I’ve found two people who have both been my soulmates, and that is a miracle. The wedding was perfect. Benno, Thomas and I could not be happier. Once again, I’m amazed by how much the body can endure! But pushing yourself to breaking point ends up costing you even more in the long run. So when you feel like things are happening too fast – just stop, sit down and take a deep breath!