wedding: issue 1. Friday rehersal

Soooooo where to begin. I have so much to write. So many thoughts about this weekend that need to be addressed. but as long as i'm going in chronological order, I may as well just talk about friday and then deal with my ruminations after. Tho.. i'm sure I'll include somethings along the way. And I apologize... any interesting thoughts about relationships or anything else will have to wait until tomorrow. Today is just a recap so I dont forget in the future how great this weekend was.

Soooooo, I arrived in town about 3 on Friday with every intention of doing some work for a fw hours and then going to rehearsal. Of course, I went to Staufs, and instead of working, I caught up with everyone there: Phil, Jay, Loring, Phil some more, Andrew Tauken, maybe some other people. Loring was a special treat. I always enjoy talking to her, and Friday she seemed to be particularlly cheery. Whatever the case, I told her of my girl woes, and she told me I was attractive, so I think that's a score. She also tried to assure me that the 30s are good and the 40s aren't bad either... I'm still skeptical, but hey....whatever.

Then I went off to rehersal. So, I was a groomsman in the wedding, but I didn't really know what that meant. I knew I had to walk Erica down the aisle, but other than that, completely lost. Well, I was drafted by Sean to walk his two grandmas and his mom down the aisle. Then his mom and I had to go up to the front of the church to light a candle. Then I had to go up to the alter during the vows. Then walk not one, but two bridesmaids, both down and back. WAYYYY more responsibilities than i was prepared for. Can I just say, I was nervous. Sure, sean was the one getting married and all, but I figure, I had the first chance to burn down the church. that would have been greeeeeeeeat.

After rehearsal was rehersal dinner at Spagios. And this forshadowed the awesomeness of the weekend. Dinner, the food, was nice... fine. about what was expected. What was unexpected was twofold. First, I always forget how great Suzi and Sean's friends are. I never felt weird or out of place. I mean, I guess I had met a lot of these people before, but really, all I really knew was Erica. Nevertheless, dinner was a great time talking with Prakash, Puja (if that's how she spells her name) Megan, Suzi, Sean, maybe someone else I'm forgetting. Very normal, very awesome. Second, I always forget how awesome suzi and sean are (something I would be reminded of for the next two days). As expected, they gave all the bridesmaids and groosmen gifts for attending. To me, as if they were reading my mind, they gave me a toy (i like puzzles and haven't beaten it yet), some coffee (I love coffee), a gift card to whole foods (i likes whole foods), and a copy of the Ominvore's Dilemma. What was most amazing about that was that I had just been saying to Puja that I wanted to read that. And lo and behold, they gave it to me. amazing.

After dinner, I stayed at Sarah's spare room. We watched Frontiers, this french horror movie which was both totally bloody and very compelling. and then the Decent, a surprisingly good movie. I'd heard it was good, but I was skeptical. Still, it was really enjoyable. I should mention at this point (and I have more thoughts on this later) that I'm very happy that I'm friends with Sarah. I just assumed after my failed attempt at asking her out, our friendship would be weirded beyond repair. Instead, it has made me feel pretty good because I don't have to worry about trying to date her. I'm just her friend, and that's good for me. But, more on that later.

For now, really should leave. Tomorrow, i'm going to write about how intensely great the rest of the weekend was, and, if i have time, I'm going to write about my thoughts. However, I'm supposed to go out with Marta later and that might get in the way. Marta, I'm also very happy that we are still friends as well. People are often shocked that we're friends, given our history, but the truth is, I like Marta and I don't see a reason for bad history to get in the way of that. If we were to meet today, and we had no past, I would like who she is and count her among my friends. Tho... I'm wondering if my thoughts about Marta and Sarah are indicative of my problem with girls and why I develop stupid crushes (like the one I have right now) far too late in friendships, when it is all but impossible to actually go out with that girl. More on all that later.