Monday, June 19, 2006
The Ghetto, Part 2: The BIG day
Well, Dee's wedding was this past weekend. I didn't attend the ceremony, but I heard it was beautiful. The rain held out until the reception had begun. The bride and groom both looked great. Bobo looked amazing too.
I didn't know that VFWs were in strip malls. But I guess there is at least one in that situation. The hall was decorated nicely, as long as you didn't look up at the ceiling. It was just scary up there. I don't think there were two ceiling tiles that were the same color. Not to mention the missing tiles. But people seemed to have fun. The DJ was fun. Who doesn't love a guy in a kilt? The food went over well. All of the taco meat disappeared. A few less people showed than planned, so I think everyone got to eat all they wanted. There was so much extra food. But it all disappeared too.
Big Red, the other "cook", was so wonderful. She was a cleaning freak. She wasn't feeling so good after she ate, so she holed up in the kitchen and cleaned, cleaned, cleaned. She did so much more than she had to. Such a great person to work with.
Well, on another, slightly wedding related note, I ran into someone I haven't seen in almost 15 years. She was my best friend in 6th grade, junior high, and the beginning of high school. She was at the wedding with her parents! It was so strange seeing her again. The oddest part, she looks the same! There is nothing that was different. Same hair, same wall flower personality, same everything. So strange. I'm there, working my butt off to make sure that people get fed, in a fun, new dress, and she's there, the same as high school! I'd like to think I don't look like the same kid I was in high school. I've grown. Gotten married, had a child, grown up some (not a lot, just some). It was strange. Very very strange. Kind of Twilight Zone strange.
I didn't know that VFWs were in strip malls. But I guess there is at least one in that situation. The hall was decorated nicely, as long as you didn't look up at the ceiling. It was just scary up there. I don't think there were two ceiling tiles that were the same color. Not to mention the missing tiles. But people seemed to have fun. The DJ was fun. Who doesn't love a guy in a kilt? The food went over well. All of the taco meat disappeared. A few less people showed than planned, so I think everyone got to eat all they wanted. There was so much extra food. But it all disappeared too.
Big Red, the other "cook", was so wonderful. She was a cleaning freak. She wasn't feeling so good after she ate, so she holed up in the kitchen and cleaned, cleaned, cleaned. She did so much more than she had to. Such a great person to work with.
Well, on another, slightly wedding related note, I ran into someone I haven't seen in almost 15 years. She was my best friend in 6th grade, junior high, and the beginning of high school. She was at the wedding with her parents! It was so strange seeing her again. The oddest part, she looks the same! There is nothing that was different. Same hair, same wall flower personality, same everything. So strange. I'm there, working my butt off to make sure that people get fed, in a fun, new dress, and she's there, the same as high school! I'd like to think I don't look like the same kid I was in high school. I've grown. Gotten married, had a child, grown up some (not a lot, just some). It was strange. Very very strange. Kind of Twilight Zone strange.
