I do...six months from today
Speaking of weddings outside, in Florida, in June:
My oldest and dearest friend finally wedded her sweetheart on June 3rd. As for spending thousands, well, the final tally was more than just little shy. Janene and Chuck paid for the entire thing themselves, with the exception of the food, which her parents provided (her dad works for a caterer). Now, I happen to love (most) weddings. Unlike some of my more cynical friends (and that's why I love you, Christie) I kind of think that free food and booze is free food and booze wheter it's bad or not. Plus, going to the wedding of a good friend is an investment in the future. Years from now, when your kids complain that they have to go visit people they've never met before you can say to them "I went to ______ and _______'s wedding 18 years ago. We're going to see them, you're going to come, and you WILL be polite."
Man, my imaginary kids are pains in the ass.
The bride and groom
looked so happy all day, even after the 9 hours we'd spend the day before setting all the shit up. I had my doubts, but the end result of Janene's planning looked beautiful, and not just for a backyard wedding.
I'm flying to George Bush Int'l Airport tomorrow to cruise to the Yucatan for a week. RIght after that I'm flying to Los Angeles to go to Catalina and Ensenada. Then that's it. I'll be glad when all my cruising is over. I find myself more and more lonely each cruise I take. Like anyone else, perhaps even more than anyone else, I like being alone, but I also like being with people. I guess I just want the option. You know that whole "lonely in a crowd" thing? Well, I get that all the time.
The final tidbit in this catch-up session: I'm still writing the ususal stuff. One guy keeps offering me a hypothetical job 6 months from whenever he's asking. I might as well say yes since the perpetual 6 month period will never be over. It is a similar situation to the arrow that must always travel half the distance to its target, so no matter how close it gets it can never hit the target since it still has 1/2 the distance to go.
Idiots (right Christie?)
My oldest and dearest friend finally wedded her sweetheart on June 3rd. As for spending thousands, well, the final tally was more than just little shy. Janene and Chuck paid for the entire thing themselves, with the exception of the food, which her parents provided (her dad works for a caterer). Now, I happen to love (most) weddings. Unlike some of my more cynical friends (and that's why I love you, Christie) I kind of think that free food and booze is free food and booze wheter it's bad or not. Plus, going to the wedding of a good friend is an investment in the future. Years from now, when your kids complain that they have to go visit people they've never met before you can say to them "I went to ______ and _______'s wedding 18 years ago. We're going to see them, you're going to come, and you WILL be polite."
Man, my imaginary kids are pains in the ass.
The bride and groom
looked so happy all day, even after the 9 hours we'd spend the day before setting all the shit up. I had my doubts, but the end result of Janene's planning looked beautiful, and not just for a backyard wedding.
I'm flying to George Bush Int'l Airport tomorrow to cruise to the Yucatan for a week. RIght after that I'm flying to Los Angeles to go to Catalina and Ensenada. Then that's it. I'll be glad when all my cruising is over. I find myself more and more lonely each cruise I take. Like anyone else, perhaps even more than anyone else, I like being alone, but I also like being with people. I guess I just want the option. You know that whole "lonely in a crowd" thing? Well, I get that all the time.
The final tidbit in this catch-up session: I'm still writing the ususal stuff. One guy keeps offering me a hypothetical job 6 months from whenever he's asking. I might as well say yes since the perpetual 6 month period will never be over. It is a similar situation to the arrow that must always travel half the distance to its target, so no matter how close it gets it can never hit the target since it still has 1/2 the distance to go.
Idiots (right Christie?)