sountrak: spacek :: daughter
- the wedding was beautiful. i really didn’t think i was going to cry, but i did when my brother recited his vows. it was then that i realized that my little brother, the one that i would defend to others, was grown now, starting a family of his own. i can’t wait for a little niece/nephew!
- talking about kids, there were alot of kids this weekend. some (second) cousin i have never met and some i have never met in person. i have a four stage strategy that makes me irresistible to kids. of course, i’m not going to share, but it works.
- i tend to be the person that bad luck falls upon on special days. i didn’t want to say the dreadful words because i knew that would make my second sister (that’s what we call her now) very nervous. first, i went to the right room, but the wrong hotel. i must have knocked for a good 5 minutes before i called the wedding coordinator and realized my error. i quickly yelled ‘housekeeping!’ and made a run for it. also, one of the bridesmaids, in heels, accidentally stepped on my big toe. there was a big ‘crack!’ sound, but we were mostly worried about swelling (and it was good that the person that stepped on me is a nurse, so she knows what she’s doing), but when she opened her hand, i exclaimed, “i’m bleeding.” in the end, it wasn’t that bad. walking was a trial though.
- i also had to do a toast to the groom’s parents (my parents); i had something written the night before, but i left it on my computer (i didn’t want to print it out lest my parents find it). i forgot it the next morning, but remembered most of it by heart and wrote it down again. by the time my turn came, i totally threw what i had written away and went with the heart. i feel like it could have been better, but my mom loved it.
i think in the end despite super long toasts and horrible special songs and frustration and lack of communication, it was still a great day. everybody ended up being happy, with the couple being the happiest of all. i have never felt so grateful and blessed.
peace.
(i also realize that i haven’t been writing lately; i’m working on it)
