Wow, Blogger's spiffy new design... me likey! I like how they've turned it into almost an "email" type thing... displaying all of your posts for you to see right there on the main members page. On top of that, I dont need to listen to the damn music from the Viridian Room playing every time I come to see if anyone has made a comment. (Which, by the way, has now been turned into a link. If you wish to go to the room, you'll have to click on my link now.
Seeing as how it's the second week of summer for me, I figured it's time to update you on all of my happenings. Here goes. I'm ready. Just gearing up to type what is to be, I'm sure, one mammoth of a post. Right from my mind, to my fingers, to you. Well, mind, fingers, a bunch of servers all around the world... to Texas where Blogger is located, back across a bunch of servers... to you.
In actuality, things have been kinda slow for me. But let me take you back to two Fridays ago.
It was Friday afternoon. I had just pulled my suit out, and got all spiffied up. Hair brushed neatly, shoes freshly shined. Oh, I looked good. And I left to go pick up my beautiful bride (as Kristen likes to call Beth).. Oh wow, did she ever look stunning that night. Dressed in a full length strapless black dress, white trim along the top, with a matching scarf which was black on one side and white on the other... *sits and relives the minute he saw her..... franticly running around like a mad woman looking for everyone*.... ok, maybe that wasn't quite the image you were expecting, but believe it or not I was COMPLETELY expecting it..
Ok, now a little back story... why the suit and dress? ... Well, I'm so glad you asked. It was our school Formal, dubbed A Night at the Oscars. Brian, Justin, and myself were all supposed to meet the ladies up on the 9th floor at 5:30.. we were there at 5:30, but no ladies.. We waited. Tried Beth's room, Alicia's room... Crystal's room.. nobody to be found. Waited for about 15 minutes, then headed downstairs where we saw someone who told us Beth and company were waiting for us between the double doors of the lobby.. we got there, and of course they blamed us... Isn't that always the way, guys? The women blame us... If you haven't experienced this, you will be sure of it. Anyway, after them trying to explain their logic of thinking that it would be quicker to meet us there, and us trying to explain the logic of it might have been had someone actually TOLD us about it, we were off to the bus. We arrived at the Hall shortly before 7:00. Oh it was gorgeous. Complete with a red carpet, two giant Oscar statuettes at the sides of the stage... The DJ playing background music from different Oscar winning movies.. It was great.
Every table had a year printed on it, and with every place setting at that table were the names of actors. Two of which who won the Best Actor/Actress awards that year, and then just other names who were in notable movies. Before dinner was served, they had an awards cerimony. They took from a hat a year, and with that year read the names of who won the oscars and the two people from that table won a prize, be it a package of DVDs, a DVD player... you get the point. It couldn't have been planned out any better...
Oh, two words.. OPEN BAR.... yes, that's right.. all the alcohol that night was covered in the price of our $25 ticket.
We danced.. had a GREAT time... then left at 2:00. Beth and I were supposed to break away from everyone and head back to my room for a bit, but unfortunately that didn't happen... She had to leave. That's right.. like, leave.. for good... home. It was finally real. Summer had started, and we weren't to be together for a few months. We knew it was coming. In fact, when we got together almost 8 months ago, it was the first thing that we talked about.. And it was finally real. I had to watch her drive off with her dad, and know that it would be over a month before I saw her again. I went back to my room, needless to say a bit upset.. and went to sleep. Beth called me, like I asked her to, when she got in just before 7:00 that morning. I was too groggy to talk and let her go.
That Saturday was move out day. My father came by and helped me move all my CRAP out of my room.. good thing I started doing this over a month ago, with a couple boxes at a time.. I wouldn't have had any room! We got the truck loaded up and I said my final good-byes.. And I was on my way. Four days later after all of the stuff was unloaded and put away, I sat down and just thought.. wow.. you know, like.. So much has happened this year. I met and fell COMPLETELY head over heels for someone who I should never have found. I finished my second year of school... Asked to be best man at my brother's wedding in a month... (which is when I get to see Beth again!!! WEEEE!!)...
It's amazing when we're young, and mom hands us a candy it just brightens our day.. At least it always did for me. She'd pull one out of her purse and hand it to me, with the biggest of big grins on my face.... But as we grow up, our life's simple pleasures grow up with us, and the meaning grows even beyond that... I'm not saying I wouldn't be pleased to have my mum hand me a candy anymore.. In fact, I still am...
Anyway, I dont really know the direction of that last paragraph. I just kept writing not really knowing my direction. I oftentimes find the most interesting paragraphs come out when you do that..
Best man in my BROTHER'S wedding.. oye.. it's fun to grow up... and so amazing at the same time..
I'm sorry, but while writing this (as I'm sure you'll notice from reading) that I just got smacked in the face with a couple things.. 1) I'm old.. like, DAMN.... 2) I'm one of the luckiest guys around.. for more than one reason.. For far TOO MANY reasons to write about... I look back on my life and thing.. DAMN.. some of it was wasted, but then again was it really? I dont know..
Anyway, I'm just rambling now.. point? I cant wait to see Beth on the 4th =)
I've gotta go to bed - I'm getting up in 5 hours to go to my first full length day of work... WHOPPIE....
Good nite, all...
Until next time.......
*fade to black*
:: Eldorado ::
Sunday, May 09, 2004 ::
11:31:00 PM
