Saturday, April 30, 2005 AD Carter and Lisa, Sittin' in a Tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G That was the scene depicted in the photo on a wedding invitation I received a few weeks ago. Today I attended the happy occasion and witnessed these two friends, so well matched in the kindness and generosity of their spirits, commit their lives to one another. Loverly. Started crying before the thing started and dabbed at my eyes off and on throughout the ceremony. I'm a sucker for a good story, and boy meets girl is the best story of all. I love weddings. Wedding receptions, on the other hand, seem especially designed as a method of torture for introverted spinsters. They present not only the stress of largely unstructured social interaction, often with strangers, but the whole big, fat, in-your-face reminder that it's not your wedding is somehow keener at the reception than during the ceremony. Today I had the good sense to chat with everyone I wanted to chat with (the event was at FCF), greet the bride and groom, and then hit the road. At the last wedding I attended, Jen and Bob's, I made the mistake of staying too long. Not only did I need to leave the building and take a walk once to get away from the whole social aspect of things (I find myself doing that fairly frequently at large social gatherings to deal with my semi-panicky tendencies), but I further tortured myself by watching the dancing. It had to be square dancing, which is the only kind I actually like, though I'm not very good at it. And the very last dance had to be the Virginia Reel, which is not only my favorite square dance, but the one regarding which a friend and I made an informal pact several years ago -- if either of us gets married, she will have the Virginia Reel at her reception. That was pretty much my cue to get out of there before I lost it. Anyway, due to my early departure today's event held no such tortures for me, and henceforth it shall be my practice to leave wedding receptions as early as possible. And God bless Carter and Lisa! Hallelujah! Posted by Valerie (Kyriosity) at 4/30/2005 09:25:00 PM
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