Quick Update

[bookaddict88]

My dad is changing jobs.  That's big news, as he's worked in the same law firm since before I was born and had worked in only one firm before that (for just a short while, until he got laid off). But after 25 years of working for the firm, he's changing to a new one at the end of the month. My dad's not talked a whole lot about the change (I first learned about it from my mom, and he never brought up the subject with me until after he heard my mom and I talking about it), but I think he's both excited and a tad nervous about it. He's still going to be more of an employee than a full fledged partner, but he's getting paid better and its something different. It's a smaller firm than the one he's at now, and they specifically asked him to join just out of the blue. He hadn't been looking for a new job, but his boss had left his current firm indefinitely, so the timing was really good. So anyway, that's sort of the big news for my family, though nobody's made a big deal out of it.

The wedding I went to this past weekend was a ton of fun.  I stayed in a cabin at the retreat center where the wedding was being held with some friends from my drama group (of which both the bride and groom are a part of) and the bridesmaids. The bridesmaids were the bride's friends from middle school/high school, and they were a lot of fun to get to know.  I spent the weekend helping to decorate for and prepare for the wedding. It's the most behind the scenes I've ever been at a wedding, and I really enjoyed it. The wedding was a small affair put together on a limited budget, but the bride did a beautiful job of it.  She put in so much work into it (the groom, friends, and family, of course, helped, but she did SO much on her own) and it really showed. The wedding was outside in the woods in front of a lake, and went without a hitch. The bride pulled up in a carriage with her father (I helped her with her train after she got out and before she walked down the aisle), and then after the wedding she and her new husband went for a ride. The reception was fun as well, though we were all utterly exhausted afterwards and just sort of collapsed in front of the fire in the stove in our cabin after cleaning up. We saw the bride and groom off yesterday morning (the bride got her hair cut by one of her bridesmaids, who is a stylist), and they're now on their way to Hawaii. It's so weird to think that they're actually married now, but I'm very excited for them!

Of course, the wedding got me thinking about my own future wedding, but as I've never even had a boyfriend yet, that day is a long way off. Still, there were some things I learned last weekend that will probably prove helpful whenever it is that I start planning my own wedding.

I'm off to Washington with my mom soon to visit my aunt and cousins. Hooray for Spring Break

Comments

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

I always daydreamed about getting married outdoors like that--I wanted to get married in a meadow. In actuality, though, I got married in a church :-P

Anyway, that wedding sounds beautiful!

Congratulations to your dad, too!

[bookaddict88.livejournal.com]

I've wanted to get married outdoors for as long as I can remember. Who knows what will actually end up happening, though!

[valkeakuulas.livejournal.com]

I was at my cousin's wedding last summer and totally loved everything. However, my parents apparently thought it was really poorly organized and had a great laugh over it afterwards on the way home. For example, the best man got a flattering nickname Icicle-ass. x_x I'm so proud of my parents.

[bookaddict88.livejournal.com]

Yeah, this wedding wasn't the fanciest or most organized wedding ever, but I think it went well and we had fun. My parents, if they had been there, might have thought otherwise, but whatever.

[longlegs21.livejournal.com]

Hi! For some reason, I've never so much as peeked at your journal before, but I hope you don't mind my dropping in. :-) I had to comment because I am mildly obsessed with weddings (but also have never had a boyfriend), and this one sounded so nice! I helped behind the scenes for a friend's wedding a little over a year ago, and you're right--it is So Exhausting. But fulfilling. Also, it *is* very weird to see your peers getting married.

[bookaddict88.livejournal.com]

Hi there! I never mind anyone dropping by!

It was indeed a nice wedding. It was probably the smallest and simplest wedding I've ever been to, but it went smoothly and everyone had a lot of fun.

And it is so weird to have my peers getting married! I've started to get used to it (and this couple is a few years older than me, so it's not quite as strange as my friends my age or slightly younger who are engaged/married), but it's still odd to think about. As much as I want to get married someday (and yes, a boyfriend would be nice), I definitely don't feel ready to be married right now!

[longlegs21.livejournal.com]

And if you have good taste, the small and simple ones can be elegant, too. :-)

And, oh Lord, I would hate to inflict myself on anyone right now--there are the little matters of finishing my degree, getting a job, and generally becoming more responsible--but I would like to get married. Say, when I'm 25.