White... flowers... organ... candles... hardwood dance floor... smiles... friends... family...
the first of my friends from my freshmen dorm, jeff, will no longer be his carefree bachelor self come this saturday night. of course he will not transform into a prudish husband overnight... knowing him, he never will. golly, i can not remember the last time i held this extreme excitement and anticipation. all my college dudes will be flying in tonight for the bachelor's party, which will include such activities as mullet hunting, and we shall all reunite friday night for one last night of fun before jeff's big day. (marisa hoped to come into town as well, but law school has the best of her these day... leaving me as sad as a sparrow with a broken wing.) none of us can believe that jeff is the first amongst us... that jeff is taking the big step this wkend... that jeff will be a husband and have a wife... we watch in amazement... i wonder if his somewhat stoic persona will allow an ounce of joyful emotion to show through over the next few days. surely his mother will be grinning from ear to ear as tears of happiness simultaneously glisten in her eyes. every last person at the wedding will be dolled up and looking smart! (can't wait to curl my hair, paint my nails, and celebrate with my buddies!) the wedding -no doubt- will be fanciful and graceful. que emocion! over a year has past since i last saw these guys... whoopie!