Friends Wedding Post # Two

Holy cow, this wedding! Melissa is my best friend and I just want her to be happy. I kept my mouth shut all weekend about how she was so relaxed and didn't care what happened. I wish I could be like that about my own wedding.

The ceremony and reception took place in a re-developed VFW hall (Veterans of Foreign Wars). And it was Baptist. Everything was low budget. The ceremony was supposed to start at noon, but we had to do hair and makeup. And the Pastor wanted Melissa to listen to the 10am service because it was about marriage.

Three bridesmaids, four groomsmen. One groomsman was added three days before the wedding so there was no time to find another dress for a fourth bridesmaid. The matron of honor walked down the isle by herself. The groom wore a tie & vest, while the best man was in a pinstripe suit, one groomsmen wore a vest and the other two wore white shirts with ties.

The lighting was awful! Not enough recessed lights to justify turning off the fluorescents. So the groom was in shadows.

The pastor forgot to do the exchanging of the rings and had to be reminded by the matron of honor to do so. He also called the ring a symbol of being someone's property. I'm sick of pastors talking about that at weddings. Especially now. I am my own person. I'm marrying this person to share my life with, not grovel at their feet.

I had nothing to complain about at the reception. It had a beach theme to it with mason jars filled with sand topped with a tea candle wrapped with blue tulle. The food was good, too. Made by the grooms mother.

After they had cut the cake, Brenton & I sat on the church side of the reception hall eating a slice of cake and talking about what we wanted at our wedding. It was a very nice moment.

After the reception, everyone was invited back to Melissa and Dustins house. Brenton & I went home and had a two hour nap! After we finally got up we had some Potbelly's and headed over. Played some beer pong, drank some beer, got a headache from all the cigarette smoke in the basement so went and sat on the couch upstairs. Before we knew it, Brenton and I were the only ones left at the house! We got to see Dustin shove the leftover cake in Melissas face and watch horrified as Dustin dumped three buckets of water on Melissa (twice) and one of their roommates. Brenton said if that had happened at our house, he would have been done. "Everybody leave."

I had a really great and fun time watching Melissa tie the knot. It made me excited that one day I would be marrying my one and only. I can't wait for that day. I hope Melissa and Dustin stay as happy as they were Sunday. 

Friends Wedding

I am so excited for this weekend!! My friend Melissa is marrying her best friend, Dustin! Not only that, but I get the honor of being one of her bridesmaids! I'm sure I will be nervous Sunday, but right now after buying their wedding present, I'm excited! I love weddings! I'm such a romantic. I love watching people be "in love."
I love being in love, too. In love with my parents, my sister and cousins. My fantastic boyfriend, who everytime I look at him I fall more in love. He's not exactly the romantic I was hoping for as a life partner, but our romance is more than I ever dreamed. To me, it's perfect.
This is probably why I get so emotional at weddings. I know what that feeling is now and I can relate to the bride and groom so much more. I know that feeling of giving yourself to another human being, of putting someone else before you. Of loving and caring so much it hurts.
I hope Melissa and Dustin have a happy and successful marriage. I hope they have lots of kids. Most importantly, I hope they stay in love.

Video games to TV shows

Just another night of watching Brenton play video games. Not that I mind. I enjoy watching him play Battlefield 4 and League of Legends. I now know how to play the game! Well, at least League. I'm more privy to PC games than Xbox.
The PC games I actually play are Assassin's Creed and Roller Coaster Tycoon. I like to create things and kill people. It's a place I can vent my frustration (even though it sometimes makes me more frustrated!).
And then there's my DS games. Mostly Pokemon, Harry Potter, and Spyro. Now, the touch screen on my DS broke so I can only play my Game Boy Advance games, which luckily for me is all of them except one (Pokemon Gold).
Now a days though I prefer to watch tv shows. I'm currently re-watching Stargate: Atlantis for the third time. I love that entire series! I watched them backwards because the library didn't get them in order! I watched Stargate: Universe > Stargate: Atlantis > Stargate: SG-1.
Now I know I jumped from video games to tv shows, but that's just how my mind goes!
So.
Stargate: Universe is the last series that takes place in the Stargate universe. The plot is completely different and is a lot more character driven, which is why I love it so much!
Stargate: Atlantis is the second series. It is practically the same as Stargate: SG-1 but with different characters and takes place in a different Galaxy.
Stargate: SG-1 is the first series. It ran for 10 years with Atlantis (5 seasons) and Universe (2 seasons) being its spinoffs making it the longest running sci-fi tv show in North America. Yes the effects are cheesy and the humor is awful. But the character make everything perfect. With their smarts, sexiness and dry humor, I fell in love with them.
I may be a little obsessed at the moment with Stargate, but that's how my life goes. I was obsessed with Doctor Who for a long time, too. I love my tv shows. They are an escape from my reality as are all stories I read and watch. I find comfort in them. Going in these quests and adventures with these characters, feeling their emotions, wanting them to succeed so badly that you bang your hand on the table so hard it smarts for the rest of the episode, that's why I watch them. To escape from a reality that isn't living up to my dreams.

Peace

wow I haven't written anything for you guys in a very long time! Tonight I think I'll write about this and update you on my life in another post.

I'm lying next to my boyfriend. He's fast asleep, breathing in about out evenly. It's comforting having someone next to you. I trust him with my life. Earlier tonight, after we finished watching Big Hero 6, I looked at him and felt an overwhelming feeling of love. My only thought was I'm going to love this man for the rest in my life. In my heart I know it to be true. He is the best thing that has ever happened to me. He has changed me so much, made me a better person, pushed me to become a better human being. I love home so much. For the adventure he brings to my life. For the change. For this feeling deep in my chest that makes me so emotional I want to cry. Sure we argue every so often, but on nights like these when we just lay together, those are the nights I live for. He makes me forget about life, about my worries. He makes me relax so quickly it's amazing. I've only been with him for a year & nine months. What we've gone through, what we've shown each other is amazing. Just the simple happiness he brings to my life is such a gift, I thank God every night for bringing him back into my life.