Last weekend, one of my best friends Rachael got married to Andy Byrd in Chelan, WA. For those of you who don't know, Rach is one of my favorite friends, and definitely one of the inner circle. Eek. Adulthood is creeping in on me! I was pretty thrilled to get to play bridesmaid and have VIP access to this event. It was a superfun weekend filled with water, small town dive bars, and quirky family dynamics. Although I did not give a toast at the reception, I totally think I should have. I might have said this:
"With Rachael and I, it was definitely love at first sight. We were sophomores at GU and living across the hall from each other. We had both gone to small private high schools, we both liked to have dance parties in the dorm, and we both think racial jokes are funny. She likes to act asian, I pretty much act white. But more than these similarities, we also shared a similar outlook on love and relationships. We were young, charismatic independent women, damn it. While the idea of twitterpation and dinner-for-two is appealing, we were just as happy being single and free. .....but then they came. The boys in Rachael's life took over and I teased her incessantly about how she had gone soft. I might have even used the word 'pathetic'. Then she found Andy and declared him the One..... and I had a seizure. But the truth of the matter is this: as much as I might roll my eyes and gag at their goofy love, if I could find a love so giving and committed..... well, I guess that would be okay."
Congratulations Rachael and Andy!
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dude, grab a mic next time and tell a story! and of course the neccesary racist joke.
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