inside your mind
Meredith and Darryl's wedding finally happened this weekend. I put in a whooole lotta work for it, but it was completely worth it. I made some new friends and got to see Dwight, which I was a little worried about. I hadn't seen him since we tried being friends and he developed feelings. Twice. Anyway, let me escort you back in time for the wedding weekend.
The weekend started on Friday with breakfast for the girls. Nope, actually, it started at her parent's house before breakfast. I wanted to go over my duties one last time to make sure I wasn't forgetting anything. While I was there, she got a call from the salon where we were all going to get manicures. Someone was sick and they tried to get her to reschedule. Many brides would freak out about this, and Meredith is extra emotional in general...but she handled it like a pro. She explained that she could not reschedule, that there was a group coming, and that it had been set up far in advance. Whoever she talked to didn't seem to understand it, which seemed odd, as I can't imagine it's an uncommon thing. Somehow they figured it out and got their shit together. So cheers to that.
Breakfast included myself, Meredith, her mom, the maid of honor, the flower girl, the junior bridesmaid, and the mom of the last two. The flower girl was an absolute doll, so she'll forthwith be known as Doll.
From breakfast we went to the salon where they figured out how to get us all in. We had to wait a bit so I played some games with Doll on my Nook. When it was my turn, I asked Doll if I could use the same color as her, and that was it. We became best friends.
Official duties started at the rehearsal that night. I was nervous to get everything right, and because there were a bunch of people I wasn't entirely familiar with. Dwight didn't even look at me for the majority of the time, and I was even more uncomfortable...more so when I was standing all alone like a loser. Although, as we were all getting ready to leave the church, I did notice him kind of laughing at Doll and I. So I thought it might be okay to try and talk to him at the rehearsal dinner, and I asked if he remembered Maximus.
Maximus was a tiny turtle we'd found when we were out walking years ago. I told him I'd gone through all my Facebook pictures to find him the other day, and he promptly pulled up the same picture on his phone. He sat next to me through dinner and the whole group was a riot.
Some of us went to the groom's parent's house afterwards to have a drink. I remembered why I'd liked hanging out with Dwight; I found myself not really wanting to leave. Don't worry, I was good.
Of course it was an early start on Saturday; I had to get ready before everyone else even came close. First up was doing Meredith's makeup. She doesn't normally wear any, and I have a flair for the dramatic; it was a bit of a challenge. But she ended up looking beautiful, and the makeup held up to the end of the night.
Off I went to set up the reception hall. The flowers were waiting and the rest of the centerpieces arrived the same time as me. Everything got set up beautifully and the men came to set up the stage just as we were finishing up. Perfect timing.
With everything running so smoothly, I made it early to help Meredith get dressed. Luckily, that gave us plenty of time for a toast. Of course I brought mini bottles of liquor, because I have my priorities straight. (And Dwight got first dibs on the guy's choices as reward for getting Darryl to the right place at the right time. I'm not heartless. Just close.)
We got her all ready and then it was my turn. And, man. I looked gooood. I'd found inspiration on Pinterest, and had a 20s theme. I had a blush colored silk-ish chemise and my wonderful Mama made a beautiful fitted silver skirt. An updo, dark lipstick, and a triple set of long strand pearls with a brooch accent completed the look. I do love dressing up. Okay, that's enough.
The ceremony was short and sweet, and they were wonderfully happy! Then off I rushed to check the hall again, check in with the sound guy, and meet the entertainment. It was a college male acapella group; they were really good. Fast forward to the end of the reception; I was talking to the president of the group and Meredith's dad asked if he was hitting on me. The guy said a little bit and her dad said I was single. It may have only been a split second, but I thought about not staying silent. I ended up saying that my boyfriend was just a few feet away. But I keep wondering about that split second.
I got to chat with Dwight a bit more and see Doll again a few times before she and her family had to head home.
I'm starting to feel that I'm coming up to a crossroads. That's scary to me. So what do you think it'll be? Do I dare turn off the straight and narrow? We shall see.
