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I was never one of those little girls Imagining My Wedding Since I Was Five. When I was five, I got this idea in my head that you had to marry somebody with the same birthday as you, even though I knew my mom and dad had different birthdays. But the only person I knew who I shared a birthday with in my Catholic kindergarten was another girl, how was I ever going to find someone to marry?! (Yes, I learned about girls who liked girls once I transferred out of Catholic school, LOL. But that still left me knowing nobody else who shared my birthdate!)

After that got straightened out, I stopped caring about weddings until I started being in serious relationships 15-20 years later, and even when [personal profile] hyounpark and I were planning our own wedding, making all the little choices and doing every last tedious bit associated with it - five years later, what do I remember? )

I'm a foodie, and I couldn't tell you what food we had at our wedding because I think I got to eat maybe two bites of it? There were M+Ms in various shades of blue and white and I remember that because we got our names printed on them!

Still, there is this:

Monterey - The Kiss

And everything after.

(Three weeks ago, my brother's wedding started 20 minutes late because there was a miscommunication about the programs and we had to make a surprise last-second 15 mile round trip back to the hotel to retrieve them because primarily English ceremony with written guidance in Chinese. I joked to the pastor as we ran out to the car that we were upholding family tradition. He seemed a bit alarmed by that.)
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I'm glad that things on the Gulf Coast seem to be going better than expected; still holding my breath that that trend continues.

Vancouver was absolutely wonderful, and so was [livejournal.com profile] geebee_x's wedding. I'll have a post up about that as soon as I've retrieved our pictures; for now, a preview:

the happy couple


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blueberry soup! )

fall tv! )
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Happy belated birthday, [livejournal.com profile] azurelunatic and [livejournal.com profile] nostrademons!

Last week was the week of visiting babies (Aaron and Liane's, [livejournal.com profile] idonotlikepeas and [livejournal.com profile] girlgonemad). This week is the week of handfastings and houseguests, with a visiting [livejournal.com profile] elemmire7 through Thursday, the Scooperbowl and assorted festivities (tagged after the fact to preserve pseudo-elopement surprise, congrats to the two involved!), and ending Sunday chez [livejournal.com profile] jpallan and [livejournal.com profile] crschmidt's. Busy busy!

However, I must note that Andrew is in trouble *grin*. Even though I haven't talked to him in awhile now. Because the summer of the year we were dating, I went out to visit him in Kenosha. Twice. And somehow, he failed to inform me about the Mars Cheese Castle. I had to learn about it from [livejournal.com profile] hyounpark and [livejournal.com profile] elemmire7 tonight! We were talking about weddings and what one considers important at them, and how the people who own Cabot Cheese spent most of their money on flowers at their wedding. I think I made a remark of, "Geez, I think I'd spend that money on, well, cheese!" and that's how it came up.

But the important part is THERE IS A CHEESE CASTLE AND MY EX-BOYFRIEND WHO LIVED IN THAT TOWN FAILED TO TAKE ME THERE WHEN I VISITED. TWICE. He loses at teh Käsenets.

8/3/19: Admittedly, [personal profile] hyounpark and I ended up skipping the Mars Cheese Castle on our way through Wisconsin when we were making our cross-country drive, choosing to check out the Dane County Farmers' Market in Madison instead, given our limited time. But we bought plenty of cheese at Fromagination and ate all the meats at the Old Fashioned and belted out solidarity songs in the Capitol for [livejournal.com profile] kudzita, so that mostly made up for it.
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saturday, in which there is over seven hours of driving, three dozen bottles of beer acquired, and damn good pizza )

sunday, in which there is even more driving, a damn good breakfast, and a true coupling. )

wedding piccies. i took so many pictures of the ceremony that i ran out of battery by the time the reception rolled around. the ceremony itself was so perfectly [livejournal.com profile] emandben, combining jewish and episcopalian heritage with unitarian beliefs and scholarly footnotes. (two american religions scholars getting married. hee.) a minister and a rabbi; episcopalian vows and a ketubah; the updating of the kiddushin to reflect true partnering (instead of the bride circling the groom seven times, em circled ben three times, then ben circled em three times, and then they both circled each other one last time to make the proper seven). stomping on the glass together. and through it all, they glowed. ne'er a doubt, fully aware of the commitment they were making and joyously solemn throughout. god made the world in six days, rested for one, and ever since then, has been yentl - making matches. and though i admit i've become slightly more worldly and jaded over the years about finding one's soulmate and finding the one, watching ben and emily, it's easy to see - they've found their beshert. may i be that lucky!

Emily_and_Ben_s_Wedding_072

also, i would so go to services with that rabbi. heck, i might still be a catholic today had the good monsignors been as engaging as the rabbi. *ggl* very sensible and down-to-earth, liberal, cheerful, hearty. LOVED the rabbi. perfect complement to the services. here, have a look:

Emily_and_Ben_s_Wedding_066

the last of the whirlwind )

so, highlights:
- harmonizing to [livejournal.com profile] noghri's a cappella mix through connecticut
- devouring seven slices of pizza for lunch at kinchley's
- boozing it up in a random hotel room in suburban new jersey
- chocolate egg cream!
- winning both apples to apples and poker
- delicious breakfast
- doing [livejournal.com profile] memerath's hair
- wonderful, personal wedding ceremony
- seeing faraway friends, even if only for mere moments
- the night-drive peace after the craziness of the previous 36 hours

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