i could not post this for four days because of server issues - perhaps this is a way of encouraging us to get gold memberships - i should renew mine, methinks.

weekend re-cap and such:

wedding: hands down this was absolutely the best wedding i have been to! how amazing it was to be involved from the very start meet and greet all the way to the after wedding brunch; what a great group of friends i hope to keep with me in the time to come; and what a stunning couple who actually glowed in the dark with their ecstasy. i am a lucky lucky grrl to be loved so by DM and Porcelain, and truly fortunate and honored to be able to take part in their life and special occasions - unfortunately i was a bit too choked up and shy to toast this to them, but i am sure they felt it.
i was a bit scared the weeks before the wedding as at that point i had no idea what i was getting myself in to, and the mindset of this grrl is that i would immediately be hated and shunned - i was amazed and energized by the exact opposite. how could i not have assumed that their friends would be a lovely and cool as they were? mySilentPartner and i were immediately welcomed in with open arms and soft soft bubbies - kind of reminded me of the loved ones we have back in suxburgh - oh why can�t we all buy some palatial estate and live there?
we all picked out tuxes, did nails, rehearsed, and decorated the nuptial site together - all hands and what can i do�s?, the whole group helping out each other as if we were long lost dear friends. this is the warm feeling i still feel - i feel loved and accepted. i forget how that feels sometimes out here in Frisco - forget snuggling or even hugging other people, forget what helping good friends feels like, forget what being in the company of good friends feel like. how beautiful, but i digress�
i am the luckiest grrlie of all to be able to dress with the pretty pretty maids (not to mention the bride - woot!) and do before the wedding shots and schmoozing with the groomsmen! the tux turned out quite well and i was not as self-conscious as i thought i would be - then again, i was there to support the happy couple, not to sink into myself and my own uncertainties. i actually felt good about myself, and not like a sore thumb - i even brought some grrlies out on the dance floor to *shake*shake* a bit.

saturday night was about the storm before the calm - luckily those tents went up, no? the storm being the rush and slight panic and running late before the walk up the aisle and the heartfelt and strangely similar vows (written apart and secret but so very alike it was almost as if two different people reading the same poem) and the i-knows. the wedding was such a beautiful ceremony and evening so smooth, without a hitch (well, if you do not count the getting hitched part, yorp.) dinner, dancing, and toasts - candles, snuggles and sparkler limbo. the maids were all stunning like a fall landscape and the grooms such a dapper and handsome compliment, this pales in comparison to the glowing bride (rose petals and rubies nestled in freshly laid snow) and groom (the boy�s head is already big enough with pride, i am sure, for catching such a prize, i need not pump it up any more - so gorgeous though! on man, there i have gone and done it� *pop* went the boy�s head!)
before we knew it the clock was striking and we were off in our pumpkin chariots to the after party in the hotel which ended up in the lounge after various complaints about the noise in our room. (long sentence) they were cool about letting us smuggle our champagne down though, even suggested it i believe. heh. i like to snuggle and took full advantage whenever possible, shame shame on me.
later in the evening my tt and i were christened part of the extended family by one of the bridesmaids - my beautiful date i led up the aisle actually - and closed the circle of separation. i make it sound much more sterile than it was, you understand *wink* but i will say there was a bit more consummating going on than just in the bridal suite. i love benefits! i love sleep too - but luckily the benefits won out�
we all met for breakfast after seeing a pouty succubus (formerly known as switch, funny how quickly nicks change, no?) off to her shuttle (ok, i only imagined the delicious curvy lips pouting and trembling ever so slightly - let me have my fantasies, won�t you?) breakfast, surprisingly cheap (?), was also a heartfelt goodbye to some of the party (including DM�s mum and Gmum who I will see in another 10 years? heh.) luckily our flights were late so we were some of the few left and were able to spend a few more sleepy hours with the bride and groom (and presents!) thanks to the two smashing chauffeurs we were off to the airport with time to spare.
i am still reeling and humming from the weekend - i dare not go back into the humdrum of real life so soon, and intend to gluttonously enjoy the after glow as long as i can stretch it. i also intend to keep our new friends as close and dear as possible from thousands of miles away�

travel: although i am much better now than years ago with airplanes, i still abhor the shoddy construction and the feeling of being absolutely out of control (your oc librarian can find the flaws in any construction.) one of the jet engines (one of the three on the wing) was vibrating so harshly i thought it would fall off during decent on the way there. to me the equivalent of seeing a creature on the wing for sure - dying here we come, who-ah. on the way back was the loudest stewardess in the air on some sort of crazed drink filling and re-filling and Re-Filling frenzy - i have never seen such service with juice and soda. i asked her if she had some earplugs in lieu of a beverage and she was not amused. i was on 2 hrs of sleep, i was snippy and forthright, i was in the dregs and i would take her with me. she wheeled away down the aisle with her nose in the air and a wag in her caboose - and mySilentPartner slept on� i envy his moving vehicle dozing prowess. rrr. overall, no delays and everything travel-wise was precise and excellent. we had plenty of groovy rides from people in the wedding party and i will be grateful for that for a long while - here�s to you guys/gals, you know who you are! *clink*clink*gulp*

hospitality: damn the hotel for being so pleasurable even when exorbitant fares and bad caf� service is taken into account. i had a really great stay there, damnit. they were to fix the bill and supposedly did and then somehow rescinded the fix, so i certainly paid out the nose for my room. special rate? fuck you, out of towner, we can�t get into our puter system to change the rate *blah*blah*blah* somehow planning ahead always screws me up the bum. i have no idea how i was cheated out of my AAA rate and even out of the wedding rate. nonetheless i had a great stay, so *shrug* tack it on to the bill baby, this weekend i worry not about the funds. and no, i did not cry about it although i did think about crying. *shrug* i am such an idiot.