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Start of Getting Married
Jun. 6th, 2006 12:08 pmThis weekend, Whitney and I went up to my parents' house for the pre-wedding reception. I'd like to thank everyone who was there for turning up (particularly those who travelled most of the length of the country to do so), and especially to my parents for organizing the whole thing. And if I've just given you the address of this journal and you're reading it for the first time, welcome. Scroll back a while and read some entries. It will probably result in a completely wasted afternoon, but it's at least something to do.
The evening was a semi-surreal experience, as it seemed like everyone I knew were gathered in one room together - even those who I had never thought would meet before. It was also a chance to see friends that I hadn't seen since school four years ago, and it is very comforting to see that none of them have changed at all - visitors to the area seemed most surprised that I was very much the odd one out in my group of long-haired and tall classmates. And the band that was formed near the end of school have just finished recording their first album. It's all fairly amazing.
Music was provided by Celtacad, who used to be a school band when I was in it but has now broken free of the Academy, and my dad provided an elaborate and completely indestructable cake that he'd been working on for weeks. Friends of the family were incredibly generous with their gifts: we were given a number of things made out of glass, which will be a little awkward to transport to America but appreciated nonetheless; a significant amount of money, which was very much appreciated; and a haggis-whistle, which wasn't.
Thank you for coming. I now have a gigantic list of email addresses to collate, as I've promised to stay in touch with as many people as is humanly possible. And isn't that the true use of Livejournal? Come to think of it, no, it's to post endless memes and moan about life. But I think that this is a suitable alternative.
The evening was a semi-surreal experience, as it seemed like everyone I knew were gathered in one room together - even those who I had never thought would meet before. It was also a chance to see friends that I hadn't seen since school four years ago, and it is very comforting to see that none of them have changed at all - visitors to the area seemed most surprised that I was very much the odd one out in my group of long-haired and tall classmates. And the band that was formed near the end of school have just finished recording their first album. It's all fairly amazing.
Music was provided by Celtacad, who used to be a school band when I was in it but has now broken free of the Academy, and my dad provided an elaborate and completely indestructable cake that he'd been working on for weeks. Friends of the family were incredibly generous with their gifts: we were given a number of things made out of glass, which will be a little awkward to transport to America but appreciated nonetheless; a significant amount of money, which was very much appreciated; and a haggis-whistle, which wasn't.
Thank you for coming. I now have a gigantic list of email addresses to collate, as I've promised to stay in touch with as many people as is humanly possible. And isn't that the true use of Livejournal? Come to think of it, no, it's to post endless memes and moan about life. But I think that this is a suitable alternative.
