Dawn's Digression.
Monday, October 27, 2003
I Did The Running Man.
Need I say more?
I had the time of my life. I'm not sure what else I can say. I was on the dance floor ALL NIGHT. I've heard several comments regarding my 'moves'.
I feel better and happier than I've felt in months. An enormous weight has been lifted off of my shoulders. I have my life back. Now I am looking forward to a very boring November sitting with The Nut and my wife in front of the fireplace as I work on the advent calendar (it came in last week). I'm serious. I'm not doing anything. All I want to do is sit and enjoy my life.
I have to say that I am not sure I've ever had as much fun as I did Saturday night. And from where I sit right this very second it was worth every single one of those pennies I will be searching for for the next year. To have all your friends and family in one room like that is priceless.
My family closed the place down. At 12:30, it was me and my family in the ballroom. It occurs to me how symbolic that is. In the end, family is who will be there, and I can't say how much it means to me that they were there for me on Saturday. I started crying on them, though. I went into a whole spill about how much it means that they are there because I know it's hard for some of them, etc etc. I cried like a baby. And I'm sure it was because I was drunk, but that doesn't mean I didn't mean it and feel it. I did then, and I do now. They are just an amazing group of people.
A~, that's heavy. Sorry about that. I danced all freakin' night. From what I've heard, I was 'something else'. I do remember looking out at the tables and seeing people laughing. I remember I was doing MC Hammer, and I looked over, and my mom was dying laughing. Ya'll I don't know where the hell I got some of those moves. Patti and Helen said they have TWO videotapes that are basically of me on the dance floor. They say that the video will be shaky, though, because they were laughing so hard at me. At one point, I saw my aunt Laura with a beer, and apparently I yelled across three tables, "Don't you put that down, because if I walk by and I see it, I'm drinking it!" Apparently, it would have been better for Laura if I had taken her beer. When I saw Laura Sunday morning at brunch, she was not feeling well. She was even more hung over than I was! Poor Laura.
I think everyone that was there danced (except for Melody...I let her off the hook). Even my kid brother danced. And my dad. And uncle. And Rachel. Mostly because I played the "I'm the bride, and you can't deny me" card. Michele's friend Jeff was the life of the party. He was all over the place, and my family now adores him. At one point Jeff picked up Alex and twirled him around. You'd have to know Alex to know how bizarre that is! LeeAnn and Jeff were out there with me almost the whole time. I do seem to recall making Jeff come out with me once when he was standing around. I made Michele's friend Carol from college dance with me. (The woman who kept the cats while we were in VT.) She was trying to leave and had her purse on her arm and everything. I made her finish the song with me. I was a very demanding bride, I was. And that's okay. I had to take advantage of the moment, didn't I?
I know I can say a lot more, but honestly, I want to get back to work. I just looked at some things here on my desk, and I am appalled to see how I've ignored my job. Besides that, if you weren't there, this just sounds like a lot of blah blah blah.
I dropped off 11 rolls of film at lunch, and I'm sure that when I get that back, I'll put up some pictures for your viewing pleasure. I can't wait to see the video. The embarrassing video. OMG. *covers face with hands*
I had the time of my life. I'm not sure what else I can say. I was on the dance floor ALL NIGHT. I've heard several comments regarding my 'moves'.
I feel better and happier than I've felt in months. An enormous weight has been lifted off of my shoulders. I have my life back. Now I am looking forward to a very boring November sitting with The Nut and my wife in front of the fireplace as I work on the advent calendar (it came in last week). I'm serious. I'm not doing anything. All I want to do is sit and enjoy my life.
I have to say that I am not sure I've ever had as much fun as I did Saturday night. And from where I sit right this very second it was worth every single one of those pennies I will be searching for for the next year. To have all your friends and family in one room like that is priceless.
My family closed the place down. At 12:30, it was me and my family in the ballroom. It occurs to me how symbolic that is. In the end, family is who will be there, and I can't say how much it means to me that they were there for me on Saturday. I started crying on them, though. I went into a whole spill about how much it means that they are there because I know it's hard for some of them, etc etc. I cried like a baby. And I'm sure it was because I was drunk, but that doesn't mean I didn't mean it and feel it. I did then, and I do now. They are just an amazing group of people.
A~, that's heavy. Sorry about that. I danced all freakin' night. From what I've heard, I was 'something else'. I do remember looking out at the tables and seeing people laughing. I remember I was doing MC Hammer, and I looked over, and my mom was dying laughing. Ya'll I don't know where the hell I got some of those moves. Patti and Helen said they have TWO videotapes that are basically of me on the dance floor. They say that the video will be shaky, though, because they were laughing so hard at me. At one point, I saw my aunt Laura with a beer, and apparently I yelled across three tables, "Don't you put that down, because if I walk by and I see it, I'm drinking it!" Apparently, it would have been better for Laura if I had taken her beer. When I saw Laura Sunday morning at brunch, she was not feeling well. She was even more hung over than I was! Poor Laura.
I think everyone that was there danced (except for Melody...I let her off the hook). Even my kid brother danced. And my dad. And uncle. And Rachel. Mostly because I played the "I'm the bride, and you can't deny me" card. Michele's friend Jeff was the life of the party. He was all over the place, and my family now adores him. At one point Jeff picked up Alex and twirled him around. You'd have to know Alex to know how bizarre that is! LeeAnn and Jeff were out there with me almost the whole time. I do seem to recall making Jeff come out with me once when he was standing around. I made Michele's friend Carol from college dance with me. (The woman who kept the cats while we were in VT.) She was trying to leave and had her purse on her arm and everything. I made her finish the song with me. I was a very demanding bride, I was. And that's okay. I had to take advantage of the moment, didn't I?
I know I can say a lot more, but honestly, I want to get back to work. I just looked at some things here on my desk, and I am appalled to see how I've ignored my job. Besides that, if you weren't there, this just sounds like a lot of blah blah blah.
I dropped off 11 rolls of film at lunch, and I'm sure that when I get that back, I'll put up some pictures for your viewing pleasure. I can't wait to see the video. The embarrassing video. OMG. *covers face with hands*
Dawn, 9:41 AM
