During the wedding trip this past weekend, I thought my not-so-funkadelic funk had gone away, but being back in this house, I can feel it fighting to sink it's way back in through my pores. I think it's the atmosphere, rife with distrust and resentment. It just clouds the air and the emotions. However, I have drawn my sword of optimism (what's with my metaphors today?), and I'll be fighting like Joan of Arc. Except with a happier ending.
So the wedding was beautiful, the (damn) flower girl dress turned out to be the gorgeous flower girl dress, and as soon as I have some pictures, I'll share them, as my little angel was so very angelic. And as devlish as ever. Even in a beautiful dress, she was still Hurricane Pearl. We received so many compliments on our parenting this weekend, and, while I accepted them, I also made sure that people knew just how special Pearl is. She really is just an amazing person. Also, she is funny as hell. Just a few little anecdotes from this weekend:
-During the pre-ceremony photographs, the groom, Chad, asked Pearl to save him a dance and she agreed. Then my youngest sister-in-law's boyfriend, Nelson, asked for a dance, too. Pearl said, "Just a minute," then ran over to Chad and said, "Chad, can Nelson dance with us, too?"
-During the ceremony, Hero had a reading. As he finished it, and walked back to the pew, Pearl called out in the silence, "Thanks Daddy!"
-Then, during Communion, she whispered to me, "I want some of that." I had to tell her it wasn't snack time.
-She was lying on the seat of the booth at Denny's, the morning of the wedding, singing, "Fri-i-day, night, Ho-o-ly night..."
-She just loved her cousins instantly, and one, a little boy named Aiden, planted a big kiss on her and said "I'm going to marry you." Pearl replied, "I have to get a little older first."
She was damn cute. And no, I'm not biased. All the extended family thought so. So there.
--N
LATELY
My New Page - 2006-04-15
Life is a Magic Thing, Woah. - 2005-11-18
No Dooce for You! - 2005-11-09
The Nicest Thing Anyone Has Ever Said To Me - 2005-09-05
Ugh. Grunt. Some Other Stuff. - 2005-09-01
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all words � ME, 2005.