Today was good. I went to the most hilarious wedding EVER with my family. My brother was asked to be the best man YESTERDAY for his best friend Fernando's wedding TODAY. HILARIOUS. So we put my 6'5 brother in his best Sunday looking outfit and sent him to the Catholic church. We rushed around, knowing we were going to be late... only to find out that we were one of the first people there. Did I mention Fernando is Mexican? I traveled to Mexico for months at a time, and even I had forgotten the cultural difference regarding TIME. When you have an event in Mexico at 1:00, it is only polite to come at approximately 1:15... which is what everyone else did.
The ceremony lasted a good two hours... it happened to be a baptism too, so I'm guessing it was extra long. The dresses were beautiful, and there were TONS of gorgeous babies to look at. Plus the groom is just the most adorable little guy ever, and watching him kneel next to his young little beautiful bride brought tears to my eyes. There's something about Mexican families that just warms my heart. Two high school kids, getting married on the same day they baptize their new baby. Aunts, cousins, parents, grandparents, neighbors are all there watching. All in their fancy clothes (I think a lot of the women were in what resembled very colorful prom dresses... totally not my style, but BEAUTIFUL). Cameras were everywhere, and in fact, my mother took a picture of a scene where more people were surrounding the ceremony with cameras and videos cameras than there were people actually IN the ceremony. Kids talked the whole time. People got up and walked around. Babies cried. We kneeled. We sang. We prayed. It was loud and long. But for some reason, I was just really touched by this day.
Oh yeah, my mom and I did, of course make slight fools of ourselves. Apparently at Catholic weddings (maybe Mexican Catholic weddings) they pass around an offering plate... My stepdad had taken Ava out a long time before because we thought she would be a distraction (What a joke, she would have been the quietest child in there), and he was the one with all the cold hard CASH. We were obviously in a panic, and all I had in my purse was deoderant, a hotel room key, some receipts, and a William Jewell medallion (don't ask). I somehow managed to scrounge up 35 cents, so at least we looked like we were putting something in the bucket. BUT... when it came to us, we noticed that someone else had put their wedding card in instead of cash. BRILLIANT!!!! We figured it was a gift to the bride and groom anyways, so we quickly dropped our card in the plate.
Then my brother said it was an offering to the church and we were complete idiots. He had to get one of the little ring bearers to go ask the kind lady for our card back.
Did I mention that my mother and I tend to laugh really loudly in awkward situations or when we are nervous or embarrassed? Well... we do. I almost peed my pants.
And tonight we had a get together with my family. As crazy as they are, and as loud and long the night was... it was SO nice to see everyone. This is exactly what I needed. TO COME HOME.
And in case you're wondering, I'm doing much better than I was the other night. That dumb movie just really put me in a funk!
Night,
Erin
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