lucky weekend

relax.  maybe, lucky is the wrong word.   anyways.   i was able to witness a couple come together in the ultimate commitment, marriage.   now, i am not a huge marriage person, because i don't believe a piece of paper makes a couple anymore in love.    but, with all of that said, i do love to go to weddings.   and, maybe it is when they are more casual, and really just an expression of the couple's love for each other and their desire to share with people close to them.   i mean, how can you not like that...especially when it is catered and open-bar.  :)    seriously.

my friends mel and ryan got married this last weekend, and allowed me to join them.   i am truly grateful.   it was a wonderful day, and really quite warming to watch 2 friends in love with each other and taking that their remaining steps together through life.   i felt no regrets as to where my life is right now, but more  empowered to keep looking for that type of happiness.  sometimes, we all need to see that "it works" and that we just need to work a little harder for it to happen to us.   it was really just a wonderful experience.   maybe, it helps that i was comfortable with myself to really enjoy the whole experience; meeting new people, sharing stories, laughing, and shedding a tear from joy and not pain.

just a great experience.   and, i will admit that it shocked me how grateful they were to have me join them.  funny.  but, maybe that is what it is all about.    spending with time with people whose company you really enjoy.    sometimes, they are new people in your life OR from very early in your life.   it doesn't matter.  all that matters is that everyone grows from these shared experiences.

and, i spent a wonderful afternoon with a friend with great food and even better conversation.  it was both insightful, and funny.   that is the key.   do your friends bring you joy but also make you think/challenge yourself to improve?   i do feel that i have more questions to answer but we only grow through searching for answers.  and, sometimes we don't even get the answer.    oh well.

well, i just wanted to get these thoughts out there.   

-tffjr