Adventures in Virginia

Well, it's been a while, but after a lengthy respite I have returned, and a lot of things have changed. I wont bore you with all the messy details; instead, I will write about the recent adventures I have partaken in.

My oldest brother got married! And what a wedding it was. So let's start at the beginning (well, not quite the BEGINNING beginning, that would take far too long: "so my mother met my father and they fell in love...." etc. etc.) My brother proposed to his now-wife, she said yes, and plans began to be made. I was asked to be a groomsman and gladly accepted the role. Now, the wedding was planned for Oct. 30th in williamsburg, Va,but before that was the rehearsal dinner on the 29th and I had tickets for a certain Guster concert the night of the 28th... in Vermont. Ultimately I decided that both were important and forwent sleep that night in order to catch a 5:45am flight to Richmond, VA. Needless to say, the concert was definitely worth being tired for.

Once in Virginia the wedding stuff began to take place. Rehearsals happened, dinner was served - which was quite impressive. The rehearsal dinner took place at a resturaunt called "Sal's" which is right around the corner from the campus of William & Mary, and boy did they know how to feed us. Overall the course had probably 6 different courses with around 15 different dishes. We wobbled away very full.

Then the wedding. It was quite the sight - it took place in the Methodist church in Williamsburg right next to the "Wesley House" (I believe I'm getting this information correct; look, I'm just a groomsman, I just stand and look pretty). I got to escort my grandfathers wife and the mother of the bride down the aisle - very fun. Then it was a lot of standing straight (my back hated me) and making sure to not lock my knees. It went off without a hitch (well... not EXACTLY, if you know what I mean).

Then the reception - lots of fancy food and dancing. my brothers and I got to sit at the Head Table: picture the dinning hall of Hogwarts - I was a teacher. It was beyond awesome.

Over the course of the entire event I had relatives and friends constantly badgering my brother Ethan and me about when we were going to get our butts down to Virginia for good. I even had my uncle and grandfather hyping the programs at VCU (which are quite good) to me - and I must say, I'm seriously considering a transfer.

Now I'm at my grandfathers home in Saluda, writing a blog post that is long overdue and that probably needs editing that wont happen. I promise future ones will be a little better (not much), but I've got a nice list of things to do before I catch my morning flights back home tomorrow. Woo.

First post! (Really not that exciting)

Hi,

So... first post. I've decided that a first blog post is a lot like a first kiss. It's usually awkward, you're not sure whether you should even do it or not, it's definitely not perfect, and you usually want to follow it up with the second one as quickly as possible.

So, to inform you all of how cool I am, I am currently sitting in my girlfriends apartment, the beginnings of a dinner party underway, and I'm writing a blog post... yeah I'm awesome (no you're not dude don't lie).

I'm not exactly sure what I want out of this blog, I'm not even sure if I'll keep it updated and all organized and so such. Partly because I tend to see blogs as a way for people to talk about their own lives as excessively as possible. As such, it's completely fitting I have a blog. I used to have a Xanga (yes, I'm aware I just dated myself), THAT's a blast to the past (along with Rollerblades and wearing vests).

Alright, I'm going to stop being a social recluse, and stop being awkward in real life, and actually contribute to this event that's occurring around me. True, this post probably doesn't qualify as a real post seeing as I didn't really talk (type) about ANYTHING, but whatever, the first post is inevitabley awkward anyway, so whatever.