We've got catching up to do...

April:
A friend of my that I met working at my first job out of college, and out of Texas, was married in Richmond, Virginia. Now, I will be the LAST one to give the VA props. However, the church at University of Richmond was GORGEOUS. The entire campus was breathtaking. I couldn't believe my eyes. The groom is a firefighter and this resulted in some extra flare for this super fun affair. Shortly after the guests and brial party arrived at the reception so did a fire truck, sirens wailing, lights flashing. The bridal party and newlyweds went out and had pictures taken hanging all over this thing while the guests looked down from the terrace of the old train station. It was beautiful and a very nice twist. Another great twist was all of the firemen we met! And, because my friends and I are so charming, allowed us to get pics wearing firemen's boots in our dresses. A great photo op! This wedding was a great time. Lots of dancing, although, there were many songs at the beginning that only a few of us danced to. Hey, someone has got to get these parties started off.

May:
Oh me, oh may was emotional! One of my best guy friends from college (let's just say, we didn't "date" but maybe I should have been more open to it...too late now!) got engaged...to a gal he had been dating for a VERY brief period of time. I met her at the wedding we both attended in February. A mutual friend of ours actually texted me as a warning; he knew the news would not be taken lightly, nor happily. The msg read "Answer your phone when FRIEND calls you tonight." Is he kidding me? I knew EXACTLY what was coming and I still wasn't prepared. I got the msg as I was heading to catch the bus home. Immediately, I called the middleman and asked him WTF? Was he TRYING to give me a heart attack. He quickly told me the story and I started bawling, in public, on a bus...that takes 45 mins to get me home. It was awful. While I appreciate this particular friend's warning, it hit me like a ton of bricks and he had a MESS on his hands. Luckily, I had plenty of time to get my bearings (full disclosure, I still don't have my bearings on this one) because my friend who was now engaged didn't call that night. Or the next night. Or the next. And I began to get text msgs from friends asking if I was okay, had I heard, what was going on, etc. I couldn't respond. He hadn't even told me yet. At least a week went by and at this point it was, drumroll please...FACEBOOK OFFICIALLY. Which means, if you didn't get the memo, you aren't that important. Heart. Breaker. He did eventually call (after I emailed a nice congratulatory email-my voice would have betrayed me had I called him), while I was at work. I knew I had to answer even though I was angry and devestated, for many reasons. I took the call in an empty office and let him tell me the whole story, including the details about the size, clarity, blah blah blah, like I give a %&@$ about this ring. And, also, since when did he give a %&@$ about rings? Ugh. The convo was one of the hardest I've had, espcially since I had to keep from crying (bc 1. I was at work and 2. I can't have HIM hear me cry). I cried, anyway, silently. The craziest thing about this story was that I didn't have time to get on board. The wedding, he told me, was weeks away. Why wait? He got married in a tiny ceremony with the bare minimum of family and no friends in attendence to a woman at least 10 years his senior, with two kids, who wore a summer dress and a funky hair do. BRUTAL.

Now, also in May, I randomly (sort of drunkenly) called my best guy friend while I was on my way home from a night out. He mentioned something about his long time (a year) lady and his Grandma telling him that "she was the one." I said (sort of drunkenly) Are you going to marry her? He proceeded to tell me that yes, he probably was. Anyone want to guess what happened next? Yep! I cried, a lot and VERY unexpectly and then got off the phone, lickety split. I know the day will come when he will get engaged, and then, obviously, married. But, I didn't agree to jump for joy and hug and kiss everyone. I just agreed to be there, and I will. At least this convo has given me plenty of time to GET ON BOARD (something that clearly takes me a while). He is not yet engaged but they do have a home together.

And, another May engagement. My best guy friend from high school got engaged. He has only know his fiance (now wife) since December. I remember him telling me about this girl he just met when I was home this last Christmas. They got engaged in May and shortly after found out that she was pregnant, which meant this was a wedding on a mission, set for early September.
Needless to say, May was the month of the men and it caught me so very off guard.

July:
One of my first friends in the dorm, freshman year of college, got married at a beautiful church in Ft. Worth, Texas on the TCU campus. The ceremony was sweet and record breakingly short. Can I get an hallelujah? And, guess who was a surprise guest at this wedding? The guy I just told you about who was engaged in May to be married in September? Well, his finance went to highschool with the my girlfriend's groom. Small world! It was so good to see him and hang out with his fiancee for a little while. This wedding was gorgeous and just the right amount of Texas. Although, I'm not surprised. The bride is always perfectly cute and has an eye for exactly that. Great wedding, lots of dancing. Followed by a nice, unexpected, night out in Ft. Worth at an 80s cover band concert. Awesome.

August and forward is too be continued....