I had a zany weekend with many of my favorite people. It was also quite an eye-opening experience and a good look at people around me. Before I get into that (since I have photos and it’d take work to post and I’m sleepy), I just want to post a brief li’l ditty…

I’m helping a friend out in a quick marriage ceremony. Nothing formal, just something that has to be done before the lunar calendar year (Feb. 14 this year) is over, and I happen to be in the unique position to have access to all the loose ends. So I tied a few in the last few days in the interests of love and friendship. I had offered my veil as her “something borrowed,” which she can use for the technical ceremony later this week, and if she would like, she can use it for her “something borrowed” at her formal wedding later on in the year. In digging out my wrinkled veil to be steamed earlier, I happened upon my wedding dress. Curiosity got the better of me and I pulled it on. At first I thought I wouldn’t be able to zip it up, because I had worked out so hard before the wedding and I haven’t exercised much at all recently. It was more snug than it was the day of the wedding, but it zipped up and looked fine. That’s a relief to know that if I need to wear a princess-cut ivory dress, I have one ready in the closet!