a real post.....

so i figure it's time for a real live post. not one of those 2 liners or nothing to be said posts. this time....i actually have something to say. actually....2 things. but we will start with yesterday and go to today.

yesterday rachel and ben got married. now that was crazy. i've known for years they would get married, and even when they told us all they were getting married it all seemed like a dream. the bachlorette party, the shower, the wedding, right down to the reception. but finally towards the end, it all sank in. i think it was somewhere between the first dance and the dollar dance that it really felt real. jo and i helped serve the drinks and food so that kept us busy, but i enjoyed having something to do...and i could see all that was going on. at one point i looked at rachel and realized that the way she looked is the way i always knew she would look. She was gorgeous. radiant. everything you can say to describe her, that is what she was. seeing that, i knew just how much i have always loved these two. it's weird thinking my friends are now married, but at the same time...it couldn't make more sense. who knows what is going to happen next for them, but it's going to be okay. i guess, with all this rambling....i just realized how much i love them and hope the best for them. they deserve it.

and today. karen's baby shower! i ended up staying up all night to finish the baby sweater i was working on...but it's done. and i loved giving it to her. family and friends came to the shower, we played some fun games and had a very nice time. it was good to see everyone that was here, and sad to see them all go...even if i was desperate to go to sleep. but yea. i'm really excited about this baby. even though i stayed up late and wore myself out....i'd do it all again for this baby...and she isn't even here yet. so...another month and a half. i can't wait! i love her already....of course.

so that's about it. a wedding on saturday, up all night, and a baby shower on sunday....a very long, but very very very good weekend. luckily, i don't have class in the morning.