Wedding Contemplation

Couple weeks ago I was a groomsmen at my best buddy's wedding. There is something incredible when you are sitting at the head table. I was sitting there and thinking that of all people in that room they picked me to share that day with. I like being picked. You know what I was thinking when I was sitting there? I was sitting there and thinking about phys.ed. in elementary and high school.

Teacher would come and say we are going to play soccer today. When I heard it I felt sick. I knew what’s coming. There would be two captains; they would pick the kids that are faster, stronger and taller then me. Then I would end up picked because somebody had to pick me eventually. Soon I made habit to help with homework only to the kid that picked me. Soon they figured it out and I wasn’t picked last any more.

But here I was sitting at the head table. Carter and Julie did not pick me because I was stronger, taller, faster then rest of their friends. They did not pick me because I can help them with the home work. I still do not know why they picked me, but they did and I was honored to sit at that table.

Foreign guy and Rusty

This is my buddy Rusty. He is fun to hang out with. He is the greatest car-friend one can have. If I forget to put on my seat belt he says, “Hey bucket-head put the belt on NOW!” In car it sounds more like – Bep, bep, bep. Sometimes he gently says to me, “What do you think I am electro station, turn the head lights off.” (Beep, bep, beeeep) But just another day he told me, “Hey you, pink android with mush instead of a processor, what are you leaving the keys in for?” (beep, beep, beep)
He is an awesome car friend to have, especially now, when my 2 best friends are gone for a honey moon. There is something not right when your two best friends get married, now every time one of them will be gone another one will drag along. But what can you do, life is not always a blubbery muffin.