This past Saturday, I stood witness to the union of Amy and Victor. Amy, my good friend from high school looked regal and graceful in her bridal raiment. She has a very noble bearing, one that she usually hides in very down-to-earth attire and manner. It was a pity that I was 20 minutes late and had to miss the grand entrance of the bride, but I'm happy that I still caught most of the ceremony.
It was very fun to see some old high school and junior high school friends again. One of my old friends shocked us all by showing up with her husband. They had married last year, quietly, without fanfare, without telling anyone in fact. I was surprised, almost dismayed at first. But I soon decided that all that's important is that they are happy now. Having friends come to your wedding, giving you gifts, lavishing congratulations -- these are all great but not essential to a happy and long-lasting marriage.
Jason and I went up and danced at a time when nobody went up. It was just me and Jason, gyrating clumsily to some music I no longer recall the melody of. I was by then, three drinks down and much less inhibited. It was still awkward but I consoled myself that no one was really watching us. When I remarked that to a friend, she promptly retorted smartly that THEY were definitely watching us. Oops. So much for the self-consolation. Oh well, hopefully I didn't make a complete fool of myself and even if I did, so what? I'm only young once and there's no time like now to make a fool of myself.
Amy and Victor did a slow dance and it was very lovely to watch, against the backdrop of the sunlit floor to ceiling windows. They also had two rambunctious wedding singers who began to take on the job description of wedding dancers as the wedding reception wore on. I tried to request Lady in Red at first and unfortunately they didn't know the lyrics. Jason kept yelling "99 Red Balloons" for reasons I can not imagine. He refused to just go up to the wedding singers and request the song in a civilized manner. In short though, it was a very good wedding and I much enjoyed the drinks and the oyster bar. =)
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You and I in a little toy shop
Buy a bag of balloons
With the money we've got
Set them free at the break of dawn
'Til one by one, they were gone
Back at base, bugs in the software
Flash the message
"Something's out there"
Floating in the summer sky
99 red balloons go by
99 red balloons
Floating in the summer sky
Panic bells, it's red alert
There's something here
From somewhere else
The war machine springs to life
Opens up one eager eye
Focusing it on the sky
Where 99 red balloons go by
99 Decision Street
99 ministers meet
To worry, worry, super-scurry
Call the troops out in a hurry
This is what we've waited for
This is it boys, this is war
The president is on the line
As 99 red balloons go by
[Instrumental Interlude]
99 Knights of the airway
Ride super-high-tech jet fighters
Everyone's a Silverhero
Everyone's a Captain Kirk
With orders to identify
To clarify and classify
Scramble in the summer sky
As 99 red balloons go by
As 99 red balloons go by
99 dreams I have had
In every one a red balloon
It's all over and I'm standin' pretty
In this dust that was a city
If I could find a souvenier
Just to prove the world was here
And here is a red balloon
I think of you and let it go
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