July 31, 2005
The Wedding
When my brother was 7 or 8 he planned a Super Event. The occasion was his birthday. The plan was astounding. It was to be a weekend long celebration. It was a schedule of events that included everything from roller skating to movie theaters. He foresaw all of his kindergarten friends spending 2 nights at our house to expereince a birthday party like no other. Explaining this vision was easy. He simply listed each event sequentially in a monologue to my parents that left them wide eyed and speechless. "First we will go roller skating, then after that we are going to eat ice cream, after that we are going to go see the Empire Strikes Back, and then we will have a spend the night party, next morning we'll eat pancakes for breakfast and then shoot off fireworks. . ."
The answer from my sensible parents was of course no and a compromise was met. One event was settled upon (I think we went roller skating) and the birthday was effectively celebrated.
This weekend I keep thinking of that story about my brother. Friends and family have flown across country to expereince all the things he enjoys. There has been golf, smores around a fire pit, a dance party, a dinner party, and of course the ceremony by the sea. It has been great fun. The weather has been amazing, the hotel has been amazing (this incidentally is where Chris and Sandi got engaged), the whole weekend has been superb. And in all the years we have joked about Chris and his extravagant plans, I now realize that he just wants everyone to have a fun. So my hats off to you bro. The Super Event is now alive. Its been an amazing weekend.
Posted by Red Chuck at July 31, 2005 11:26 AM