Sometimes I Write

My best friend Tawnya married the love of her life on Saturday.   After severals years as a regular in the dating game and putting up with a lot of carp (rearrange those letters if you want to), she found the fish in the sea that was meant for her. 🙂  James adores her and so does his family.  At the rehearsal dinner they kept talking about how beautiful she is and that James thinks she’s perfect.  They lavished their praise on her and made her cry. I loved seeing her receive such glowing acceptance and I was so honored to be a part of all of the last minute preparations and the ceremony.  The week before the wedding was packed full of last minute details, but I was glad to just be with Tawnya.  That doesn’t happen very often with me in Denver and her in Kansas City.  She is so precious to me and I couldn’t be happier that she has found what she has been looking for…a man who sees her, loves her, accepts her, thinks she’s amazing, and claims her as his own.  Tawnya told me that James leaned over in church and told her, “God made you for me”.  Mmmmm…that’s good stuff.

The weekend also held the expectation that the DOE club would be gathering for a mini-reunion.  It sort of happened, but not really.  Sure, we were all staying under the same roof, but there were several factors that kept us from really getting to visit like old times.  Exhaustion was #1 on the list.  Maybe next time under circumstances that are a little more flexible.  We did however enjoy some Oreos – I think it’s an unofficial rule that we can’t gather and NOT do that.  Here’s a pic of the DOE’s that were able to attend the wedding.  L-R is Taj, Keri, Tawnya, Me, Megan, and LaRica.  Doesn’t Tawnya look like a princess?

It was also great to see other York friends like Michelle, Jenn & Joe, and Paul & Shalee.  I’ll post more pics, but I have to wait for Taj to put them on Facebook or send me a disc.  She’s an amazing photographer!  So is her husband Tommy – who was fabulous putting up with a house overflowing with estrogen for a whole weekend.  He was such a good sport. More on the DOE’s later.

For those of you who knew I went to Kansas City with a sinus infection and prayed for my health, thank you so much.  Between that and my pet allergies, it was a hard week.  I made it through and was able to sing at the wedding and reception.  Singing with old college friends was great.  Oh how I miss that!  I’m home and feeling better but I’ve still not caught up on my rest.  I’m taking it easy this week and resting as I can.  I’m glad to be back in dry Colorado.  Humidity is highly overrated.