At the rehearsal dinner we gave lots of toasts. Nate told about throwing snowballs at cars. "I don't know if Mary hit the cop car, but everyone else ran! She was left there frozen, arm still extended as his lights flashed on and he whipped the car over to the edge and jumped out."
Hello, my name is Andrew. I'm with the band.
Its been great to get to know both (pause and check hand) Mary and Tim.
I didn't grow up with Tim but I did spend some time with Mary.
I learned a few things during our time together. First She is my sister. Second she is bossy.
She is also brave. Tim if you should find yourself in one room of the house and your favorite Lego set in another room, a room at the other end of the house, or in the basement, far away from the safety and security of the light and people, Mary is brave enough to get it for you. Even at the age of three she was brave enough to get those Legos from the upstairs.
I have noticed that there was a lot of scripture quoted and read this evening. I would be remiss to not take this opportunity to share my life verse with you all and to remind us that we need to be doers of the word and not just hearers. Song of Songs, chapter 7, verses 7 and 8.
"Your stature is that of a palm tree and your breast are like clusters of fruit. I said, I will climb that palm tree and grab hold of the fruit!"
Cheers!
After the food was finished and the slide show had run its course we snuck out and down the street to the next party. All of my mother's family that was in town, but not at the rehearsal dinner, was celebrating in the next hotel. We paraded through the court yard: six women in saris, a bunch of guys dressed to kill all carrying fruit and large baskets of presents. The restaurant lining the edge was full and every eye was on us. It was great. we walked in and we owned the place.
Aunt Kathy spent the better part of the evening bombarded by grapes, cherries and assorted other edibles launch from the other side of the room. And soon after we arrived she reached a breaking point. Jumping up from her chair she swiped a handful of strawberries. And before Uncle Bruce could jump up from the couch she smashed them onto his bald head. To those who missed the quick action it really did look as if his brains had finally burst out of his skull. I suppose maturity might not be in the cards for me.
Nate and I were asked to retell our toasts and stories. Nate held the entire room captivated. The poor bridesmaids were trapped and had to learn the crazy ways of the Ritzenthalers and the SORS (Spouses Of RitzenthalerS). But before too long Mary and her maids in search of more fun disappeared and my Parents headed home.
I stayed late into the night talking, or "solving the worlds problems," as they say. The Maker's Mark dried up quickly and then the other bottles saw some use. The fruit continued to be lobbed across the room with some frequency. Aunt Laurel declared that she didn't believe in letting her kids date. This apparently had something to do with relationships and teaching your kids to break up. But I wonder if she reached this conclusion at least in part due to her daughter Kerry Anna. Just last year Kerry Anna was a sweet little girl. But now she is 6 foot tall and gorgeous with model's legs. Oh and she is starting high school in the fall.
Eventually some of the voices quieted and some started to snore. Tomorrow was coming soon and already here. so I headed back to the house and sleep.
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