greg's wedding

this weekend, will and i went to muskegon, michigan for my friend greg's wedding. i played my violin for his ceremony. his new wife, molly, chose music from pride and prejudice.

it had been forever since i'd seen greg, and it was really great to see him so happy. he managed to find a girl (from michigan tech, of course) who is just like he is. she's very sweet and kind and any other word that might mean the opposite of selfish. i was reminded how nice his family always was as well. throughout high school i had become sort of a regular at the moorens' backyard events. they had a firepit around which you could enjoy one of the safest, most clean parties a group of high school kids could find in depere. no bottles or clouds of smoke were found here, no matter how late the night or how private the yard was. instead it was his mom's cookies and lemonade. in between the crazy moments with some of my wilder friends were sober, squeaky clean ones with the moorens. always a nice contrast. this was something it might have been harder for a teenager to appreciate at the time, but i look back a bit differently. i'm grateful to have had my diverse group of friends so that i could experience all of the things i did.

i wish greg all the best things for the future, although i know he doesn't need that from me or anyone else. he's always had life figured out for himself. i've found my happiness in will and chicago and teaching music. this was the first wedding we'd been to together since we got engaged, and i think it was hard for both of us not to get a little bit emotional knowing we'll be doing all of these things next year and sharing it with our families. i'm so excited.