Weddings in the rain

[jianantonic]

Work today was el suck fantastic, but at least it was a short day. Jer got my favorite dress clean (my cats forget that I am allergic to them) so I could wear it. The wedding was a medieval theme, with most of the guests and all of the party in period dress. It was really beautiful. It rained just a little bit, which was fine with me since it was hot as blazes. Jeremy was the officiant, and he did a great job:) I cried, not because I actually knew the bride and groom, but because a) I'm emotional and probably would've cried no matter whose wedding it was and b) they selected the same vows Jeremy and I used, and it made me think of my wedding. What a great day. The reception was at the UCC in Harrisonburg. That's a beautiful church. Jer and I played "identify the Bible story in the stained glass." I'm better at Bible stuff than I give myself credit for. :)

I'm still mad at my mom, but I'm done stewing. The day was too nice to stew. Jer actually danced with me. The bride's nephew was just about the cutest little boy ever. He was handing out programs before the wedding, and Andy, the groom, walked by. AJ (the little boy) said to me, "That's Audrey's boyfriend. He has a sword. It's very cool. And dangerous." He was 5, and he was so articulate for a kid that age. Then after he gave me my program, Jer took it, so I asked him for another one. He gave it to me, but then he said, "Okay, but don't drop it. This is your last one." Then the next person in line stepped up and he goes, "Do you want a program? You only get one." It was so cute. I want a little boy of my own. But I also want a few years of husband-to-myselfness.

#1:
Me: Massanutten Resort, this is Meg, how may I direct your call?
Caller: Hi, well, maybe you can help me. I have a reservation and I want to know about the unit. It's number 277A. Can you tell me about it?
Me: Sure, but can you be more specific?
Caller: I want to know about the unit.
Me: (bangs head on desk) Okay, it's got a full kitchen, one bedroom, sleeps up to six, will have a DVD player, two TV's, a balcony...anything else you need to know?
Caller: Yeah, does it have a bathroom or do we have to go outside?
Me: It definitely has a bathroom.
Caller: Okay, good, because I know it's in the woods...
Me: But it's also a Gold Crown Resort...
Caller: Okay, well, thank you. Goodbye.

Funny conversation from work today #2:
Me: Massanutten Resort...
Caller: I just have a question about the units. Do they have balconies?
Me: Yes, they all have balconies.
Caller: Okay, so should I pack my lawn furniture? We'll want to lay out on the decks.
Me: No, all the lawn furniture is provided...(at this point, Ann, at the switchboard seat next to me, hears what I say and cracks up, which in turn cracks me up.)
Caller: Okay. Thank you.
Me: (laughing too hard to get out actual words) Y-haha-ou-ha-re haha-we-he-lcome hahahaha (hangs up to avoid further embarassment).

And I only got bitched out by an irrational guest once. So all in all, not a bad work day I guess.

Oh, there was one thing that really bothered me about the wedding. It was small, about 40 guests, and there was a sit down dinner. Being a period feast, the buffet was laid out like it would have been back then, with a roasted pig, complete with an apple in its mouth, at the end of the buffet. Now, I guess I can understand how people can eat meat most of the time, because they don't think about the fact that their hamburgers are cows, and even though they call it chicken, they don't see chicken parts when they eat...but when the food is in the whole shape of the actual animal, and you just start cutting into it...how can you not have serious pangs of guilt? I was almost sick, but Jeremy stategically positioned our seats where I couldn't see the buffet, and he got most of my food for me so I wouldn't have to get up and look at it. Anyway, yay for being vegetarians.

Peace.

Comments

[flamingophoenix.livejournal.com]

Oh man. You should have said "Yup, it has a full kitchen and a DVD player, but no bathroom. Make sure to bring a Sears catalog!"

Sorry to hear about the pig. I'm actually a big fan of remembering that when I eat meat, it came from an animal. It makes me respect it more. I don't know if this is hokey or if it's true, but somewhere (pop culture, perhaps?) I got the impression that Native Americans would thank the spirit of the animal that they had just killed while hunting, thank it for nourishing them and their family and their community. I really like that idea, and that's how I try to look at the whole thing. I'm not exactly an animist, but....oh, I don't know. It just appeals to me. Even if animals *don't* have spirits, it appeals to me.

(Now granted, buying factory-farmed meat at a grocery store is NOT the same thing as hunting it yourself...but forgive me the leap of logic.)

[harri-cady.livejournal.com]

Why on earth would it have a DVD player and not a bathroom...? And if that's all he/she wanted to know, why couldn't he/she just ask?