Weddings and More Weddings

The month of February has been the month of
weddings. One of my best friends was married on February 7th , and my brother
was married on February 14th. I was one of the groom’s men in both weddings
which means I had to rent a tuxedos two weeks in a row and take a lot of pictures.



I was hoping it would be raining in Oakland on Valentines day (my brother was
married in Oakland) so that we didn't have to take a bunch of pictures outside.
Unfortunately, Valentines day was the nicest day of the month here in bay area.
I was about to give up on my hope that we wouldn't have to take a lot of
pictures when Big Joe came to the rescue. He disappeared. That's right, just when
the photographer was ready to take family shots, Big Joe (my dad) went missing.
I have never loved my dad more than that moment when the photographer gave up
and said we couldn't take the picture without my dad.



Seeing my friend and my brother get married a week a part was kind of weird.
Not because they got married within a week of each other, but because I wasn't
sure either one would get married. My friend is too nice to girls, and he only
seemed to gravitate to those girls who knew how to take advantage of that. It
looks like he found someone now who will appreciate him rather than use him.



I never thought my brother was smart enough to find a girl that would marry
him. What's more, he actually got married on Valentines day! How smart is that?
Now, he will never forget his anniversary, and he can celebrate his anniversary
on a day when he has to give his wife gifts and be romantic anyway. Who Knew?