There was a wedding. It went very well. Rapunzel shined. The lovely and patient maid of honor glowed. Smartacus nailed the blessing.
Oh, sure, someone bit someone else during the bouquet toss. And the flower girl (Cakes) stole the show — don’t they always?
Read a full report of the Chicago wedding in our print reports (Outlook, Glendale News-Press, Park La Brea News, etc.), or in Saturday’s post right here.
As we speak, I am road-tripping around Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, buying up all the smoked trout and then heading to Mackinac Island for some fudge and R & R.
Cheers!
I can hardly wait for Saturday’s story! Lots of pictures included?
A little So Cal doggerel…
While You Were Out
While you were out skylarking
In the lower peninsula
Here the sky was darkening
The wind a great brouhaha;
While you were at the wedding
Or on the porch of The Grand Hotel
Here storm surf, the beaches shredding
Many inches of driving rain fell;
In your ears the horse clop of Macinac
Here the shriek of a hurricane
Yard filled with leaves when you come back
There: two lakes, the green strait, and no rain;
Media rejoiced in disaster
And wished the eye was coming faster
The drone of politics was paused
While many silent fingers crossed;
Home Depot sold out of sand bags
Palms frequently reduced to rags
Countless roads became a river
And Amazon refused to deliver;
Most huddled in their darkened homes
Or stacked sandbags in flood line zones
And peered at wild clouds’ glowering
Knowing this was more than showering;
Por exeplar: Palm Spring’s streets
Filled with San Jacinto’s rocky treats
Brown torrent pouring a classic drown
On this desert oasis of a town;
Its palm tree’s thrashing bend and sway
The perfect meme for a hurricane day
Hidden sun longing to burn
It all away for your sunny return;
Your sodden readers ask only when
The tales of your forays will begin
Their own storm of words, to dry the brain
And wash storm debris down memory’s lane
That bright day when you come back again…
The emotional report on Saturday next, in keeping with the promised text.
What a lovely wedding! The bride, her sister and brother radiated love, happiness, joy. I know their mother is beaming.
Beautiful bride! Lovely pics of everyone. Cakes is absolutely precious, of course. Looking forward to hearing all about it!
Lovely family
Congratulations to all!
The last few graphs made me tear up. Loved them.