June 21st, 2005
Happy Hallowedding
So October is the new June. Also the 14th is the new 17th.
Frequent readers may remember an update several months ago when I repeatedly warned everyone not to even think about making any plans anywhere near June 17, 2006, so that you could come to the wedding… Well you can forget about that. False alarm. So sorry.
Steph and I have moved our wedding to October 14, 2006. The idea of getting married at the peak of wedding season, when everyone else on Earth will also have their wedding, ate away at us, little by little, until finally we decided to make the change. We picked October because that’s the time of year when we started dating, five years ago. And now the wedding will not occur during a North Carolina summer. Guys who will be wearing dark, wool suits, you will thank us for this, trust me.
This will also postpone our marriage for several months. But I’m all for it.
Not because I fear commitment — especially the serious, life-long kind — or because I despise the idea of having to grow up and assume a bunch of extra responsibilities or because I’m worried about how much money this thing is going to cost… Ok on some level, all those things are true, but it has far less to do with this stuff and far more to do with the fact that being engaged kicks ass.
When someone finds out I have a “fiance” — even someone I’m just meeting for the first time — they smile kindly at me and say “Congratulations, I’m so happy for you!” Then they give me a big hug and a $5 bill. It’s as if I’ve just brought a moment of shining happiness to their life. Being someone’s “husband” just doesn’t seem like it will elicit the same response.
There’s probably a way to turn all this warm-fuziness into free food. But I’m going to need some time to figure out how — time which I now have. I’m milking this thing for all it’s worth. You’re only get to be engaged once, right? Right?
Hmm… Excuse me while I go find some wood to knock on.
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