Wedding 1 of 2: Melbourne, FL
My former roommate and sister from another mister, Kaye, finally made it over stateside and she invited me to her wedding in Melbourne, FL.
See, when I think of Florida, I imagine crazy parties, droves of tourists and bad traffic. However, Melbourne was no Miami nor Orlando. Instead, I was greeted with warm weather, with warm welcomes from warm strangers.
Melbourne sprawled how small towns were supposed to sprawl, except this one was close to the coast. Commercial buildings weren’t more than 3 stories tall and the residential areas hid behind small roads which led to small streets. The houses that we went to were seemingly designed to house beachgoers and professional surfers. There were a lot of colorful characters along the way (especially in their local super Wal-Mart) but the most colorful of all were my friends, some of whom I haven’t seen in two years and other I have only met on that day.
Kaye and I’s friendship have 50% revolved around talking about men...or the boys that we used to date. We definitely fail the Bechdel test every time we saw each other. But it has led us to that fateful day of her wedding.
I haven’t met Terry, her now-husband, before. Nevertheless, whenever I scroll upon their Instagram photos together, I always felt that the guy was genuine. He was definitely the type she could keep this time. He was different from all the dudes she dated. In fact, he had brought about a huge change in my friend. She’s glowing, relaxed and more carefree. The wedding itself embodied their relationship, which was fun and chill.
They made me feel like I’m part of the family, and I enjoyed helping out with the wedding preparations. In the end, I had a blast.
I’m not used to traveling by myself. Nick is usually my source of comfort when I feel anxious about social situations, and I noticed that they have been happening a lot lately. I remember that whenever I was in social gatherings, I figure out who I already know there so I can basically latch onto them for the entire night. I am THAT person at parties. Nick doesn’t seem to think I have anxiety since he sees that I’m friendly and sociable. I mean I am but that doesn’t mean I’m super confident when I’m talking to people. Maybe I need to get myself evaluated on that.
Anyway, I was pretty proud of myself for having a great time without having to rely on my husband or particularly a person to hang around with during that time. Mainly I had help too since I was sort of part of the bridal party. I am also very happy for Kaye to finally tie the knot to a worthy man.