The major event in my life over the last few months was my wedding. It was something. I don't really know what else to say about it. It really was...something. When I think about the day, it's almost like recalling a sex dream. Some details are crystal clear, while others are hazy, but either way you feel like you should have enjoyed it more at the time. That doesn't mean I didn't have fun at my wedding, because I most definitely did. See for yourself.
(A quick aside in regards to that footage: I know it was my wedding and I don't need to defend my actions, but I feel a little sheepish. Baaaah. The bottom line is that I simply cannot help myself. Last year, I sang B and the J's at a friend's wedding by request. I was asked, leading up to my big day if I would be singing again. My response was, "No. No one is singing at my wedding." Well you can see what happened. I knew the song would get played at some point that night, but neither bride nor crooning groom knew it would be played during the cake cutting. The song came on, and I just took off. My dad would have loved it and that makes me happy, then sad for a sec, then happy again.)
So yes, I had fun at my wedding. In fact, and I don't mean to brag, but a few people said it was the best wedding they'd ever been to. That's serious talk right there. But hey, our DJ killed it and the dance floor was full almost all night. Plus we had a great food, so what else do you want? Well, there are just a couple of things I would have changed.
First, I wish Ria and I had been able to visit with more of our guests. We only made it to two (two?!) tables. We both felt bad about that. Along the same line, I can't believe I didn't introduce my grandmother to Ria's oldest uncle. They both speak Italian, and it would have been fun for them to meet. Probably. Also, maybe I would have drank a bit less because like I said, certain details are hazy.
As is often the case, after the wedding came the honeymoon. We visited Italy's beautiful Amalfi Coast. The food, the scenery, the people, all fantastic.
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So what else? Well, I've been spending a lot of time on my future advertising career. This term my team's products are The Golf Channel and Panama hats. Yes, just Panama hats in general. Did you know they actually come from Ecuador? Swear to God. I don't have anything to show you from those campaigns yet, but here's one for A&W Root Beer from last term.
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| CW: Scott Jones AD: Joshua Sun |
This and the other pieces of the campaign are trying to evoke some childhood nostalgia by playing off terms typically associated with alcoholic beverages. In this case, "buzzed."
And I'm sure we'll all be more than buzzed over the holidays. Happy Thanksgiving!
