Things that didn't happen this weekend.
Aug. 7th, 2011 09:25 pmThe thing that did happen is that my little-but-not-littlest brother (#3) got married this weekend in Chicago, which meant I was actually almost local for a family gathering, which was exciting. It was a full three-day circus, from the nail appointment/rehearsal dinner/bowling on Friday to the all-day festivities yesterday, to brunch this morning before decamping from the hotel.
But anyway: things that didn't happen, or, more to the point, things I didn't do.
I did not break a hundred bowling, but also did not ruin my manicure.
I was not the one periodically yelling "Get some!" during bowling. That was Brother #2 (not the Marine, and I did not ask him if he's a GK fan--or maybe "Get some!" is also a bowling thing?) and his wife. I also did not ask them why they were saying it, or snicker more than a little bit. (Or make asides about it to
iulia, because, as I am forced to keep reminding myself, she wasn't actually there for that part because we are not actually attached at the brain. Physically speaking.)
I did not actually travel back in time, despite my dreams on Saturday morning; it's just that I woke up in a hotel room with my parents talking in the adjoining room and it was LIKE I had.
I did not cry during my reading, which was excerpted and adapted from Oh! The Places You'll Go! but I did make other people cry.
I was not the one yelling "Kiss him!" when the groom went to hug the best man after his speech. That was Brother #4. (Brother #3 obliged with a brief peck on the cheek.)
All in all, an excellent weekend. And it only killed half a tank of gas. \o/
But anyway: things that didn't happen, or, more to the point, things I didn't do.
I did not break a hundred bowling, but also did not ruin my manicure.
I was not the one periodically yelling "Get some!" during bowling. That was Brother #2 (not the Marine, and I did not ask him if he's a GK fan--or maybe "Get some!" is also a bowling thing?) and his wife. I also did not ask them why they were saying it, or snicker more than a little bit. (Or make asides about it to
I did not actually travel back in time, despite my dreams on Saturday morning; it's just that I woke up in a hotel room with my parents talking in the adjoining room and it was LIKE I had.
I did not cry during my reading, which was excerpted and adapted from Oh! The Places You'll Go! but I did make other people cry.
I was not the one yelling "Kiss him!" when the groom went to hug the best man after his speech. That was Brother #4. (Brother #3 obliged with a brief peck on the cheek.)
All in all, an excellent weekend. And it only killed half a tank of gas. \o/