I had a very fun drive home with Mindy's mom's brother and sister and brother's wife. :) They were so nice to take me home. And they were fun to ride with. I think their motto is "Laughter keeps us young." :)

I had a good talk with my cousin yesterday, too, totally unexpectedly. Nothing serious, just fun and good.

Wow, does she ever awe me. She is the most grown-up, "together" 14-year-old I have ever met. I wish for all the world I had been as level-headed as she is when I was 14! She does not care at all what her peers think of her. She doesn't care about boys (finds boy-crazy girls annoying...she would've hated me, LOL!), not particularly interested at all in makeup right now (but not set against it), she's got great initiative, a very hard, very patient worker... She's just amazing. She still comes across as young, in her face and voice, but her attitude surpasses her years.

Oh, the wedding! Of course. :) It was good. It was tailored perfectly to Mindy and Cameron's personalities--had their senses of humor all over it, and yet was tasteful. The reception was beautifully decorated! And they had yummy food. They also had a fun photo booth, with fun props, and a dance floor. I sat with the people who took me home and enjoyed myself a lot.

My favorite part of the wedding was watching Mindy and Cameron dance their first dance together. All the tension I've heard in my dear friend's voice for the past several months (planning) was gone. They were both smiling and looked very happy. It was wonderful to see that.

I cried when she danced with her dad. Ugh! That always does it to me! I was perfectly, perfectly fine the rest of the evening. Then her dad danced with her and I lost it for a few minutes. And then I was okay again...But phooey.

Something I didn't expect made it very difficult at the end. When I came to say goodbye, I saw Mindy tear up, like she could already sense the changes coming. Was not expecting that! Of course when she teared up, I felt terrible... I know the whole leave-and-cleave bit is going to be and is already a difficult transition for her. Obviously, I'm not going to leave her life, and I hope she doesn't leave mine, but when you get married, friendships do shift a little bit. They're supposed to--God made it that way. The Bible verse mentions only leaving your mother and father, but it isn't just that; your husband becomes your main support (besides the good Lord who gave him to you). It's really a beautiful, wonderful, marvelous, magical thing, the two-becoming-one (seriously...I need to write a blog about it or something!), but I know it was hard for Mindy at that moment. And it is very hard to watch her having a hard time. {{{{{hug}}}}}

Anyway....So I'll be covering them in lots of prayers for this first year of their marriage as they transition. I hope right now they're having a wonderful time on their honeymoon, learning the joy of being completely alone in complete purity with each other. :)

So it was a lovely weekend overall. Really, truly lovely! I can't wait to see them again when they are a little more established as a married couple. We'll have so much to talk about. :) HAPPY!

-Stephanie

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