Rachyl's Getting Married

This last weekend I helped my dear friend Rachyl try on wedding dresses for her upcoming wedding in November. It was just Rachyl, her mom, and I at this cute little boutique in Orange. (This picture of us is really old, it is from choir tour in 2003). I love this girl, she has been one of my best friends over the past 7 years that I have lived in Southern California. I will always remember the first time I met Rachyl, I was walking into choir, and I didn't know anyone, still just the new kid on the block. She came up to me in the hall way of the music building and said..."You're Kristin right...I'm Rachyl." with a huge smile on her face. I knew from that point on that we would be great friends. And on top of being friends we have also been roommates, and will be roommates again in these last few months leading up to her wedding! I am so excited to have her moving in here with me and getting to spend these last few months with her before she gets married.

The point of the post is not just about Rachyl getting married, but also about weddings in general. As Rachyl's mom and I sat and waited as Rachyl tried on beautiful dress after beautiful dress, we started talking about weddings. This is going to be my 5th time being a bridesmaid, and like my 15th (This is not an exaggeration...it really has been quite a few) or so weddings that I have played some part in, whether it be as the guestbook/present girl, or doing the hair and makeup for the bride and bridesmaids. She asked me if it is hard having most of my friends married, and myself being so far from that. I have been thinking of that for quite some time...is it hard, how do I really feel about that?

If I am honest, I miss the days when we were all single and it just took a few minutes to call up my friends and in a short while I'd be spending time with them. Now it has become a multiple week process to figure out when their schedules and mine line up, checking in with the husbands, works schedules, and such. Not to mention that since they have gotten married, most have moved away. I mean, they are no longer 10 minutes away or living in the next room. So the answer is...I miss them, but it is not hard. I am actually quite happy that I am not married yet, to be honest, I am just not ready. Do I wish that they were still single, in my selfish times...yes, but I do not wish that I was married right now...no. So in honor of all the weddings that I have attended and to those where I could not make it, but wanted so desperately to be there here is an ode to you and all the wonderful people that you all ended up with. I Love you all!

(Some photos were borrowed off of my wonderful friends facebooks. :)...Thanks for the loan)