see, the thing is....

most of us use mid-western speak in our daily language (well, at least cool people do) and one of my favorite-est sayings is "see, thing is...."
when i hung out with Canadians, they would always bust out laughing at that phrase no matter if it was for a night out for sushi or sitting in a club. my ole buddy Paul Fox would often start his mid-set story/ramblings with the phrase when my old band Letters in English would play shows. and scarily, ive heard andrea use the phrase from time to time.
why am i writing about a phrase? a specific phrase? in a few days andrea and i will be saying another phrase. not used as much in daily vernacular, or really when its not appropriate, but the simple words, "I do." are getting ready to resonate from our mouths and change the universe on a sub-atomic level. well, depending on who you ask, many things change on a sub-atomic level, but this one is important.

daily we go down the check list of things to make sure are done. our families are wonderful units of helpfulness and inspiration that we know will not let up come this saturday. calling folks to rsvp is done and thank you cards have already been written, signed, and mailed. schedules are set and keys have been passed into possession. no more deposits, its final payment time. and yes, we are still working at our jobs. i dont know how younger people could do this. it really takes some time and patience, and if theres one thing i know about kids today, its that they have no patience. regardless, after five years of courtship and two and a half years of cohabiting, we are ready for the rest of our lives. and guess what? as much as we dont know whats going to happen tomorrow, we hope you are at least ready for the rest of your life. its going to be long (or relatively short in the larger scheme of history) so be ready. anything could happen and you know it.

comfort is a luxury. but partying? its required.

if you dont hear from us before friday or saturday, know that our blessed union is true, that we wish you could celebrate it with us, and that we are thinking of all of you no matter how much this is supposed to be "our day."

ok?