September 21, 2011
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Priceless.
The math is done. The damage is done. My pocket emptier.
A total of $915 was spent. Yes, $915.
And that's with them paying for the dress and covering every meal we ate with them. I know you're probably gasping in disbelief.
My friendship with Victoria and Missy is unique, not like any other friends I really have. I've known Missy since I was 5 and Victoria since 5th grade through 9th grade (in person). She then moved and moved again, went to college, taught in Taiwan. Missy got married, moved away, got pregnant. I went to college, California, moved back to GR. AND yet through all the different directions in life that we went, we still remained friends. We stayed in touch very minimally over facebook, Missy and I would get dinner here and there - once a year maybe. Skype/Email with Victoria once or twice a year. As bad as this sounds, the investment was and is quite minimal. We ALL understand life happens, yet when and if we do talk or get together we are still the friends we always were or are. It's almost like no time has passed. This summer when Missy and I visited Victoria, we figured out it had been 4 years since the last time the 3 of us had seen each other at the same time (other than brief moments at Missy's wedding).
It will probably be awhile until the 3 of us are together again. My world and their world will continue on, knowing that we never have to question the friendship we have. It's truly an awesome thing and it's hard to explain.
When I think about how much this wedding cost me I quickly align my thoughts. Not in a heartbeat would I take anything I did or spent money on back. The math is done. The damage is done. My pocket emptier. AND my heart full of joy for great friends, which puts any cost on the back burner.
I can honestly and whole heartedly say being part of the wedding, the weekend, Victoria's life to me is priceless. The honor of being 1 of the people she deems worthy enough to stand beside her on her wedding day means more than words can say. It's such an honor. A person who has seen, done and been so many places and she chooses 2 people she met in 5th grade (and we weren't friends until later...seeing how her first memories are of me teasing her). The overwhelming joy of watching such a good friend get married is indescribable. Standing behind her, I was able to watch Cale look into her eyes and say his vows. He's a man of God that will respect, honor and provide for her. As much as she's worthy of a man like him, he is also equally worthy of her. Something I wish to say of each of my friends who wed.
An honor to know and to be loved by the Cowell family all these years. They treat Missy and I like their own children, they love that deeply. With all of this, how could my thoughts be focused on $915. They just can't be. Not because I'm trying hard to forget it but instead the joy of being part of it all overshadows a mere number.
Money is trivial. Relationships are priceless.
Bottom line.
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