Another Wedding
20 July 2003, 1:00 PM

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I haven't written much in a while because Jeff and I were preparing for his sister's wedding. She got married yesterday to Takisumi, in a very beautiful ceremony under the big oaks at her parent's house. His parents flew in from Japan for it. Everybody gathered first of lots of food while Jeff and I ran around taking pictures. They'd created a rose covered arbor under the hundred-year-old oak tress, with some seating for the elderly and handicapped (every one else stood for the brief ceremony). The oaks were decorated with lots of hand-made hanging lanterns. It was absolutely lovely. Best of all were the bride and groom's outfits. Jessica's was made by her mom - a lovely Victorian-style peach colored dress with old lace, tiny pearl beads and cameo. He wore a traditional Japanese wedding outfit (I forget the name of it), kimono-like. They looked like they'd stepped out of the pages of a turn-of-the-century engraving.

Jeff and I were not only responsible for photographs, but for the fireworks show afterward. He'd bought nearly 100 shells, a large "cake", and lots of sparklers and fuse. We (after much frustration trying to find proper tubing and end caps) rigged up two boards with sixteen mortars each and Prue-wired all the shells to some fast fusing so that we could send up many at a time. He also rigged a bunch of double-shots together. IN the end it looked *spectacular* and everybody had a lot of fun. It was especially nifty to see some of the adults with the sparklers. :-) Everybody becomes a kid again.

Now we're just resting, and I've got a lot of homework to do. I'm about to go take a nap though. First, a meme snatched from Janis's LJ site:

1. What's your favorite cheese?
All of them.
No really, I've got five different cheeses in my fridge right now, and I keep trying new ones and finding new tastes I like. I don't think I could say what my favorite is right now after discovering that I like Camembert so much, and actually liking the pungent power of real Roquefort blue cheese.

2. How long do you hold onto odd socks before giving up on finding their mate?
Until they disappear too. :-) The funniest thing is, when I used to buy those big bags of matching all-white or all-black socks, they'd disappear. Now that I buy only a pair at a time (I have a sock fetish I guess - I love striped ones, and dotted ones and all those nifty little decorated socks you can only buy one pair at a time) none of them disappear!

3. Who was your favorite musical artist when you were 15? Blondie.
Culture Club. Boy George and all that.

4. What shape are your fingernails in right now?
Nicely rounded. Not short, but not too long either. Nicely manicured even.

5. Two scoops: of what?
Mint Chocolate chip. Or then Rocky Road.