Last weekend, Isaac and I ventured to the grand town of Greenville, Illinois to go to the wedding of a childhood friend of mine. Despite the fact that Greenville is literally in the middle of nowhere, we had a delightful time. The only people I knew at the wedding were the bride, a bridesmaid, and the bride's family. Isaac knew even fewer, as he only knew Laina, one of Jenny Mac's bridesmaids who was also a bridesmaid in our wedding.
I hadn't seen the McIntyres since the summer of 2000. You see, Jenny Mac came into our lives sometime in middle school; none of us went to the same school as her, but her family began attending our church. She was immediately one of the gang; we loved her silly attitude and her willingness to admit she still had her CareBear, Funshine (and still does). Soon after, our youth choir went on a tour to Washington, D.C., where a positively ridiculous storyline developed about "The Family," their stalker, and their taco fortune. Sadly, the McIntyres moved to Greenville, South Carolina after our freshman year in high school. I was able to see her for a few hours when I was in Greenville for a week one summer, but that was it.
Lo and behold, Jenny Mac moved to St. Louis last spring! Imagine, that the two of us would end up living so near to one another after so many years apart. Truly, it's a small world after all! More than that, the Lord is good, bringing old friends into new places of our lives. Only He could...
The three of us (Me, JMac, and the Lainster) haven't been together since our freshman year of high school in Florida! And please don't comment on my crazy long hair; I promised Kim I wouldn't cut mine until the day after Liz's wedding.
Isn't this awesome?!?! A Lego cake topper! Amazing.
The scariest part of the wedding was seeing Jenny's younger brother, Joshua. We called him "Joshie" since he was about ten years younger than us. The last time I saw him, he was seven. On the way to the wedding, I was telling Isaac about JMac and the McIntyres. When I mentioned "Joshie," he responded with, "I don't think they call him Joshie anymore." So true...he's fifteen, and I'm old.
Also, Jenny Mac is an amazing singer/songwriter. If you want to make your life complete and are a smart person, visit her website. And if you're an even smarter person, you'll buy her CD Outside the Radio.
My Jane Austen post is coming soon...and possibly some evidence of my new hobby!
3 comments:
That wedding was a lot of fun even though I didn't know anyone! Really babe, you should put a link on there directly to Jenny's myspace page. Will make it much more accessible :).
that looks like a lego cake topper. and that is awesome.
So even after you left me a comment I didn't know who this was. The Johnson threw me off. I guess I thought you were Jen Jones. Anyway, I'm glad to have realized my mistake!
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