Finals are over and they took their toll on me physically. I did very well this semester; in fact, this was my best semester academically, so far. Last Wednesday, immediately following my last final exam, I hopped in my car and drove home to Little Rock to meet my best friend and a crew of guys to go to Memphis for My best Bro's Bachelor party. While in Memphis, we ate some BBQ at BB Kings and walked around for awhile before leaving for Tunica, MS. Tunica was good times, but after a couple hours we decided that we could have more fun in Memphis, and drove back to Tennessee. We made it back to Memphis with no plan, except to have an amazing time, and an amazing time we did have. I am not at liberty to expound on the events that took place in Memphis, but I will say that it was one of the most fun nights that I have ever experienced.
The day after the Bachelor party, we left for Colorado to have the wedding. The road trip was great, and the couple days before the wedding were so much fun. We definitely created some memories and new inside jokes that will never be forgotten.
The wedding was today and it was perfect. The casual setting complimented the bride and groom's personalities perfectly, and the fact that it was small did not have any effect on their marriage. Samantha looked beautiful and it was easy to see that even Jim was blown away by the enormity of the moment. The "I Do's" were spoken and the champagne bottles were popped open for the toasts, and I'd be lying if I said I didn't get a little choked up during mine. I had so many things that I wanted to say, but all of them led back to one thing. Every word that I could have spoken would have come back to how much I love and appreciate Jim as my best friend and brother. I pray that he will stand beside me on my wedding day as well when God brings a wonderful woman like Samantha into my life, and I pray that I will have the same amount of character and class that my best bro has.
So, one wedding down and one more to go. My older sister Anna gets married to Christopher Kay on January 4th, and I can't wait. Anna is the greatest older sister that any brother could have ever asked for, and I am so happy for her and her future husband. Now it just seems like it's my turn to get married. Who knows...maybe I'm next? I wouldn't have a problem with that at all. After what I wrote a few posts down I did quite a bit of self evaluation and I came to the conclusion that I was wrong about a few things. The truth is that I am ready for marriage...I'm just too stinking hard on myself. So, from now on I'm lightening up. I'm still going to study hard and keep my priorities straight, but I'm going to throw out the old complaining and pessimistic me, and bring in the new still realistic but much more happy me.
All that being said: Congratulations Jim and Samantha. I love you both very much, and please know that I am praying for you two all the time. Come to me if you ever need anything, and I'll be more than happy to help...Have fun in Jamaica.
-Matt
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