10/3/2004 - Catholic Wedding Fun

I have not blogged for a few days, and I've got to tell everyone why. Most of my sexy friends know that I was at a wedding this past Saturday, but I don't think I told this to all of my loyal, sexy readers.

Sexy readers, I was at my cousin's wedding this past Saturday. This cousin lives in Palm Beach. Yes, this man just endured four hurricanes while planning a wedding. He's not one to take a hint from the Almighty, I suppose.

Here's a wedding highlight. During the service, I was sitting with the groom's two brothers. Ed was doing quite well keeping up with the Catholic service. He had all of his "Hear our prayer"s, and "It is right to give him thanks and praise"s in the right place. I'm Lutheran, which is Catholic Lite (All Of The Salvation, Half The Guilt!), so I know a good portion of what to say, when, and where, but I didn't know it as well as Ed. Did two cousins convert to Catholicism?

I asked, "Are you Catholic?"
Visibly taken aback, hand to his chest, he replied, "Oh, my gosh, no! Why would you think that?" You would have thought I asked him if he was homosexual! He paused, realizing how his response sounded, and then playfully added, "Not that I think there's anything wrong with it."

Ed makes me laugh endlessly. We have nothing but fun together.

Also, I saw what was quite literally the most beautiful woman in the world. And get this - she wasn't blonde! She was a redhead. Long, beautiful cascading red hair, eyes that had that subtle shyness, and a lovely smile. This girl was a friend of Ed's, so I asked Ed who she was.

"Oh! Jay, y'know, I was going to pursue her tonight, but... but that's okay, you can have her."
"No, Ed, I'm not moving in on a girl you want. I'm from out of town, nothing's happening with her and I anyway."
"No, Jay, I insist, you pursue her, but you have to promise to pursue her. She's one of those that needs to be pursued. She's high maintenance."
My sister pipes in, "He's used to high maintenance women."
I was about to argue, but I really couldn't.

She was beautiful, she had a terrific, genuine, playful smile, and she was high maintenance. Three checks in the "Jay's Kind Of Woman" category. What happened? She left early.

So... should I have tried to pursue a woman who lives 1300 miles away from me? No, that would have been silly. However, should I have tried to get a little practice pursuing a lovely woman? Definitely! Am I too hard on myself? Maybe, but that's because I'm a big idiot.