I'm exhausted. What a weekend! I've gotten about 15 hours of sleep over the past three days, and I'm headed for the same amount tonight. But it was all worth it. The wedding was amazing. It was classy but comfortable - the kind of ceremony where people make jokes and it doesn't seem out of place or rude at all. And my brother and his new wife looked amazing.
One of the many stories that will come from this day: it was really cloudy here all day. Sis-in-law was processing with her parents through the park to the edge of the water where the wedding party was. She was to follow a path through the park, and then step off the path for the last 20 feet or so. As she stepped onto the grass - and I'm totally not making this up - a ray of sunlight burst through the clouds and literally illuminated her and her parents. It almost looked like theatrical lighting. It was amazing.
The only damper of the day - and it was a big one - was that my father passed out right after dinner. He got up from his chair and literally keeled over. Paramedics were called, they put him on oxygen, took him out on a stretcher and over to the local hospital. He's had spells like this before (including a very scary one in Colorado five years ago eerily similiar to this) but it was still a little freaky. He was at the hospital for a few hours, but they let him go because his tests all came out clean - all they know is that his blood pressure dropped rapidly, but they're not sure why. Very scary, but he's out, and he's ok.
I could tell more stories - and I will - but I've got to get some sleep. Hope that everyone had as good a weekend as me...
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Sounds like an amazing day. Your dad may suffer from syncope. I do. It happens when your blood pressure just drops so much that your brain doesn't get the juice it needs for a short period of time. There are all these tests they can take to test his blood flow. I've had to increase the amount of salt in my diet to keep my blood pressure a bit high. Have him and his doctor look it up.
Wow...hope your dad is ok. Are they still in town?
Tell him I say feel better, and tell your folks hi.
Tell your bro congrats!
I still can't believe he's mahweeed (think of Long Duck Dong in Sixteen Candles and you'll say that the right way - "yes mahweed, to oyree bohunk").
Married??
Thanks for the info, L. Britt. I'll pass it on...
And I still can't believe the married part, either...and I saw the whole thing...
Glad your dad's ok...hope they figure out what's wrong.
Looking forward to seeing where your new adventures take you.
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