Catchin' Up

Spring Break was awesome. Not awesome in the sense that you get when watching MTV's spring break shows, but it was still good. A good friend of mine celebrated a birthday on Friday, March 18th. Because I am a slacker, I only sent a birthday e-mail and not a card. How can I send her a card when I didn't send my other good friend who had a birthday on March 8th a card. Believe me when I say that these things really do occupy a lot of my thinking time.

So my older sister got hitched on Saturday. It was so cool to be a part of her wedding. She looked so beautiful. The chapel that she got married in was spectacular - the architecture was amazing. I had the honor of reading scripture (in Spanish) at the ceremony. I thought that was a nice element that was a tribute to our heritage. I also was the lucky guy who got to walk my mother down the aisle. She looked beautiful too. I just have to say that I have a beautiful family. And that's not just coming from me - a lot of people from church told me that after the wedding. My younger brother composed the song that my sister walked down the aisle to; he also arranged some of the other pieces that he played during the ceremony. That's right - he played the piano and sang. I am so proud of him for the talent that he has.

There were so many other things that I could talk about. We made those satin roses that birdseed is put in to give to the guests as well as Mexican wedding cookies in little white boxes with bows as presents for the guests to take from the reception. In all, we made about 1000 cookies. It was truly a celebration, and I'm so glad that I was a part of it. I guess the coolest part is that I now have a new brother-in-law. He's a good guy and very laid back like my sister. They are in Costa Rica right now for their honeymoon.

So now it's back to work and back to school. Thankfully, the semester is winding down. I think I can make it.

Later.