the wedding partner

weddings, i believe, have always been iffy. for one, once you reach your 20s or so, you begin thinking, "when will it be me?" or worse, "will it ever be me?" another thing would have to be the clothes, or the weight you'd have to lose because of the clothes. you never really know sometimes whether you'd be overdressed or underdressed.

an email i received this morning presented yet another problem: a date. i've always thought that since my best friend was on a tight budget, i'd have to go solo. apparently, she can spare a seat for a date. no problem, i thought. i can go with him.

remember what they said about assume? you make an "ass of u and me" ... true. so true.

apparently although he had asked about the wedding countless of times, he can't go with me (on account of clothes). frustrated with the idea of going to a wedding alone, i (so what else is new) complained to vanessa.

rey, being the good dog that he was, happened to overhear the conversation, and volunteered his brother. we all laughed but after we sobered up, vanessa and i almost simultaneously said, "why not?"

text messages were sent, first to test the waters, "so wat r u doing n aug 31?"

next to test the subject, "rosa needs a date for a wedding. u free?"

then to thank the willing victim, "cool."

and lastly to ensure that the victim was indeed willing, "are you sure you don't mind?"

so, on the day when i plan to wear a pretty cool gown and look my damn best, you won't get to see me. he will.

ha!

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of course, others were considered.

the ex: nooo... we broke up because of conversation. weddings are excuses for loooong conversations with good food, so no.

the ex ex: what the?

t.t.: read my lips-- CONVERSATION.

bestest ex: hmmm... except that he might forget.

summer guy: ah, eh, umph, gulp... no?

so that's how we got around to the good dog's brother. the cool brother. the brother who reviews cars for a hobby. the brother who can swim, run, and bike, and win. the brother who can use big words like predilection. the really cool brother.