sweet matrimony

(so this is kind of overdue) but my best friend is married!

she was the most elegant & beautiful bride.  j & d looked picture-perfect! and i couldn't stop bawling during the ceremony (so unattractive).

it was nice being reunited with family, old friends, current friends, church folks - all in one place. 

and it was inevitable that i was flooded with comments like "when are you getting married?!" "you'll be the next to go!" (only from the older crowd, of course) and i just stood there, grinning uneasily saying "oh no no no..." unfortunately there isn't an emoticon that expresses uneasy, slightly perturbed fake smiling.

can we please focus on the bride? it's the bride's day! but i know it's the token thing for korean grown-ups to say to single young adults. that time has come apparently... (i need to get a clever, canned answer of how to reply to such questions about my singlehood)

but yes it feels weird one of my besties is going on to the next stage - living the "real, grown-up" life, while i'm still somewhat living the college dorm-life with roommates & instant noodles.  not that i don't enjoy my life, it's just that i still feel like i'm not fully "adult" yet (i guess carrying around a hello kitty debit card doesn't really help).  

the weird thing is even if i were to be married + kids, i have a feeling that i still won't feel that way.  i guess i will always be "young @ heart" though i paradoxically also consider myself an "old soul" or a "young fogie."

i'll be sad if there comes a day where i won't be able to see the boa constrictor anymore though.