Well, it's been a few months since my last blog. The past few months have flown by. Some of the highlights include volunteering and weddings. Ray's friend and my friend got married on the same weekend in March. Luckily not on the same day.

I was the "best man" for my friend's wedding. Actually, back in January he asked me to be his witness. I guess I was more aptly called the best woman then. I was looking forward to wearing a tux but my friend just wore a suit so I didn't get a chance to live out that dream - haha. I helped out with their wedding planning, went with the bride to pick out her dress and shoes. Coincidentally she loves lilac too. The first store we went to and the first and only dress she tried on fit perfectly and looked great on her!!! Likewise with shoes!!! Do I know how to pick the stores, or what man! I did the "bridal shower" for "A" which consisted of just the 2 of us at the Secret Garden. M had a sore throat the night we were supposed to go out for his stag so the 3 of us just ended up going out for dinner instead which was fine. But, the prisoner's uniform and ball and chain I got weren't put to use :( Another time he said. We'll see, but it obviously won't be the same since he's married now. Both A and I had our hair and makeup done. We did a practice run the week before. I had an updo with roses in my hair and wore a light grey suit :)
The wedding was very simple, just 12 people in total including M&A. The ceremony was at a bed and breakfast and the reception at Kirin's. A's witness was her long-time friend from Shanghai who lives here now. The only family that was there were A's parents who live with them. A's sister lives in L.A. but is some kind of surgeon so couldn't take time off. M's siblings are in Montreal and he's not close to them. Both his parents are deceased and his best friend lives in China. Ray was the videographer and did a fantastic job for his first time with a camcorder.