Tired Refreshed

I went to Sue's wedding on Saturday. Sue has been my friend since the fourth grade; it was neat to see her get married. It was great to see old friends and Mr. LaPorte, our AP Euro and AP Art History teacher who took us to Europe after we bugged him for two years begging him to take us. He was such a good sport for giving in and he was an awesome "chaperone" because he just took us to cities and told us when he was leaving the city. We basically had to just make it back to the Eurovan by a certain time. Mr. LaPorte used to always call us maggots. He asked us what we were up to and after we told him, Mon asked, "So Mr.LaPorte, how do you think your maggots are doing?" He kindly replied, "Well, you know... some maggots turn into flies, but I think I'm in the presence of a couple of butterflies." It was a nice comment.

After the wedding, Ryan, Matt P. and I went over to Matt's house. Ryan and I always said we were cosmic buddies because we have a special connection. Ryan is probably the smartest person I know. I always admired him for his individuality and ability to express himself so freely in high school. He was unique and often teased for it, but he never cared. According to DataMatch (a fundraiser event where students took a survey, DataMatch developed a list of the top five people you were most compatible with in the school, we sold the lists as a fundraiser), Ryan and I were most compatible with one another. We realized last night we both had secret crushes on one another. He never thought I would go for him because he was a punk rocker. I thought he would never go for me because I was in student leadership. We always supported and admired each other.

Matt P., not to be confused with my brilliant writer friend Matt R., and I have been friends since junior high. He was always a smart, sweet kid. I remember him being so eloquent and underappreciated. Matt was the first boy I slow-danced with in junior high. We were closer in junior high and hung out with different crowds in high school. I appreciated the fact that Matt thought I was funny. I always thought he was so witty and nice.

Matt had just gotten back from the wineries in Santa Barbara before the wedding. As the guys went through four bottles of wine, we talked about high school, secret crushes, books, drugs, life, where we are now... Mon joined us around 2 in the morning and before we knew it, it was time for breakfast. I haven't stayed up like that since college. I'm definitely feeling the aftermath today, but the night was simply amazing. I felt so happy to see that I had such good friends and they're still good people. I had the opportunity to see some of Matt's photography, which was breathtaking. Ryan shared a few of his lyrics (from his metal band's songs), which were so clever. Overall, it was refreshing to be able to talk about nothing and everything. I feel blessed to know such intelligent, deep and funny people.