when the snow falls, so should your speed

catchy, isn't it? way to go, marketing department at MDOT.

had a great but busy weekend. i think i hit every last community in metropolitan detroit with my pals, which of course is always fun. let's see.... tried on bridesmaid dresses and poked fun at all the bridezillas running around the joint. what is it about bridal salons that just make the claws come out? at one point, when the world's largest bridal party burst into tears for what seemed like the 500th time in the 45 minutes they sat gazing at the bride (tacky dress) i turned to laura (NOT a bridezilla) and told her loudly and slowly that she was *easily* the world's - nay, universe's - most beautiful bride. i believe i was wearing a hot pink too-tight satin dress reminicent of "havana nights" at that moment. but laura truly is the world's most beautiful bride - her dress is sweeeeeeet!

then we played whirlyball, which i can tell you involved a few beers, bumper cars, basketball hoops, lacrosse sticks and a ton of gumption. now, it involves feelings of whiplash and bruises on my waist where the seat belt was. o yes, then off to detroit, where we ran into a group of young men i went to high school with for the second time in two nights. i think they were all on "drugs," to which of course i always just say "no."

then we went to white castle. ahhhh, detroit, je t'aime et tu me manques beaucoup.

all in all, a great weekend with great friends. jorie, though, dude, we missed you tremendously. i'm so sorry you couldn't make it, and i can't wait to see you again. have my uncle lee take you bridesmaid dress shopping, i'm sure he'd be a great help.