YaYa wedding number two: Tim and Dano Zynda-Clark
Tears seeped out of my eyes watching my pal Dano say I do to Tim yesterday. This is my Dano, the girl who taught me to love Jane Austen, went tubing with me in Lake Hartwell, and consistently opened my eyes to new adventures between the covers of good books. So there I sat sandwiched between Jackie and Sarah watching as the second of the sisterhood welcomed a fella into the family on a permanent basis. Surreal...and we will do it again in 2 months with Sarah and Adam.
Sitting in Jackie's kitchen you look up to a sign over the window that reads "Here Comes the Sun." These girls are my sunshine. They have been for a while and they will be for a long while to come. These fellas better take care of them, love them and make them happy. I may be the shortest, the chubbiest and in many ways the weakest, but if you mess with my girls the fact that I am the oldest and therefore the big sister will come out and bite you in the ass. That being said, I love these guys. I look forward to living out our lives, sharing stories, memories and witnessing their lives with my yayas.
Late last night before falling over into a deep wine induced sleep I asked Jackie would we be as close as we are if we met as the people we are now as opposed to the girls we were then. I don't really know the answer, but I think we grew up together and that is the tie that binds us. The impressionable years of early adulthood were shared together. Though we are unmistakeably different from our heights and hair colors to our religion and politics, we have left impressions and shadows of ourselves on each others hearts. We took each other in and for better for worse we are now apart of one another until sun sets for the final time in our lives.
To the Yayas their spouses, futures spouses and all those potential petites! Cheers and many happy returns to one another!
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You light up my life with your sunny personality too Jess! I love you so much and can't wait to see you again! Thanks for constantly making the trek up to NC. I know I speak for all of us when I say we appreciate it! One of these days we'll have to come down to Sparkle City.
ReplyDeleteAll of the "YaYa's" have truly left their mark on my heart. I agree we're all very different, but I couldn't imagine not loving and not being friends with each and every one of you. We may drive each other crazy at times, but we know how to overlook it and love each other anyway.
*sniffles*
ReplyDeleteI love you! Thanks so much, Jess, for your wonderful post and for always, always being there. I love you ladies so much and was so, so thrilled that you all were there on my special day. And we'll be seeing each other again so soon - I can't wait :)
well written pookie!
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