Ladies and Gentleman... · 6:33pm Jun 2nd, 2019
Boy, have I got something big to tell you guys!
First off, yesterday, I had earned up to 100 followers on FiMFiction.net! Can you believe it?!
The credit for that goes to user Chill Sweet, whom I am extremely thankful for increasing the amount of followers I have to that very number. I hope to be forever worthy of that earn, and that I provide a good time for you, my friend.
But, anyway…
The last three days (from the 30th of May to the 1st of June) were extremely wild, so I wasn’t able to get around to reading fanfics or working on the next chapter of “From Repair to Despair” (which I assure all who are reading it that it’s still a top priority of mine). But the reason behind that was because of this:
My second eldest sister was getting married, and her wedding was out on the horizon! She was getting married to a guy who, after a long period of time, became like a brother I never had. He’s a really great guy, and the love between him and my sister showed that they were perfect for each other.
Thursday (May 30th) was quite a doozy, because on that day, the bridal luncheon took place at my house. Being the only men there, Dad and I were the butlers of the occasion, and I sometimes spoke with a French accent reminiscent to Peter Sellers’s Inspector Clouseau. After the party ended, Dad and I had to go get the tuxedos we rented for the wedding. Afterwards, we met up with everyone else at the church my family and I go to, because that was where the wedding was taking place. The wedding’s director and the church pastor gave us directions on what they wanted us to do.
To clarify, my role was as a groomsman, unlike the wedding of my 1st eldest sister and her boyfriend in 2012 where I escorted her to where her husband (or future husband at the time) was.
After the rehearsal wedding was done and over with, everyone, including Dad and I, went to the church that the groom’s mother worked at, where we had the rehearsal dinner. I was assigned to a table with some of my cousins, my 1st eldest sister, her husband, and the couple’s few month old baby boy (they also have two daughters, one being a 5-year old and one being a 3-year old). I was happy with being at the same table as them, because it gave me a chance to do some catching up with them.
Once everyone there, including myself, had a delicious dinner, there were tons of people who were giving speeches and stories in honor of my sister and future brother-in-law, including my first eldest sister and one of the cousins I was sitting with. My personal favorites were the ones done by the father and brother of my future brother-in-law.
However, after all of the friends and family who gave the speeches were finished, something astounding happened!
I was so inspired by those who gave their speeches and stories, I stood up and gave a speech of my own, completely improvised and unrehearsed in contrast to the others.
When I spoke up and stood tall, I put my very heart and soul into my speech. I don’t remember the exact words, but, what I recall is that it was about how close my sister, future brother-in-law, and I have been to one another. I talked about my sister being the closest I’ve grown up with, how much of a brother her future husband had become to me, how proud I was of them for how much they love each other and that they were getting married, and how much I love them. Occasionally, I added snippets of my own improvised humor, and it felt great to make everyone laugh.
Little did I know, however, that my unexpecting speech would be something that would impact everyone’s lives forever. I never expected it, but my speech was so heartfelt and full of emotion, that everyone there cried, especially my sister and her boyfriend, as well as my Mom and a couple of my aunts. Everyone there told me that my speech was the best one out of all of them that night, and my parents, sister, and her boyfriend told me that they were so proud of me and loved me all-the-more because of that.
A big thing about the whole thing was that normally, outside of performing, I never stood in front of a crowd so boldly before, and I would often have trouble communicating and expressing precisely what I want to say, a downside of being autistic. But on that night, my shyness and struggles to communicate never held me back. I forever credit my Lord & Savior, Jesus Christ, for backing me up, as well as for giving me the courage and inspiration to do what I did. The reason is because immediately after I finished speaking, I found what I did to be so God-given, and that he was flowing through me every step of the way.
Friday (May 31st) was additionally a full house, because that was the day that my sister and her boyfriend got married. It was the day that changed everyone’s lives forever, because once the ceremony was completed, my sister and her boyfriend became husband and wife.
Before that, I got to do some conversing with the rest of the groomsmen, consisting of the brother and friends of my now official brother-in-law. Each of us, including the husband-to-be, enjoyed spending time with one another as we waited for the ceremony to begin, having appetizers and bottles of water as we waited.
After my church pastor pronounced the two lovebirds husband and wife, we all went to a place only a few minutes away from the church, where we had another delicious dinner and did some dancing.
Everyone commended me highly on how well I did as a groomsman. While the party was going, my pastor came to me and told me that he saw my latest film review (which was the extremely negative review on Ben Stiller’s “Zoolander”). He revealed to me that he deeply enjoyed it, and that he admired my honesty about the film. In addition, he said that he agreed with me as well, having also seen the film and disliked it.
But, the biggest thing of all that night…was that I surprisingly became the life of the party.
Whenever some awesome and catchy songs were playing, I danced. My dancing was so full of grooviness and energy, as well as unique moves, that people were cheering me on like I was a superstar. I was so flexible with my legs, doing moves that not very many other people could do.
The only downside concerning my legs was that, for a little over a month, I had been struggling with tendonitis in my right leg. It wasn’t very big before, but a couple of weeks before the wedding, it had been hurting badly to the point of where I had to limp my way from one place to another. I had been doing what my chiropractor had been recommending, which is to consistently rest it and put an icepack against my tendon, but it only seemed to get worse instead of better. You can very much guess that all of the constant walking, standing, and dancing I was doing that day aggravated it even more. Despite that, though, I ignored the pain and persevered like a soldier, especially when I wanted to dance.
But, everybody cheered for me as I was dancing, and before and after the party was over, people were telling me how amazing of a dancer I was, and that I made the party even more fun that night.
The dancing I did that night, being an excellent groomsman at the ceremony, and the perseverance I had to not let the pain from my right leg control me, were more things that I highly credit Jesus for bestowing to me that day. Even now, I found all-the-more that without letting Jesus be by my side, and without worshipping and acknowledging Him as my Lord and Savior, I would be nothing.
As for Saturday (June 1st), well…on that day, my Mom, Dad, and I spent time with relatives who came all the way to Mississippi just to see my sister and her boyfriend get hitched. At that time, the two celebrities were not there, but on their honeymoon at the Blue Ridge Mountains in Georgia.
It was really fun to spend time with relatives that I really never get to see very much, especially because of how compassionate and loving they all were.
So, yeah, the last three days were a really huge ride for me, as well as all of the people that were right before my very eyes. With all that was happening, I really didn’t find myself in the mood for writing and editing fanfics that were on my iPad, mostly working on things with pencil and paper.
But not to worry. Now that the wedding and the events involving it have come and gone, things should be much more relaxing now. I can get back in the swing of writing reviews, reading fanfics, as well as keep my focus on my own writings and editing for the stories I volunteered to edit for. I've actually even got a review completed a while back, but decided to wait till the wedding was over to show it to my Mom and Dad. It'll be coming soon though.
So, with all that said, thank you for your time.
Whoah. Dang, I didn't think you were this influential! I mostly stick to myself, but you're different! Congrats on the wedding, and nice job with the speech! You definitely had the guidance of the Spirit to stand in holy places and to not be moved.
On a similar note, today I reached 200 followers. As I promised, I have finally done a face reveal showing what I look like in real life. The blog post is here.
Wow! This is amazing! Great news, all of it!
Congratulations to your sister.
Very happy! Praise God! That sounds great!
Congratulations to your sister, and to you for getting over that anxiety hump! It sounds like you had a great time. :)
Congratulations to your sister.
Congratulations, Man.
God Smiles down on you and your actions buddy.
