New Orleans

this past week and a half I traveled down to my home town of New Orleans, Louisiana. it was a much needed break from everything. to just go down and have a time to relax. I went down for my mother's wedding. I felt I had the most important job in the wedding...well, because I did. walking the bride down the aisle and giving her away. as her eldest son it was such an honor to do the deed. I was more smiley happy than teary happy, which is what everyone expected of me.i did make a big flub though. I was supposed to stand behind the bride and groom until the pastor asked "who gives this woman away"( something like that) but he took at least five minutes for him to ask and by that time I was seated next to my grandparents trying to make sure they don't cry. whoops. hahah. :] but it was a big wedding party (53 people) and a great wedding. I love my mom to death and it's great to see her with a smile on her face.

obviously there is a reception after the wedding. and for most of you who haven't been to a wedding in New Orleans, let me tell ya, it gets pretty wild. you can check out most of the reception in video form on my vine, because dumb me forgot to take pictures there.

really, there's nothing else to tell. ahaha. I was surrounded by my family 24/7 and it felt great. they make me extremely happy no matter the situation. an unfortunate event happened a yesterday and they were right there to pick me up. provide emotional support and talk me away from the edge. I love them. they are the most caring, funny, outspoken group of people I know and I wouldn't trade them for anything.

it's always tough leaving them. it's been the same way since I made the decision to move to liberty back in 7th grade. I wake up. move around slowly. thinking about how Im just going to miss them. miss a part of me. The awful thing is, I barely see anyone the day of my departure, so it makes it a little tougher. I kiss my little sister bye (most of the time she doesn't know why I'm leaving) and that makes me extremely sad. but I love her so I forgive.

I wrote all of this on the plane yesterday. just now finishing it here back in Columbia. it's been a rough past couple of days. barely hanging on. anyway I'm not going to be sad on this post. here are some pictures from my mom's wedding. so enjoy and I'll post soon. :]