Another wedding

So, three close friends of mine have gotten themselves hitched in the last little while: first Angel back in September, then Blanca two weeks ago... I would have loved to be able to go to both weddings, but it was just not realistic for me to make to either... the fact that I'm two countries away from where the weddings took place, didn't really help.

Now another really, really close friend of mine is getting married, too: Janna. However, somehow Janna's wedding hasn't been so much of a shock to my system as Angel or Blanca's. I mean, Janna and Arild have been together for 14 years (!!!), one of which they've spent actually living together... So this marriage thing was kind of one of those inevitable things. Yet the thing that shook me the most about Blanca's marriage was just the mere fact that it was happening at all... I mean... she's my best and oldest friend -- we've known each other for 16 years, been best friends for 14. It feels so strange to think of her as married... And it was even worse not to be able to be there for her on the day of her wedding...

Oh well... I get a chance to redeem myself in Janna...

You see, Janna is also getting married in another country, but she's been planning it for so long and from the start made it clear I was to be her Maid of Honour, that it's pretty much a fait accompli that I'll be there.

And after talking to her the other night, I'm actually starting to get a bit excited about it! (Quite something, for someone who really doesn't like weddings all that much)

The thing with Janna is that she's so creative and out-of-the box, that I've always been sure her wedding is going to be quite interesting. And after talking to her recently, my suspicions have been confirmed.

So, all I have to do now is get my passport, get my time off approved, buy my plane ticket and... voila! Luckily Ian has finally agreed to go with me -- I hope he doesn't change his mind. It wouldn't be half as fun to go without him.