... sitting on the veranda of The Palm this weekend waiting for Elisson and Zonker to arrive, I couldn't help but notice the goings-on across the street... the elegant mansion that houses Melissa Sweet's Bridal Gallery seemed somehow out of place in the urban sprawl... and I watched the young brides-to-be come and go through the evening rain with a smile on my face...
.. all kinds of young ladies.. many accompanied by a gaggle of giggling friends... bridesmaids, most likely... or flower girls.... brimming with the excitement of picking dresses and flowers... drunk with the heady dream of marching down a Georgia aisle with Mr. Right...
... frail, waspish brunettes... meaty blondes with cheeks flushed rosy by the cold mist that was falling... Grandmothers escorting grandchildren up the old antebellum steps.... I watched it all....
... and not in a lecherous way... even though I could have definitely slipped into that mode easily had the mood struck me... but I didn't... instead, I felt a sort of muted happiness as they came and went... piling in and out of their Volkswagens and Escalades with an infectious giddiness... dreaming dreams of a life not yet known...
... hey, I hope it all works out for those girls.. I really do... and even though they never knew it, the Wife and I raised a toast in their direction... they're in for quite a ride...
Weddings are a good place to get laid. Weddings make wimmen horny when they're the ones NOT getting married.
Trust me. I have conducted scientific reasearch on this matter.
Bullshitted by Acidman on January 24, 2006 11:22 AMFrom nudes to brides in just a day... lol
Nice to think of their hopefulness. And who knows -- those good marital vibes you two sent over might just do the trick. :)
Bullshitted by Richmond on January 24, 2006 12:15 PMNow see here, young man.
You've taken a Golden Opportunity for snarkiness and satire and instead turned it into something beautiful...wistful...dare I say poetic...
It's those damned ellipses, I tell ya!
What is it with you and just happening to be in front of womens stores?
Bullshitted by Machelle on January 24, 2006 03:20 PMDamn, an art critic and a poet and a romantic!! And he cooks, too. I knew all the good men were married. Tell the Wife that I said she was a lucky woman.
Bullshitted by Junebugg on January 24, 2006 03:20 PMThe picture you paint shows a sweet scene playing out in small towns across the states. How lovely to be giddy with love.
Bullshitted by oddybobo on January 24, 2006 03:51 PMI am always so full of hope for the young couples. When I meet one I always tell them I hope they love each other more the next day than they did the day before.
Bullshitted by Bou on January 24, 2006 04:20 PMDamned fine piece of writing, Bro.
Bullshitted by Jim -PRS on January 24, 2006 04:41 PMThis is fine writing from a Southern Gentle Man.....and why I read you daily...
very sweet Eric.
Bullshitted by ArmyWifeToddlerMom on January 24, 2006 04:55 PMYes, 'twas a fine piece of prose.
Didn't see any Dodge Ram's over there did you?
I didn't think so...
Viva Las Vegas. Quick in, quick out.
:)
Bullshitted by RedNeck on January 24, 2006 09:29 PMGood thing I was not sitting there.
I would of been yelling:
"Run! Run for your life!"