jason mraz gave me the best advice this weekend

I had the privilege of being in the wedding of two dear college friends over the past weekend, reading Shakespeare's Sonnet 116 (and bursting into ugly sobs at the end, thus embarassing myself and making everyone in the families cry also). Here's a quick rundown on Matt and Rachel: I met them the day after they met each other at freshman orientation in Tulsa, and it was apparent to me that they were already bonded. Rachel and I lived together sophomore year, and had a really bad fallout at the end of that year, but after a summer to cool off we started hanging out again. They threw me birthday parties and had me over almost every week senior year to cook dinner for me, and I generally had a really good time with them in college, and their wedding was beautiful. It was nice to spend time with them before and after the wedding, and since everyone they invited from TU came to Missouri, we all spent a big, happy weekend together. Lots of good times.

Tonight was the closing ceremony for Lutheran High School. It was good to see old classmates and teachers, but I'm really grateful I graduated five years ago and I have the emotional distance to let the school go. I still hang out with the friends that still want to hang out with me, and it's sad to know that we can't go back, but I'm honestly okay. Even more after tonight, the advice that Jason Mraz gave me is eerily appropriate. So here it is.

"Hold your own, know your name, and go your own way."



"Good morning son, I am a bird wearing a brown polyester shirt"