Jackie Danicki

Me, Karri, Mark

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So, today is the day that Karri and I - in true cliché fashion - have been talking about since we were 13. Last night was the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner, where we had a blast and then stayed up way too late back at the hotel. All of this I will remember, even though my camera battery went dead at the end of the dinner. (We went and bought another new digital camera this morning, since I didn’t bring my battery charger with me.)

But so far, my favorite thing that happened was on Thursday night. I was working on my laptop in the hotel bar - where I am now, too - and enjoying my fourth or fifth Sam Adams, because…well, why not? Suddenly, I became very aware that someone was staring at me. I looked up and saw a guy who looked sort of familiar. Then I looked to his right, and saw a girl who looked REALLY familiar. Karri and Mark were standing in the doorway, having driven all the way to our hotel to surprise Antoine and me with a bag of presents. And that, people, tells you all you need to know about these two: They get married, and they start handing out the gifts. (She also gave me a beautiful gold necklace last night, in a style I’d admired on her when I was home for Christmas.)

It was just such a nice surprise, and made me realise how much I miss out on by living so far away. But I’m here now, and making the most of it.

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