all you need is love. bom badada bom.

im feeling oddly agitated today. ive actually felt oddly agitated for the past few days, for some reason i cant quite figure out. all i know is that the tension in my house is not making it any better. ive just been listening to my dad rant for the last hour about how people should either come to our house after my sister's wedding or that her and her friends should just stay at the hotel bar for the night, and that taking a bus around to bar-hop is ridiculous. and it just frustrates me because im trying to stick up for her and make him realize that its not HIS WEDDING. she wants to be with her family AND friends, but pleasing both crowds can be complicated. he doesn't see any point but his own. i dont know, im just hoping it turns out to be the day she dreams, as corny as that is. these days it seems weddings get far too out of control, theres so much stress and anxiety for the poor brides that i can clearly understand now why some run off and elope. every bride ends up trying to please each guest, at the expense of their sanity. in the words of those clever beatles: all you need is love. a wedding is supposed to be about the declaration of love, forget the details, forget the anxiety. despite it all, i think mandy is working through this whole process ten times better than i ever could. id probably be rocking in the fetal position on the floor by now. i envy her strength. and im so glad she found that one guy for her, he fits in better than most would with our crazy family.