the main purpose of our trip was to attend the wedding of our dear friend and former colleague dan in new jersey.
i'd never been to a big american wedding before --what a huge production! dan and his fiancee took dancing lessons for months, and had hired a live band (which was actually pretty good, and played stevie wonder for the first dance and john denver for the mother-and-son). i got to see purpleman in a tuxedo too.
despite the funny theatrics (which were probably normal by american wedding standards), though, i was moved. i think anyone would be, if they knew the story of dan, the hairy drunk and his angry but philosophical monologues... i miss old dan but i'm glad he's no longer sleeping on a tiny air mattress. omedeto***
