It's Meg's Big Day - 10,000 Miles Away

Today is both a really sad and really happy day for me. Being in Argentina is wonderful and I am so grateful for this opportunity, but today I feel really far away. You see, Meg, my college roommate and dear friend, is getting married. She is one of the first of my close friends to get married and I can not be there, both to witness her happiness, and to offer my support. So I am sad because I can not be there, but I am also so happy for her.

I'm sad because I will not be able to see the bead-work on her dress, or the way she decided to do her hair. Pictures never capture the details well enough, and those are the things that really mean something. The private conversations or smiles shared between the newlyweds, if the father of the bride's hands shake when he hands her over at the alter, the way it feels to witness the ceremony. Will Cara finally cry from happiness? Will Katie nail her scripture reading? (Of course she will!) Who will get too drunk and fall over on the dance floor? What will Erin say in her speech? These are just some of the important details I will miss today.

And I'm so happy for Meg. Happy that she found love that has inspired her to invest her future in it. I've seen how the things that she pined for in her past relationships are the things she will always have in this one. I see how they compliment each other when they are together.

I really hope that today is what she has always dreamed of. I know her family and friends will do an amazing job making it beautiful and she will be surrounded by so many people that love her. And I hope she knows how I feel.

Tonight, Ab and I will have our own little BsAs toast: "To Meg and Chris, may your love, trust, friendship and happiness last until the end."