Getting to know your sister a little better:
At the wedding last weekend, Shani stood poised, bridal bouquet in hand, preparing for the big toss. All of the single ladies jostled to the dance floor, jockeying for the prime bouquet-catching position. Brittany and I somehow got shoved toward the front of the pack (can you smell the desperation or something?) along with a precious little girl adorned in a flower sprigged, light green sundress, her hair in little curls down her back.
My sister glanced to her left, eyebrow arched, hand on hip, looked the little girl up and down once and said smoothly, "What do you think you're doing up here? You don't have a chance."
And then my sister proceeded to catch the bouquet.
LOL!
((((((((((((((hugs)))))))))))))))
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Posted by: anne | June 17, 2006 at 01:44 AM
That *totally* belongs in a sitcom!
That also sounds like something my sister would do (well, if she was single, anyway).
Give your sis a high five for me.
Posted by: RisibleGirl | June 17, 2006 at 01:50 AM
Great story! Great sis!
Posted by: wordnerd | June 17, 2006 at 02:05 AM
ROFLMAO!!!! Oh man! What a GREAT story!
Posted by: M | June 17, 2006 at 03:02 AM
That casts me in such a lovely light... ;)
Posted by: Brittany | June 17, 2006 at 08:03 PM
I am a big fan of sisters, as you know. I don't think I have ever even tried to catch a bouquet. My first time as a bridesmaid was when I was 14 years old. Not one person in the bunch tried to catch the darn thing. My 5 year-old cousin ran and scooped it up after it hit the floor.
Posted by: sophie | June 18, 2006 at 02:33 AM
Except for the rather "clipped" remark to the adorable one, Brittany was merely repeating (ancient) history -- she was the only one tall enough to snatch the bouquet out of the chandelier as I recall! I seem to recall a similar event many moons ago ----
Posted by: Mama | June 18, 2006 at 06:21 PM
That's HILARIOUS. And one thing I love about Southern women and weddings--no one's ashamed to admit that they want to be in a successful relationship with someone, and they're not scared to go for it. Even if it means being snarky to an 8-year-old :-)
Posted by: Lt Airhead | June 18, 2006 at 10:29 PM
Ha. Awesome. And props to your sister because catching one of those things is freaking hard.
Posted by: Heather B. | June 19, 2006 at 07:02 PM
Strangely, I had to maul a 10-year-old to catch my sister's bouquet when I was 22. I'm not sure why her mom even let her out on the floor, esp. when there were about 20 single girls out there.
Posted by: Becky | June 19, 2006 at 10:42 PM
Let's be fair to Britty--she did feel really guilty about scaring the little girl;)
Posted by: shani | June 22, 2006 at 04:12 PM