She was the first friend I made in Greenville. Last year she stood with me as I said "I do," and this year I was there for her. It was an emotional experience for me -- and a lot of fun as I was able to hang out with her all weekend long and meet some of her new friends.
After the rehearsal dinner the entire bridal party headed out to celebrate with a few drinks, fresh oysters and live music downtown. While getting to know everyone I quickly discovered what a small town I'm from... and what a small world we live in.
Another bridesmaid is getting married to a guy who lived with one of my best friends from high school while attending Clemson University. We called him together and laughed while telling stories about him and some other folks we both had in common.
It was wild to know that I had so much in common with people I had never met before!
Overall, the weekend was great. My friend looked amazing and the reception was a blast. We did a little dancing, even though the humidity had us all sweating from the moment we stepped outside! It made me miss home and everything "southern" I've been missing out on since I left for college.
Who knows... maybe I'll run into someone from home up in Indy now. If I learned anything from this past weekend, it's that it really is a small world after all.
