Isn't it weird how not only time but new pieces of information can completely transform a situation?

I hadn't seen or spoken to my friend, Angela, since her wedding back in July. At the time I wrote that entry, I felt so confused about the events at her wedding, about why it was so religious and wondering if Angela was way more into religious stuff and biblical passages than I thought. And I was so confused about why she wouldn't want to see me before her wedding, as well. I also imagined that she was partying it up with all her bridesmaids and having fun with them and not me, right before the ceremony, my own imagination causing me to feel pretty left out for a while there.

But then...

Angela called me yesterday and now that we've talked, I could not be happier!

As it turns out, she and Nate let their friend be their priest and let him be in charge of the ceremony. So they were just as surprised by all the religiosity as I was! In a way, it's kind of funny, because a similar thing happened to Joe and me, but on a smaller scale at our wedding. There was a biblical passage read that made me think, "Hmm, that's way more religious sounding than either of us actually is!" But then it went back to pretty secular sounding stuff after that, which was cool. Anyway, it was just funny to hear how it went down and Angela's reaction to it, and to realize how easily that could happen.

And as it turns out, the girl that told me that Angela didn't want to see anyone until after the ceremony? Never even told Angela I was there! It was one of those weird situations where I was so surprised by that girl's comment that I didn't know what to do. If I'd been in my right mind, I would have realized that Angela would never have just turned me away like that! She told me yesterday that she wished she'd known I was there, and really wished that I could have spent that time with her. She wasn't partying with the bridesmaids - they were just keeping everyone away from her, because of their own traditional beliefs about no one seeing the bride or the dress before the ceremony, beliefs that Angela is pretty lax about, herself.

It just goes to show that weddings can certainly be weird. Times of high stress can affect everyone in unexpected ways, and very strange things can happen in the midst of it all. Anyway, it's good to know that, as usual, Angela and I can just pick right up where we left off, which we did again last night. It was so incredibly wonderful to talk with her again and to be reassured that we we're still very close and that our friendship is as awesome as ever. She's one of my all time favorite people, and I couldn't feel more grateful that we're friends!!