the Nonsense in Between

Friends Forever

In the short time he spent with us, Richard Cates made his way into the hearts of everyone around him. I was lucky enough to be one of those people. In the short time we knew eachother we quickly became the best of friends. We went everywhere together and on the rare occasion he wasn't with me I was sure to get a million and one questions why. Even the teachers at school would ask me where he was if he wasnt at my side.

I remember (and love) everyone of his little idiosyncrasies. Like how he hated giving his stuff to people. I still have the hoody he gave me only after I begged him for it, arguing that it was too small for him, after 2 weeks he did finally concede. He also screamed like a girl when he got really excited. And he's probably getting really annoyed with me putting all of this out there.

The last thing he ever said to me was that he knew we'd never see eachother again. I, of course argued that we would. We were best friends of course we'd see eachother again. Sadly, that was the last moment I ever had with him.

Richard Jordan Cates,
I promise I will never forget you, no matter how much it hurts to remember.

Wedding Fantasy

When Dominic and I first started discussing wedding plans we had no idea what we wanted. I remember we talked briefly about wedding music. And we both half jokingly said it would be awesome if we had a punk band play for us. We talked about how appropriate it would be if Fall Out Boy played at our wedding.

The idea of Fall Out Boy at our wedding seemed far fetched but not impossible. Well, last night we went to thier show. Long story short...we told them our story and invited them to our wedding. None were opposed to the idea of coming. They said next time they're in Denver will be for Warped Tour in july. They gave us their email addresses and said keep in touch. I'm not sure what it would take to get them there but I'm pretty sure having them at our wedding would make it over the top perfect.

So we'll email them and see what happens. I'll keep you all informed. Wish us luck.