I Don't Even Know My Own Name!

Well, hello, dah-lings!

It is I, your beloved Chicken Wing, and I am as upside down as I've ever been!  Things are a little cray cray insane right now and I'm doing my best to love every single second of it.

Let me set the scene for you.  I'm sure for most of you, much like myself, work is pretty much always crazy.  There are always a million things to do and your most important responsibility is to never ever screw up on anything.  Ever.  Seriously.  I'm sure for a lot of you, also much like myself, your home life is also crazy.  Clean this, organize that, wash this dish, fold those clothes, and don't ever stop sweeping up CiCi fur.  Ever.  Seriously.

Every now and again, you get a sweet vacation planned and boy do you look forward to it.  The beach is always a safe haven for me - I feel my most beautiful when I've got my toes in the sand, and I'm looking much less Twilight than I normally do. 

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Speaking of this, I must digress - WHY did this cheating scandal happen and completely rock my world?  On a serious note, I do feel for them.  People make mistakes every day, and unfortunately for these two young folks, a bad situation got a whole lot worse with the entire world watching.  I guess whatever will be will be and I wish nothing but the best for them.  The one good hilarious thing to come out of this breakup???

This. God bless you, Will Ferrell.

Anywho, back to the topic at hand, which is basically that when you take a vacation that you've been really looking forward to because work is killing you, you have that moment while on said vacation when you realize that the day you go back to work, you are really going to regret taking that vacation.  Nine times out of ten, that does happen to me, with the exception of this year.  Don't get me wrong - I have been so crazy nuts looney busy for the past few months, I don't even know my own name.

You think that's funny, do you?  Well, I really don't even know my own name because this time, it's gone and changed on me!  :)  You may recall a certain hunk of a man named Comanche - there have been many wonderful stories about him around these parts, and stay tuned, because there will be many more!  Well, he stole my heart, so I stole his last name!

Miss Chicken Wing is now Mrs. Chicken Wing, y'all!!!!!!!!

Love this man so much (and my hair stylist and my uplighting and my DJ, who took this picture)!
Photo Credit:  Official Entertainment

He's mine, he's mine, he's MINE!!!!
Photo Credit:  Official Entertainment

And for those of you smart cookies that put 2 and 2 together, the reason I had no regrets about this vacation is because it was my honeymoon!  We had a wonderful first week of being married, and we've gotten back to half-way regular life now - working hard at our jobs and at making our house a home.

I genuinely can't describe how blessed we were throughout the wedding planning process and the wedding  itself.  We're some lucky loves, let me tell you!  I can't wait to share more about the big day with all of you, and I will definitely do that once I get my official wedding photos back. Then, I can brag about all the amazing vendors we used and hopefully make each and every one of you feel like you were there. 

Bottom line:  Hi, my name is MRS. Chicken Wing.  I don't even know my own name, and I couldn't be happier about it!


Until next time,

To My Friends, On Their Wedding Day

Dear Nay,
I am going to try to control my emotions today, although they fill me so much that I don't believe the Hoover Dam could contain them.  Today is the day you will marry your best friend.  As one of your best friends, I could not be more happy for you or more proud of you.

I know that you are going to be one of the most beautiful brides this world has ever seen because you are one of the most beautiful women this world has ever seen.  I can't wait to see your face when you see DK for the first time.  I can't wait until I see you walk down the aisle towards your future. I know you will walk with such elegance, because you have always effortlessly exuded elegance.  As far as grace goes, we will have to see about that because you and I both know that if there is a hole in the ground to be stepped in or a wall to walk into, one of us will be the one to find it!  :)  (You didn't think I could be serious this entire time, did you?) 

I hope that one day I can get myself together as well as you have.  I want to be a domestic goddess, too, darnit!  Maybe you could teach me how to cook, or how to arrange things just so, to the point that your home looks like something out of Pottery Barn or Anthropologie.  Maybe you could teach me how to roll out of bed and automatically look fabulous, because that is one skill of yours I've been dying to emulate for years!  Teach me, woman!  Basically, what I'm saying is that I want to be like you when I grow up!

Thank you for being such an amazing friend and sister to me all these years.  Thank you for continually being there for me, and for calling me when I haven't called you in awhile.  Thank you for putting effort into our friendship, even with all the stresses and obligations of the real world and life, in general.  I appreciate and love you more than you could ever know, and thank you for giving me the honor of being by your side on a day such as today.  It's kind of a big deal, you know.

Love you,
Me


Dear DK,
Today, I am ready to celebrate you!  As the world of single men (and probably some married men too, let's be honest) mourns the loss of a chance with a great catch, you can rest assured that you have found one of the best women in the world.  Today, you will marry someone who loves you so, so much!  But you already know that.

I'd much rather take the time to just say thank you.  Thank you for making my best friend so happy.  Thank you for being cute with her.  Thank you for making her laugh.  Thank you for doing things with her - like literally jumping out of a plane with her.  Thank you for taking the time to leave her notes that simply say, "You're pretty."  My personal favorite that I've seen recently was when you told her you had put the bread in the fridge, and you threw in a "You're pretty" at the end of that very important message.  Thank you for being you, because you are who she loves, and that is a pretty great man if you ask me.

Thank you for always being so kind to me, too.  Even though I would love for you to tell me I'm pretty, I'm okay with you saving that for Nay.  I've always thought the world of you because I can tell that down to your core, you are a good guy.  Almost every memory I have of you involves you being kind to someone, no matter the circumstance.  I believe I've only seen you angry once in all these years, and even that was more of a mild frustration.  I've watched you grow up, and I've watched your priorities shift and I think you've done well - you've turned out just right!  I'm probably going to cry when I see you standing at the end of the aisle wearing the tie that I gave you (but never expected to play a part in your wedding day).  Thank you for including me today.  Oh, and I am going to demand that you make me more of your famous grilled cheese sandwiches.  :)

Love Always,
Me


To the pair of you:
This is my promise.  My love, devotion, and service to you does not end when the wedding is over today.  I actually take being a bridesmaid very seriously.  You won't need me every day.  Heck, you won't need me most days.  But in those moments when you do need someone, I will be there. 

If you need ears to listen to you, I will give you both of mine.  If you need shoulders to cry on, I will give you both of mine. If you need fresh eyes to look at a situation and offer new perspective, I will give you those too.  If you need hands to pick you up when you've stumbled, guess who will give them to you!  If you need a kidney, I can't make you any promises there, but I will at least go and get tested to see if I'm a match.  If you need a strong heart to love you and pray for you, please look no further than me.

As your bridesmaid, I will be on call to you 24/7/365 and 24/7/366 on leap years.  My support doesn't stop when the party does - you have it for the rest of your lives.  Use it and abuse it, because that's what it's there for. 

I love you both so much.

See you when you're married,