hitchhikers, urban & maureena and nate

well, this past weekend was eventful.....

after work on friday i went home and picked up henry.....i owed him a movie with "the works" (movie, popcorn, candy & drink) for putting gas in my car......he wanted to go see THE HITCHHIKERS GUIDE TO THE GALAXY......we've never read the books, but i'm sure the books were a whole lot better than the movie......they also set it up so there would be a sequel......it was a wierd movie.....not wierd in a good way......kinda in a "um-what-da-hell?" kinda wierd......the special effects were cool though......and the dolphin sequence at the beginning of the movie was really cool......especially when they did dolphins jumping and doing tricks with a full moon in the background.......i was just giddy as a school girl when i saw that.......dolphins and the moon.......

then after i dropped henry off at home......i headed urban lounge to see my cousins' gig......they have two bands, NATURAL ROOTS and DAVERSE......so it was cool to see the new and old band......the thing is......it wasn't their greatest moment.......yami (my cousin who plays the drums for both bands) cut off his pinky and messed up his ring finger in a work accident an hour before the show......(they were able to save his pinky, but he's out for 6 weeks now)......so the bands had no drummer......NATURAL ROOTS played first......and they asked this guy who played in the rock band before them if he could fill in for yami.......and this guy has NEVER played reggae, never heard any of the songs NATURAL ROOTS played and basically this was his first time ever playing with the band in front of a huge crowd of NATURAL ROOTS fans......he did well, considering and only messed up once.......not bad for a rocker......

then DAVERSE hit the stage......my cousin esi played the drums for a few songs (he usually plays bass) and then tracy played the bass (he usually plays guitar and sings).....but there we songs that tracy couldn't play on the bass, so he and esi had to switch on playing the drums and the bass......now, tracy doesn't play the drums as well as esi or yami does......so lets just say, it wasn't the best performance for both bands.....they didn't connect on their songs and sounded a bit off......i felt bad for them......and i told esi the next day that i couldn't take it and left early.......and he told me that he didn't even wanna play.......but it was too late to back out.......

well......the next morning i attended my cousin maureena's wedding.......and i thought it was a great ceremony and reception.......it was a great example of bringing down the barriers........maureena is half samoan/half white, raised mormon and she married nate, who is american/jewish......and the ceremony began with "good morning, shalom and talofa".......there were both cultures evident throughout the wedding and reception.......at the end of the ceremony, they drank wine and broke a glass......and during the reception, maureena did a traditional hula for her groom.......and then maureena's mom selena did the taueluga (a traditional samoan money dance) where the ushers and guests lifted maureena and nate on shoulders, singing and dancing.......it was a beautiful thing to witness two cultures coming together so beautifully.......

the only thing at the reception i totally disliked were the people we were sitting with.......they were members of my auntie faye's ward and they were mad talking shit on the reception.......they were all talking samoan so other people couldn't understand them talking.......but it was making me soooooo mad......cos THEY wanted certain foods (like polynesian food) and how selena must have spent a lot of money on a stringed quartet instead of a band and stuff like that.......i was just thinking to myself, "well what the hell do you expect?".......i mean c'mon.......maureena is half samoan......marrying a jewish guy........why would they have a samoan receptiontion?????........i was getting really irritated with the guests at our table.......but out of respect for my elders, i didn't say anything.......i thought the wedding and the reception was elegant and perfect.......

after maureena's wedding, i started to picture my own wedding.....and how i wanted it......and where and what i would do and who i would have there......i know for damn sure i wouldn't want those guests that were at maureena's wedding at mine......i started to imagine how i would do the food and who i would have in my line and what not......where i would have the ceremony and the reception.....how i would dance for my groom and everything......my dress, my colors......basically my dream wedding.......of course couldn't see my groom......then i started to wonder if i ever would see him......if i would ever have a wedding.......as much as i want to and dream about......making it reality.......seems improbable.......not impossible.......not like it could never happen......but IMPROBABLE meaning the chances of me finding my love are slim.......when things are impossible, you know you have no chance, therefore you don't try, you don't get disappointed......but when things are improbable.......you try, you take risks, and you get hurt.......

but seeing maureena get married......gave me a little bit of hope.......she's one of the prettiest cousins i have and she's gone through a lot.......and it took her a long time to find her love.......(i think she's 28 or 29).......so i'm hopeful that since it took her that long, that it might take me that long too......i'm only 25......but i feel so old not being married already........makes me wonder if it will ever happen.......*sighs*