Much of our weekend was occupied by a wedding that Maryanne was a bridesmaid for. Our friends Jenni and Jeff finally tied the knot in a dramatic ceremony at the Wisconsin Union Theater. The reception had been held at the East Side Businessmen's Association (ESBMA). The reception was very nice, with a good DJ, and the food being catered by Gaylord.
Friday Maryanne was off and spent a busy day picking up her dress and basically getting a test run on her makeup from Jenni's friend Kim. I knew very little of Kim, other than that Maryanne was paired with Kim's husband Alan, who is one of Jeff's friends. Maryanne isn't particularly fond of Alan, as from what Maryanne has said, he has a tendency to hit on anything with tits.
We went to the rehearsal at the theater, and then to the rehearsal dinner at Maple Tree. With all the people involved, I was able to see some of Maryanne's friends that we hadn't seen in a while, and meet a few new people, as well. I was able to see Kim, as well, and I started becoming confused.
On our way to the Maple Tree, I was chatting with Maryanne in the car. The conversation went something like this:
Me: "So Kim is the one who did your makeup today, and will be doing it tomorrow?"
Maryanne: "Yes."
Me: "And she was the one with the dark hair wearing the striped dress?"
MA: "Yes."
Me: "And her husband is Alan?"
MA: "The jerk, yes."
Me: "OK."
The night progressed, a bit chaotically with all the people, but the dinner and company were good. Maryanne and I departed sometime later. We stopped for gas at the Kwik Trip in McFarland, basically across the street from the Maple Tree. Something kept nagging me as I pumped the gas. On our way home I asked Maryanne about it. I think it went something like this:
Me: "Alan didn't seem too bad tonight. Not that I was watching him all the time."
MA: "You must not have been paying close attention."
Me: "Something about all this baffles me. You're telling me that even though he's married to Kim, Alan feels it necessary to hit on other women when his wife looks like that?"
MA: "Yes. He's a jerk. He doesn't deserver her. She's such a sweet person."
Me: "What a dumbass."
MA: "I know! She's a total hottie."
That about summed it all up.
