Invitation

I received an invitation in the mail the other day.  I love getting mail that is not an advertisement or a bill, and an invitation is the best.  

This invite caught me a little off guard because I have been invited to a bridal shower for someone I hardly know.   You see, Shannon is going to marry one of my best friends.  Well, its really not that weird because Brian isn't my best friend but he definitely used to fit into that category. 

Brian and I have known each other since the day he was born (since I came two months earlier).  We were neighbors and our parents still live next to each other.  

Brian is like a brother to me.  I have heard people say this before and sometimes I think to myself "that's your way of saying one of you liked the other but there was some issue that prevented you from hooking up."  But it's different for me.   He really is like a brother and at times was my best friend (maybe that is more because he was the only friend I had at that moment.

We have lots of fun memories from crazy adventures we went on, or at least he coerced me into going with him.  He is a fun, adventurous, sweet, caring guy.  He will make Shannon happy and I am so thankful I was invited to celebrate their new life together.