the wedding

was in Grenoble for a wedding yesterday. it was great, if a little long. S., whose wedding it was, wanted us to be there for the civil service, so she told us to be there at around 1pm. i had to pick up 3 girls on the way, so we left quite early. after the service, we went to take pictures in the park. then there was the church service, very moving, followed by some drinks and nibbles, which we jumped upon, considering how little we'd had to eat since breakfast. we made our way to the reception, where we all let go of helium-filled balloons before sitting down for dinner. luckily, i was sitting next to a friend of mine, A., but unluckily, i was also sitting next to my boss. luckily or not, she didn't stay long with us, preferring to throw herself at the only nice man around, who, i think, was galant enough to take it without a fuss, but was not, i think overly impressed. she was pretty drunk, and her daughter, who was also there, and who was really nice, got quite upset at her mother's lack of inhibition. the guy in question was Australian, the groom's best friend, and a good ten years younger than my boss. we got talking when we'd both rushed up to the groom, M., who'd been sitting all alone for a good five minutes. M. introduced us and then left, leaving us talking a good five minutes. he was really nice, but by then it was already quite clear that my boss was smitten, and i really didn't want to create a fuss, at work. no worries though, i had lots of fun, danced around a lot, mostly without my shoes. the other unknown people at the table were 2 really nice couples, whom i got on really well with. they also came from Geneva, so i'm sure i'll get to meet them again (actually, i know, seen as one of them works in a company i go to teach at twice a week). it was a great wedding. we left at 2.30 and i eventually got home just before 5am, having dropped off 2 friends on the way.