AB and GK

It is funny how liquor brings out the writer in me! I may miss a few words, err a few spellings in my exalted state...but the clarity of thought and the emotional content is unquestionable. This goes out for my newly wedded brother and his wife.

I do not easily contend to cliches so 'match made in heaven' goes out of the window. In fact, the Discovery channel would do a better job in describing their relationship(the way i see it!) than would any sappy melodrama. GC would contest that TLC(Travel and Living Channel) encapsulates their essence, but that is for another day. For this lifetime atleast, the airport is as good a stage for the opening scene as was the Empire State Building in Sleepless In Seattle finale. Being punctual be damned; this story may never have seen the light of day if they were. And yes, I essayed the role of the silent driver...unaware of what the universe conspires...happy to play his part. I know i know...inevitably i return to the cliches...can't help it though, i am a hopeless romantic!

Where do i begin to tell you of all the times i was educated!! From acquiring a nose for fragrances to a keen eye for the 'in-thing', to the tidbits of information about food....educated i was,yes...sometimes from the master, more often from the second-in-command. I wonder if i have turned into someone of significant worth as being as tagged as the protege?? Their greatest triumph was not in the department of fashion, food or fragrance; it was the time they dragged me out of my darkest hour. Thank you.

Cut to the last few days of November. A hectic couple of weeks prior to the Big Day! To multitask 11 hrs of work and college applications and preps for the wedding...to have the final say in any decision remotely associated with it....to make things-to-remember notes everyday...and to drive 800 kms in 8 days....i would not trade it for season tickets at Stamford Bridge...plain and simple.


to be continued...