Strange Motivation...

This year we have 2 weddings in our group....

One of the guys in the group fell off the face of the earth about 2 years ago. He's always been more motivated than some of us so I figured he was working hard. He moved across the country with his wife several years ago as she worked on her doctorate-the rest of us stayed on the other side of the states. The last time I saw him was at a wedding in 2010. I loved this guy. We use to joke that we were like Ross and Monica-very brotherly/sisterly. As freshmen, we would stay up talking and he always gave me that brotherly advice about boys I liked or girls that I wanted to slap. He was quality stuff!

One of the guys getting married this year was actually his best man at his wedding. They were close all through college. Two weeks ago, I went to the bridal shower. While we were there, he mentioned that he knew our friend wasn't coming but he just wanted an RSVP. They had stopped talking many years ago and the one getting married now was extremely hurt by this.

Me...being me...and wanting the whole group to be family still had to email the one across the country. I asked him to at least send in his RSVP even if he wasn't coming.

Two weeks later, I get an email from him saying he is actually going to the wedding and part of his reason for being so delayed was that he felt guilty for not going to my wedding.

A lot of people that were close didn't go to my wedding...My dearest great aunt didn't come because she had a college reunion. My cousin didn't come because he didn't know if afford the drive down. My old roommate couldn't come because she had a clogging competition. My old coworker couldn't come because she had a church function for that day. My dear friend couldn't come because her brother was finishing his PhD...I understood all of these. I understood his reasoning as well. His wife was also defending her thesis.

To me, marriage is important. Supporting your wife on something that she's been working towards for 5 years is crucial.

For some reason, the thought of the whole group being together is motivating to me. I have 3 weeks before the wedding and I want to get to 290...that's the weight I was when everyone was together last...