Early this morning, I received an email saying “surprise wedding invitation” from Jen, a friend of mine whom I’ve never seen for two years. Yes we still contact each other through emails and chat, but she had never told me any plans on getting married. To my excitement, I asked my boss to give me the day off and fortunately he allowed me, in exchange for a Saturday work of course. I called my friend and met in a coffee shop to warm things up.

We talked about a lot of things, including the reason why she is getting married. She and her boyfriend have been living together for years and last week, she found out that she was pregnant at last. She never thought that it would be possible because her OB told her that she has only a small chance of being pregnant because of some hormonal problems. So this one is a sort of miracle for her.

Anyhow, after coffee, I went with her to the mall to look for wedding rings. We found the best one for the lowest price. It was a pair of wedding rings with several certified diamonds. She paid the down payment for the ring then we headed to the bridal shop for the wedding gown. We still haven’t found a gown that she liked so I suggested getting it custom made. She agreed. To my surprise, she gave me the invitation card and I saw my name in one of the bridesmaids! I was so happy at the same time pressured – ‘coz this means I’ll have to trim my figure fast.