downtown water tower
took that shot on houston looking up
two weekends ago
today
is
not only
water tower wednesday
its
toonman and my 36 wedding anniversary
(he married me when i was but a small child)
that july 30th
was a very muggy
very hot summer sunday
we wed in a rabbi's study
under a chuppah
in attendance
my parents
my sister
our two best friends
the rabbi's wife
(and their son)
she, the rabbi's wife,
was asked to be a witness
on her way to play tennis
the rabbi
was afraid
because
our best friends
lived in the same building
had the same address
as we did
they might not be valid witnesses
it was odd
to have her
in her tennis whites standing there
but
more odd
was their little boy
who sat in a chair
swinging his legs
watching
after the ceremony
which was very brief
but
not as impersonal
as
a courthouse/city hall ceremony
we walked to my parent's home for a small reception
followed by lots of eating and drinking
but no honeymoon
hey
you know
you still owe me a honeymoon!
