Our cousin Drew got married a few weeks ago to Stacy at the Grand Canyon. They then kayaked 280 miles through the canyon and by all accounts had a ball. All of the McCormick’s (and of course the Gunnoe’s) wish we could have been at the wedding. I could not help but think about Brian and how he would have reacted. I believe his conversation with Drew would have gone something like this:
Brian: “Drew, did you have a good wedding?”
Drew: “Brian, it was awesome! The Grand Canyon is beautiful. We kayaked 10 hours a day, saw some great sights, you would not believe…”
Brian: “Yeah, yeah, yeah, wish I could have been there and all that stuff. Umm…when and where is the party?
Drew: “What?”
Brian: “When is the party?”
Drew: “Um...well I am close to finishing my Ph.D and I think my parents will have a graduation party in Knoxville. Maybe we could combine the parties…”
Brian: “BS. Look we have a lot of ground to make up since I did not make the bachelor party. So, I am picking up Justin as we speak. (to Justin: ‘GET IN THE CAR NERD!’) We are meeting Little Gary at the airport and will be at your place around 8. Oh yeah, bring your sunglasses.” CLICK. (Brian would always hang up on you. But, there would be hell to pay if you did it to him!)
Brian loved his cousins end enjoyed rampaging through Knoxville (and New Orleans) with them. Brian did not say these words. However, anyone who knew him can hear him having this exact conversation with Drew.
None of your family could actually be with you on your wedding day Drew. I know Brian was.
