Last Saturday (wow! A week ago now!), Mer and I got to go see our friends Zach and Londa get married. Mer and I love weddings anyway, but this was a great wedding. It was full of CVCA people (Zach works at CVCA), so we knew a ton of people. The ceremony was very nice (including a CVCA student playing concert harp as prelude music), and there were two receptions – one for CVCA people with finger foods, and then the formal dinner reception (there were too many CVCA folk to invite them all to a formal reception). But the best part was seeing Zach and Londa get married. They are wonderful people. Zach may be the most earnest person I have ever met – when he says “God bless you” he really really means it. Zach has a million stories, usually with himself as the butt of the jokes. Londa is always smiling, and she is gracious. I’ve helped Zach move a couple of times, and Londa always made sure everyone felt appreciated (and well fed!).

A great moment at the wedding itself was the first kiss. Zach and Londa both work with youth, and they wanted to model purity in a relationship, so they made the decision to not even kiss until they were married. No pressure! Their first kiss was in front of about 500 people. The minister was funny – just before telling Zach he could kiss Londa, she said the usual thing when asking people to raise their hands to accept Jesus – “with every head bowed and every eye closed….” That got a good laugh, and not one bowed head.

Mer and I are also excited because Zach just moved to an apartment about a half mile away from where we live. It will be great having a young and fun couple so close to hang out with. For me personally, I want to hang out with Zach because he is so sincere. I’d love to have some of his faith rub off on me!

Welcome to the neighborhood, Mr. and Mrs. Churchill!