"Mom, your friends are weeeeeird"

I watched our wedding DVD this morning.  As I sat there, I was imagining 10 years in the future when the wedding is brought up during dinner conversation and Hazel finds out that there's a video.  Of course she'll want to watch it, and of course I will let her.  Although the "F" word is uttered a few times and some drunk party guests discuss boobs, baby-making and being admittedly drunk, I will not be able to deprive her of the experience.  The speeches were so touching and our friends and family, though inappropriate at times, were so amazingly funny and candid that I laughed out loud and shed more than a few tears, even though I've seen it before and experienced it all just a year and a half ago.  There was nothing that I would have changed about that night, and the video really captures what a great event it was.

I wish that there were videos of my parents starting out, or my early childhood, or anything that could connect me to that time since I don't remember most of it.  I would love to be able to see what Mom and Dad were like when they were in their twenties, or what I was like as a toddler.  For that reason, we bought a video camera right before Hazel was born and I can't think of a more precious gift to give her when she's older than  the opportunity to tap into her past and watch herself rolling over for the first time, walking, saying her first words, playing t-ball with her friends and going to Kindergarten.  Of course, when she's watching the wedding video, I will probably be holding my hands over her ears.