Eight years ago today Sam and I were married in an unforgettable ceremony at a tacky Elvis impersonator’s wedding chapel in Las Vegas that included a one-hour rental of any plastic bridal bouquet at no additional charge. I doubt if these yahoos are still in business, however, since it was clearly a shady operation in a temporary building constructed of tar paper and duct tape. After their white stretch limo — plastered from front to back with advertising — chauffeured us to the Clark County Courthouse to buy a marriage license, we had our choice of several themed chapel rooms for the actual ceremony, each separated by a curtain so you can hear your neighbors’ business whether you want to or not. The aforementioned themed rooms included: 1) a Mafia den decorated with Al Capone memorabilia; 2) a medieval torture chamber; 3) a Graceland knockoff; and 4) a more “traditional” space with styrofoam Greek columns and tiny pews upholstered in polyester velvet for all the guests we didn’t invite. (We opted for traditional in order to avoid a lifetime of PTSD.)
When Sam gets home from work tonight we’ll celebrate with Jell-O pudding cups, a Melvyn Douglas movie* and possibly sex.
*I’m hoping for Ninotchka (1939) with Greta Garbo.
Here’s some news. Apparently Dallas has won USA Today’s “Best International Skyline” award. Don’t get me wrong ... Dallas is a nice place to live, but I really can’t explain how we landed in first place since other cities on the list have way better skylines than OURS, especially Chicago, which came in second, and New York. A decent photo of the Dallas skyline appears below with three of our most iconic buildings labeled for your possible interest. Sam named them when we moved here in 2007.
- Dallas
- Chicago
- Rio de Janeiro
- Toronto
- New York
- Washington, D.C.
- St. Louis
- Hong Kong
- San Francisco
- Seattle
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