Brokeback Toe!

• Looking back on my “fall” last week, it probably really did look funny to my two onlookers ( thankfully t’was only hubby and baby)…There I was on the floor, slumped to the side, with my little toe hooked at an awkward angle into my husband’s work boots. Yes, a sprained little toe, as a result of trying to rescue a sprinting toddler, heading pell-mell for an open front door and the great, wide (dangerous) world beyond.
  
  So toddler saved and mommy down.
  
  Hubby standing, watching in a mix of suspended animation and mild horror –asking, “You ok?”
  
  Once I assured him I was…his sense of humour went into high gear and so for the last week I’ve been cheerfully called “Brokeback Toe” around the house. (Hmmph…This from a guy who swears he will never watch Brokeback Mountain. As for me, I thought it was highly over-rated and utterly boring. Just my opinion, please don’t send me any hate mail for this)
  
  Anyway, because of this one little toe, I’ve been hobbling around and doing my best to keep up with all and sundry. I can’t wear heels and so I have to schlep around in flip flops all the time (which reminds me that I am still on my search for the perfect black, peep-toe ballet flats. If you know where I can find one that is not gonna cost me US$50, let me know).
  
  Today, my whole leg is in pain from the weird way I’ve taken to walking over the past week. Who knew a little toe could be so important?
  
  Which naturally brings me to my point about weddings. Most people think that it’s the big-budget things that count at weddings, you know? Like the fancy way the fabric was draped on the reception hall ceiling, the uber-expensive designer gown, centrepieces that cost TT$300+ or the fancy schmancy stretch limo.
  
  Of course, these things add ambience and are beautiful in their own right but after some years in the wedding business I tend to think that it’s the small things that really count ( I’ll call it my “little toe theory”).
  
  The best weddings I’ve been to actually have been the mid-range budget ones, not the high-end ones. When I look back on what I thought was great, it was stuff like:
• Hearing the heartfelt sentiments of the bridal party during their toasts to the bride and groom (always tears me up!)
• Seeing the bride and groom have fun on the dance floor (even if they have no rhythm whatsoever, what the hey? It’s their day and nobody cares!)
• Having a seat reserved for me and not have to walk around like a nomad asking complete strangers “ Umm, excuse me, is this seat taken?”
• Warm food from the buffet (I’m not a fan of hot food that’s served cold)
• Sitting at a table with old friends who I haven’t seen in months or meeting new people I’d met just before the wedding, at the bridal shower.
• Actually having a glass of wine/champagne poured for me before the toasts begin, so I don’t have to limply hold a glass of water, to toast a lovely couple. That’s just wrong…
  
  Anyway, I really hope this toe starts to feel better soon. There’s only so much Dolobene gel I can put on it!