Yejin's Turn...The Bridesmaid Bios

Hi Everyone-

Yejin here, as I’m sure most of you can tell, Lynn has been driving this blog (and getting all the credit) thus far but now it’s my turn for the bridesmaids bios! First, I must say, we started this blog as an easy way to send out information about the wedding. Then it started to become more than that and Lynn came up with the idea to do these bios. But let me share with you what the process has been for getting these postings up. Lynn would write a draft, and then he would show it to me for comments and let me tell you, they needed a lot of work. Lets just say - the blog, like most things in Lynn’s life, are better because I came along…

Now on to my lovely bridesmaids, like Lynn, I too have seven in my wedding party. So, here it goes:

Alexis

Alexis is a friend from middle school. When I think of Alexis back then, what I remember most is her bodysuits. Whether or not they were, we all thought they were really cool. Alexis just moved to Chicago after finishing a Masters and PhD at Georgetown in Developmental Psych. Alexis’ skills with children came in very handy for me. With her help, Lynn is doing a much better job sharing his toys with his friends. Alexis was also a great gymnast as a kid. So, when you see a girl doing flips on the dance floor, you’ll know that is her.

Steph

Steph and I have been friends since kindergarten. Beware of your food when you are with this girl. In fact, if she comes by while you're eating at the wedding be sure to shield her away from your plate. She has been known to take food without asking and she is not shy about taking your first or last bite. An example – a few years ago I sent Steph and Alexis two dozen delicious New York H&H bagels. They weren't living together so I sent them to Steph's house but addressed the card to both of them. A few weeks later I got a thank you card from Steph. Later that day I called Alexis to see how the bagels were and it turns out she had no knowledge the bagels had been sent at all. Steph had quietly eaten them all and sent a joint thank you note to cover her tracks.

Jenny

Jenny and I became friends in high school. She and I played soccer together and became very close as we played on several of the same teams. She recently moved to Orlando to follow her dream of being Cinderella at Disney World; right now she is the second understudy. Jenny is one of the most gullible people I know; I once convinced her that I was confused about how often I should take my one-a-day vitamins. I also must give her a little shout out for recently passing the Florida bar exam! Congrats!

Angeli

I met Angeli through work. She was one of my first new friends in NYC and we've been close ever since. She hates being in pictures, but I still included one of her. One of the most notable things about Angeli is that she is always late. If the ceremony is not on time, you can pretty much assume she is the reason. Angeli is from California, more specifically from the "OC" which I always remind her of when she tries to be mature and tell people she's from Orange County.

Kristin

Kristin is my friend from Boston College. She and I were both part of a group of 18 girls that lived together our junior and senior years. We later found out that having more than 6 girls living in the same house in Boston is illegal because it is considered a brothel. If that is the case, Kristin was our madame because nobody enjoys hosting parties more than she does. Speaking of hosting, Kristin now lives in Boston now but her family has a house in the Hamptons and we have had many amazing weekends there. Note: become friends with her at the wedding if you're looking for a place to crash next summer.

Tovah

Although we didn’t go to middle school together, Tovah and I played soccer together and became friends. One time in high school we were sitting around on a Saturday night making prank calls and an angry dad of one of the kids we had just pranked, called us back and demanded to speak to a parent. In a panic, we put Tovah on the phone and she performed beautifully; she even talked him out of us having to make an in-person apology. While Tovah is a good with her words (one of the reasons she's in law school), do not ask her to add, subtract or even count for you. Math is not her strong point.