Speeches

I'm not sure whether or not I mentioned previously that I have accepted my best friend's request for me to be her Maid of Honor. I'm scared about a lot of it (since I'm a big wuss, and all) ... but I came to the conclusion that she is my best friend, I love her and her husband-to-be, and I'm willing to swallow my fears and do what I can for them both. My dear sister is going to help me out with planning the big stuff (the stagette and the bridal shower), so I think I'll make it through those things okay ... but there's one thing I'm really fearing: MAKING A SPEECH.

There are a few reasons for this. First, I SUCK at public speaking. I have a tendency to stutter when I'm nervous ... and sadly, it doesn't take a lot to make me nervous. I sometimes get nervous when I'm just talking to customers at work ... so you can imagine how nervous I could get standing up in front of 200 people. Which brings me to my next point. Some of those people are people I don't even want to see, and I really don't want them to see me make a fool out of myself. So yeah ... I think it's understandable if I'm incredibly nervous to make a speech.

Not only am I nervous to speak in front of 200 people ... but I'm nervous to write the speech itself. I'm fully aware that I'm not a bad writer ... but I do much better just ... writing about stuff like I do in my blog. I've known my best friend for seven years now, and I've known her fiancee for just over five ... so I know I can think of plenty to say ... but can I word it all in a way that sounds good? I'm not the most sentimental of people ... nor am I much of a comedian, so I guess I'm afraid that my speech will be incredibly dull, and people will just stop listening, or something. I guess the best I can do is attempt to make it short and sweet, but still something that Blair will love and appreciate. Ah ... that is going to be a challenge in itself. At least I have three months to work on this, and figure it out, and practice it over ... and over ... and over ... before the big day.

Ah ... at least I'll have wine, right?!