On Saturday, December 5, 2009, I attended my friends Brandon and Ellen’s wedding reception at the Ko’olau Ballroom. Brandon is such an awesome friend and Ellen is wonderful! I am so happy for them!
Unfortunately, on my way to the wedding, which I had to help with, I drove past the H-3/Kamehameha Highway cut-off, took the next cut-off, back-tracked to Kamehameha Highway and got stuck in the Kaneohe Christmas Parade for over an hour and I drove past the road to the event twice, thus, I was late. While driving, I got a call from the computer repair shop and found out that I needed a new hard drive. I felt terrible, but I began to feel better at the reception.
The most important thing is the happiness that is shared between my good friends as a newly wed couple!
JON RIKI KARAMATSU 