Helium Wishes

After the wedding, we find the container of helium in the same box we brought it.

“Damn,” I tell Melanie, “we forgot to give the helium to Alithea.”

Even after a remarkably beautiful and joy-filled wedding, I express a small disappointment. The idea of having people give Jose and Annalyse their best wishes after taking a hit of helium strikes me as brilliant.

It’s all good, we both agree.

A few days later, while sharing stories from the wedding with Melanie’s sister, Charline, I mention my only regret.

It sucked that we didn’t suck helium.

Immediately, Charline says, “Oh no, they were shooting videos of it.”

Alithea, Alithea, leader that she is, had taken the matter into her own hands, grabbed the container and balloons, set up the helium-sucking station, and recorded videos of the high-pitched best wishes.

Big shout and thank you, Alithea!