The best part of the bachelor party wasn’t the fact that it was Pat’s first time being drunk1. Or the fact that he was break dancing next to street musicians downtown (the video of which shall not be shown).
It was the fact that he was completely off his guard, too drunk to remember what happened the next day, but he was the same old Pat: fun, friendly, and considerate2.
He also said two affecting things, lucid in his drunken state.
The first, in slurred speech, he advised us bachelors, “Find the right one. Just make sure you find the right one. She might not be the perfect match, but she is the right one. Just remember that. If you look for your perfect match all your life, you might not find it. Just find the right one.”
The second was when he was going around the room, and he came to me: “Jeff, you too. You’re going to live a happy life. Sometimes it’s rough on the edges, but you know what’s good for you. You know what’s good for you, you know people will take care of you. Don’t worry, man. You’re going to live a happy life.”
“Life is rough on the edges”, he said. Not that my life is particularly bad, I just don’t handle things very well, and this is often when I turn to him. It’s nice to hear from someone — whose opinion which I respect greatly — that things are going to be alright for me, that people will take care of me when things get bad.
Because I knew in my heart that when Pat said “people”, that included himself.
pat is awsome im so happy 4 him and hes right …hes 100% right about you about finding the right one and about how life is rough on the edges
pat if u see this man congrats and cheers welcome to the club.…now help me find the door ;)
Sometimes I wonder if Pat was talking to me specifically (even though he addressed us as a group) about finding the right one, since my “perfectionist” attitude has so often gotten in the way of my relationships, romantic or otherwise.
I don’t remember if you met him, but next time you’re in town, we should all go for dinner together. Bring Mel too, cause I know Pat will bring Jen. ;)
ya man i know pat remember we play chess 2gether .…one day i will take him
Right! At Aaron’s bachelor party. You better work on those chess skills, Pat’s still training. He said you knew more than the average person, so you have a better chance at beating him than me.