I don’t know if I’ll ever get married…

…but if I do, I want this to happen. A friend sent this to me on the Facebooks last night and I thought I’d share. It’s of Kevin and Jill Kheinz’s wedding entrance, set to Chris Brown’s “Forever.” And you know, it works surprisingly well.

The only thing I can compare it to was my best friend’s wedding, where the whole wedding party (myself included) wore sunglasses to the reception and entered to “Sunglasses at night.” We thought that was unorthodox…

The coolest thing about this clip is that it already has nearly 10 million views, in less than two weeks on the youtubes. Ah, the information age.

I’m bald now. Thanks!

So I went through with it. Last night was the annual St. Baldrick’s event at Local Joe’s Tap and Grill, and I was one of 119 “shavees” who raised much more than the night’s goal of $30,000. The last time I talked to event organizer Tony Chilton, the event had topped that goal before Saturday’s event through online donations and more than $10,000 had been raised at the event to boot.

The highlight of the night was the shaving of Lee County Sheriff Tracy Carter. $2,500 had been raised before the event by the department, then Chilton managed to milk another $1,300 out of the crowd – including $500 from one member of the crowd alone – just to shave Carter’s head. Then another man offered another $100 if the barber would stop halfway through the shaving and leave Carter with a nasty do, which the barber did. Then another person offered $100 to start it back. In total, Carter’s head raised more than $4,000. Say what you will about politics, but Carter is a good man for raising all that money for a good cause. I bet he raised a few votes as well.

I was next after Carter. I raised what seemed like a paltry sum of $255 next to the high sheriff’s total, but I was told it was actually a good amount for one person.

I’ve never been bald. I was even born with about an inch of hair according to my mom, and I never thought I would do it. But I got to say it’s not that bad looking, and it actually feels great, especially on a hot day like today.

I’m not sure I am going to keep it, but I don’t mind it. I’ll just enjoy it while it lasts, and I have a good story to share with those who wonder why I have no hair.

All in all, the event was awesome, and my hat goes off to Tony Chilton, Joe Delvecchio and his wife, and everyone who made it possible. This is a wonderful event and I encourage everyone to participate. I promise I’ll raise at least $1,000 next year, if I have to donate it myself.

Also, thanks to Kim Pritt, Dan and Cheri Swanson, my childhood neighbor Mollie Walton Flatley and her husband, Brian, Jay Riley, Herald editor Billy Liggett and my family members – aunts Brenda and Jo, Uncle Ricky, cousin Brad, Debbie and my mama – all of whom really didn’t want me to get it shaved – for the donations.

Meet Lucie

For the past month, Beau and I have had a house guest in the form of the sweetest black dog ever. Her name is Lucie, and I have served as foster parent to her for Carolina Animal Rescue and Adoption. Around the first of June, Abbey from CARA called me wondering if Lucie could come stay with Beau and I in our backyard. Lucie is quite the athlete, full of energy, and was getting cramped up in the shelter. I jumped at the chance to have a guest for the summer for Beau, who had began to get restless in the backyard all day while I was at work — and began digging holes everywhere and tearing things, like my porch and garden, hose up.

Lucie looks to be about a year old and has been spayed. Her shot record is up-to-date and she has no health problems that I am aware of. She looks like an Blue Healer/German Sheppard/lab/border collie mix. But it don’t matter what she is. She’s very cute and loving, showing no signs of aggression whatsoever toward dogs or people. Abbey said she lived her first 9 months of life in a home with a family with kids. So she’s used to that. And she is housebroken from what I can tell.

She has been a pure joy this month. She is so much more loving and better behaved than Beau. I love my dog, but I wish he would act more like Lucie some time. Unlike Beau, when she fetches the frisbee, she brings it back and actually sits it down at your feet. She knows several commands and is well-behaved in the house as well — when Beau leaves her alone.

But she is too athletic to be cooped up in a backyard all day, and I don’t have the money to adopt her outright. She needs an owner who loves to run and be outside all day with her, or at least a big farm to run on by herself. If you are interested, contact me at owens@sanfordherald.com. I’d hate to see her go, but I would be happy if she found a home with people who love her. If not, she can just stay with us.