Leave it to Seavers

Meet Cameron Seavers a.k.a. Sweet Cam, Cam Man, Yes Man, Cam the Golden Retriever, etc. Cam is honestly one of the genuinely nicest people that I know. When Cam and I first started becoming friends was a few years ago when I was looking for someone to go to Indiana with me for a short weekend trip. It’s about a 9 hour car ride from Virginia to Indiana. Cam barely knew me and had never met my family, so this was quite a shock that he actually agreed. On the car ride to Indy, it consisted of Cam and I belting out 80’s rock with Cam hitting some of the sweetest high harmony parts that would put Michael Bolton to shame. But when our friendship really started was on the car ride back from Indy. We had been driving for a few hours, and I received a text from my mother saying, “Keanu Reeves died in a skiing accident.” We, both, sat in a moment of silence thinking about how Keanu had impacted our lives from Neo to Shane Falco. After a couple of minutes, Cam looks out the passenger side window and nonchalantly says, “Well. Death waits for no man.” I laughed hysterically for a solid 10 minutes causing Cam to laugh with me. Another testimonial to who cam is: he has taken me to the airport at 5 in the morning more times than I can count. One time, I paid him back with a $5 Footlong in which he didn’t complain. Better man than I Cam; better man than I.

A few weekends ago, Cam was getting married. Not only was I looking forward to him getting married, but I, more importantly, was looking forward to the college reunion that was about to take place. The wedding took place in Pennsylvania. Cam warned us that we would be out in the country. I didn’t know that we would be out of the country. I had better cell service in Japan than I did in Pennsylvania. It was like a summer camp with less counselors and more beer. All 9 guys stayed in a tiny log cabin about 2 miles back in the woods. We had an ATV, a lake, boat, fishing poles, corn hole, etc. The closest civilization was about 20 minutes away, and I wasn’t mad about it.

Cam, Cam’s brothers, Cam’s dad, and Cam’s grandfather pretty much built everything for the wedding with the help of others. I tried to help but I wouldn’t say I’m the handiest person in the world, but I’m trying. When we first got there, the Seavers were building the dance floor for the wedding. My friend, Addison, and I went to help. Background on Addison: he finished his entire basement on his own. My background: I lived in my parents’ basement for a period of my life. Once we got to the dance floor project, Addi jumped right in and saved the day, while I was asked to retrieve the tools which consisted of me googling the tool names and coming up short due to the poor cell service. Regardless, we completed the dance floor, and I was there for it.

I love wedding festivities, but weddings are the WORST…when you’re single. Weddings are just a reminder that you can’t convince a girl that you’re an alright guy. Out of the 9 groomsmen my 2 friends, Trav and Zach, and I were the only single ones. We were taking a group picture with all of us guys and their wives. One lady obnoxiously yelled, “Singles in front!”  A married girl went up to Trav and this phrase actually came out of her mouth, “Always a groomsmen; never a groom.” Trav kept his mouth shut even though he had a lot to say. Better man than I Trav. Better man than I.

The reception rolls around, and they put the 3 singles, Zach, Trav, and I, at the same table. Segregation man. Now, the father of the bride is dancing with the bride, Leah a.k.a. Sweet Leah, Leah Woman, Yes Woman, Leah the Golden Retriever, etc. I’m pretty sure that’s how that works. Anyway, as they’re dancing, all of the bridesmaids are crying which all of the groomsmen are thinking, “Here we go.” Then, Cam goes to dance with his mother to the song Place in this World by Michael W. Smith. It has such a nice 80’s ring to it, which was fitting. Cam sang the whole first verse to his mother as loud as the song, which I was so proud of him for. Then, the chorus came around and Cam changed to the higher octave and started crying. At least I’m pretty sure he started crying, but I’ve never seen Cam cry before. Since I had just got done judging the bridesmaids, crying was not an option, so I had to think of any Eminem song that I could. It worked, but obviously the rest of the crowd did not have Slim Shady going through their mind. The wedding weekend was a blast. Congrats Cam and Leah. I’m happy for you guys.

People not mentioned that we're involved: Brock Nardozzi, Charlie Waters, Jordan Whitehurst, Cullen Seavers, and Chase Seavers. You guys are cool.