Wedding Update Part I

There will probably be a real update on the weekend soon, but for now, here is Jill's voice mail to Joe, sent at about 11:45pm following the reception:

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So that's how my weekend went, how about yours?

TRAGEDY STRIKES KOREA!

Horrible news!

Kim Yu-na announced today that she would be retiring from figure skating indefinitely, Korean news agency Chosun Ilbo reports. Earlier, Kim spoke with reporters:

"Following my defeat at the World Figure Skating Championships, I have realized that figure skating is not, and cannot, be my whole life. I think I am ready to go back to being just a normal girl."

With her win at the Vancouver Olympics, she was officially crowned what the world was already calling her: "Queen Yu-na". Her meteoric rise to stardom could only be matched by her fall from grace: in the few short seconds it took her to miss a layback spin in her short program at Torino, her country - where she was the highest-paid athlete, and one of the highest-paid people - turned its back on her.

The reaction at home was swift and severe. As people awoke to find out that not only had she not won, but had placed second to Mao Asada from Japan, anger swept the nation. Riots broke out, as demonstrators took to the streets from Seoul to Busan. "I was heart broken," wept one Seoul resident, "I thought she would lead us to the very forefront of the international stage, to take our rightful place as a leading nation!"

But, alas, it was not to be. For Kim Yu-na, her star shone too bright, and spun too quickly.

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