I'm getting married Saturday.

It could rain. The cake could fall off the table and plaster itself on the floor. My pants could rip right up through the five hole.

It wouldn't matter. It would still be the happiest day of my life.

When I think back on the other happiest days of my life, they often involve sports.

We wrap so much of our satisfaction in games — either the ones we play or the ones others play.

When our favorite team wins a big game, we cheer with unbridled glee.

When one of our favorite athletes excels, we are giddy. When we finally hit that perfect golf shot, a sense of contentment fills us.

Sport has a way of drilling right into our hearts. Kind of like love.

Here are some of the other happiest days of my life. Some of the dates are estimates. I'm not Rain Man.

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June 4, 1981 — I hit a single, double and a triple in my first three at-bats in a Little League game. In my fourth at-bat — with a chance to hit for the cycle on the line — I'm struck in the side of the helmet by a fastball and briefly meet Elvis.n

Sept. 15, 1989 — I channel my inner Tom Kite (my inner Tiger Woods was just 6) and shoot a 1-under par 34 for my winless high school golf team.n

Aug. 19, 1992 — On a whim, a college friend and I drive to Cleveland and join the 14 others at Cleveland Municipal Stadium to watch the Tribe take on the Minnesota Twins.With a section all to ourselves, we mercilessly heckle Chili Davis, who acknowledges us by giving us the middle finger salute.Later in the game, Davis stumbles while running out a ground ball and plants himself face first into the baseline. I laughed so hard, Pepsi comes out of my nose.n

Jan. 3, 1993 — My beloved Buffalo Bills mount the greatest comeback in NFL history, rallying from 35-3 down to beat the Houston Oilers 41-38.I jump up and down so hard and for so long, I pull a hamstring.n

Oct. 23, 1993 — Joe Carter, one of my all-time favorite players, hits a walk-off home run in Game 6 of the World Series to lead the Toronto Blue Jays past the Philadelphia Phillies.I jump up and down so hard for so long, I pull my Mitch Williams-like mullet.n

Nov. 2, 1993 — Playing as the Buffalo Bills on Madden '93, I rally from a 34-0 halftime deficit to beat my college roommate 52-34.No, my quarterback was not No. 14. It was No. 12.n

Oct. 18, 1998 — Doug Flutie scores on a busted play to give the Buffalo Bills a 17-16 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars. I drive to Buffalo the next weekend and buy a box of Flutie Flakes.n

Nov. 1, 1998 — I eat a bowl of Flutie Flakes and get sick.n

Jan. 15, 2000 — Jacksonville routs Miami and coach Jimmy Johnson 62-7 in a wildcard playoff game.Take that, Jimmy Johnson!There will be more happiest days of my life when it comes to sports.Maybe I'll finally get a hole-in-one. I just might catch a foul ball at PNC Park. Perhaps I'll even finally get a perfect game in Wii Bowling.But few days in my personal life will top Saturday. Of that, I am sure.Mike Kilroy is a staff writer for the Butler Eagle.