Wedding Bells

My older son announced his engagement this weekend. He has been with his girlfriend for 3 years so we all have been anxiously awaiting for this good news. They came over for Sunday dinner at my parent's house to tell the usual Sunday crowd of their plans. Everyone was overjoyed. The wedding will take place next October.

My dad hasn't been feeling well and even took another fall last weekend. He is still waiting for some test results. When my son told him about the wedding and after he congratulated him, my dad said that he didn't think he would be around next year to make the wedding. He is 89 years old and has so many health problems so he thinks about dying and will make comments to us from time to time around different situations. It was sad to hear him say that, and my son quickly reassured my dad that we planned for him to be around and witness the vows with the entire family. A year goes by so fast for most of us, but for the elders the days drag by, especially for someone like my dad who can no longer drive, has difficulty getting around due to his limited flexibility and is in chronic pain. We can only take it one day at a time.

In the meantime.... we have a wedding to plan!! I am very excited. I really admire and respect and have come to love the young woman who will be my daughter in law. I know that I am very lucky that at the start, we all have a comfortable and good relationship.

I look forward to posting all the planning and festivities for the big day. It is a wonderful thing to have something so special to look forward to ... for the whole family.