I Survived

Thank God for DayQuil, good hair days, and adrenaline! I spent Valentine's day in Detroit for my Uncle Dave's wedding, which I had been dreading and freaking out about since Christmas; not because of the wedding itself, but because I had been asked to sing the Ave Maria.... Did I mention that I haven't sung that song since high school let alone sung like that in about 5 years? Freaked out is the mild term I would use to describe my emotional state. Well after taking numerous doses of DayQuil, doing my hair, rehearsing on my grandmother's baby grand piano, and lots of performance adrenaline Audrey and I did well. Yay. And it absolutely made my Uncle Dave's and now Aunt Julie's day, and Grandma's too. So I suppose spending Valentine's Day at a wedding with my nearest and dearest wasn't such a bad way to celebrate it after all. I mean heck, who can pass up an open bar, a candy buffet, and really bad singing of love songs in order to get the bride and groom to kiss?
Happy belated Valentine's Day.

Hmmm. I am giddy with anticipation. :)

Yay for advice and yay for performing from the back of the chapel.

Good Advice

I am so blessed to have such wonderful co-workers. We talk daily, we ask each other about our lives and genuinely care. Today they offered some advice about getting married. (They know Jesse and I are planning on getting engaged.) I am very thankful that they offered advice based on their own lives. It was nice to be able to talk to people about it without feeling like they were passing some sort of judgment on us or our situation. Sometimes, I feel like I can't talk to anyone about it so it was nice to be able to let some of my thoughts out. Rena mentioned that she was very grateful for starting a family young because now she gets to enjoy her grandchildren and is able to take care and keep up with them. She is still young enough whereas her son's mother-in-law is not; she's 89 and needs to be taken care of herself. After I told her about Jesse wanting to pay down some debt before we got engaged, Rena offered a second bit a good advice: Don't let money stop you from getting married. The debt will always be there whether large or small so don't let it stop you. I chewed on that for a moment and have decided I agree with her.

I have always wanted a large family, and I have always wanted it while I was young. I find that I am crossing my fingers, just hoping as hard as I can that Jesse takes the hints and proposes soon.