Saturday, August 21, 2004
Wedding Day, Family Ties, and a short trip home
I went home this weekend for my sister's wedding. Michelle Wilson got married at in Inn at New Berlin by a Justice of the Peace. It was a beautiful ceremony. Her dress was very simple, but with an accent of elegance. It really fit her personality, everyone kept saying "This fits Michelle."
The whole day really did belong to her and Robert. I wish them nothing but the best. I wish them nothing but happiness in the journey they've begun.
I also met with my cousin on my mother's side, Mandy. Mandy is Aunt Judy's oldest daughter. And I met my brother-in-law, Lloyd, Mandy's Husband.
I haven't seen Mandy since I was 5 or 6 years old. So its been something like 17 years since I've seen any of my extended family.
We got along swimmingly. Lloyd is a progressive republician who follows politics and isn't shy at all about discussing religion. Talking to Lloyd really made me think about trying out a faith, even if just for cultural support. There's a lot of reasons, not all of which I'm going to go on about here, but I really enjoyed my converstaions with them. I never thought I'd be talking about taxes, death, god and all the big questions in life with cousins I've never really seen before. It's a large jump to take mentally for them, as well, because the 5 year old kid your brother dropped a family reunion and had to get 22 stiches in his head is now a college grad writing software in the nuclear industry.
And they're both Lawyers. Engineers, Lawyers....now all we need is a doctor.
Michelle and Robert, as well as my extended family all hung around for a day or so after the wedding. I spent the time with family. I wasn't the center of attention, but nobody's really seen me at family functions. I've always been busy with college and we've never really had the money to send me out. Now, with my job, I can afford to come home to visit friends and family. And a wedding is a good time to see family. My Uncle Alan gave me a generous sum for graduating college.
All in all, this was a really good weekend. I'm going to write about it some more, when I have some time. Right now I'm being anti social and ignoring my friend Andrew.
The whole day really did belong to her and Robert. I wish them nothing but the best. I wish them nothing but happiness in the journey they've begun.
I also met with my cousin on my mother's side, Mandy. Mandy is Aunt Judy's oldest daughter. And I met my brother-in-law, Lloyd, Mandy's Husband.
I haven't seen Mandy since I was 5 or 6 years old. So its been something like 17 years since I've seen any of my extended family.
We got along swimmingly. Lloyd is a progressive republician who follows politics and isn't shy at all about discussing religion. Talking to Lloyd really made me think about trying out a faith, even if just for cultural support. There's a lot of reasons, not all of which I'm going to go on about here, but I really enjoyed my converstaions with them. I never thought I'd be talking about taxes, death, god and all the big questions in life with cousins I've never really seen before. It's a large jump to take mentally for them, as well, because the 5 year old kid your brother dropped a family reunion and had to get 22 stiches in his head is now a college grad writing software in the nuclear industry.
And they're both Lawyers. Engineers, Lawyers....now all we need is a doctor.
Michelle and Robert, as well as my extended family all hung around for a day or so after the wedding. I spent the time with family. I wasn't the center of attention, but nobody's really seen me at family functions. I've always been busy with college and we've never really had the money to send me out. Now, with my job, I can afford to come home to visit friends and family. And a wedding is a good time to see family. My Uncle Alan gave me a generous sum for graduating college.
All in all, this was a really good weekend. I'm going to write about it some more, when I have some time. Right now I'm being anti social and ignoring my friend Andrew.
