My parents the crazies.
Tomorrow my Mom and Dad, along with 3 other people, will be setting sail to begin their transatlantic journey from Providence, RI to Cork, Ireland. They will be sailing our old sail boat, Rocket Science, which my Dad designed and had built about 10 years ago. This is an extremely momentous occasion. Not only because they are freaking sailing across the Atlantic Ocean (seriously, who does that?) but it is a huge step for them as people and as husband and wife. I don't feel comfortable going into specifics about why, but it has really made me stop and think about relationships and mariage and sacrifices. This boat almost single-handedly ruined their marriage and now my Mom has agreed to sail across the Atlantic on it? That is a sort of sacrifice and love that I can't comprehend and I don't think I will be able to comprehend it for a very long time.
What is really ironic about this situation is that it has made me certain that I will not be ready for mariage for a very, very long time (duh) but my parents actually got married when they were 18 and 19. Did they just get lucky? I don't know, it almost seems like they never had a good handle on the whole being married thing until just a few years ago. I am almost certain that my mother would not have been so supprotive and okay with this 10 years ago (she might have done it but she wouldn't be really supportive or okay with it). Maybe no one is mature enough for a commitment and sacrifice like that until they are past 50. I wouldn't be surprised. I guess what this situation is helping me realize is that being ready to get married doesn't have a lot to do with how you feel about the other person, it has to do with what you are willing and ready to compromise for someone else. I mean, my Mom is basically risking her life in order to fulfill one of my Father's dreams, just so they could do it together. Moreover, I don't think this trip would have meant anything to my Dad without my Mom being there. I really don't understand the depth of all of it.
I don't know why I am thinking about this so much. I have not even remotely thought about or wished that I was engaged or getting married recently. I think it's the fact that I just attended my Uncle John's second wedding and I got a wedding invitation in the mail today from 2 of my friends who just graduated. Brett still has to attend Med School and do his residency and I don't think it's possible to make yourself that available and devoted to someone through all of that.
Anyways, you can look at their blog which Indieradiochic will be updating almost daily at: Riptide55.blogspot.com. There are also pictures of everything at rocketscience2006.net.
What is really ironic about this situation is that it has made me certain that I will not be ready for mariage for a very, very long time (duh) but my parents actually got married when they were 18 and 19. Did they just get lucky? I don't know, it almost seems like they never had a good handle on the whole being married thing until just a few years ago. I am almost certain that my mother would not have been so supprotive and okay with this 10 years ago (she might have done it but she wouldn't be really supportive or okay with it). Maybe no one is mature enough for a commitment and sacrifice like that until they are past 50. I wouldn't be surprised. I guess what this situation is helping me realize is that being ready to get married doesn't have a lot to do with how you feel about the other person, it has to do with what you are willing and ready to compromise for someone else. I mean, my Mom is basically risking her life in order to fulfill one of my Father's dreams, just so they could do it together. Moreover, I don't think this trip would have meant anything to my Dad without my Mom being there. I really don't understand the depth of all of it.
I don't know why I am thinking about this so much. I have not even remotely thought about or wished that I was engaged or getting married recently. I think it's the fact that I just attended my Uncle John's second wedding and I got a wedding invitation in the mail today from 2 of my friends who just graduated. Brett still has to attend Med School and do his residency and I don't think it's possible to make yourself that available and devoted to someone through all of that.
Anyways, you can look at their blog which Indieradiochic will be updating almost daily at: Riptide55.blogspot.com. There are also pictures of everything at rocketscience2006.net.