"Normal life?"
Well, the wedding was beautiful, and the whole weekend was a lot of fun. From the big pizza dinner after the rehearsal on Friday, to the wedding and reception themselves on Saturday, to the big celebration at the park on Sunday, I think everyone had a wonderful time, and I know I did. It was really something for me, to stand up there near the altar with the other groomsmen, across from the bridesmaids, watching as Andrew and Ellen became newlyweds over the course of less than an hour. I've attended a few weddings in the past, but this is the first one I've ever paid so much attention to.
So now it's done. I have a sister-in-law. My brother has realized his dream of marrying his beloved, and they're about to set out together on a great journey, both as a married couple and as they embark on their efforts in postgraduate education out in North Carolina. I'm still feeling a mixture of emotions as I've been alluding to quite a bit lately, but I know that will fade back into something I'll then call "normal life." Funny to think, though, that the "new" normal life will be different from the "old" normal life. There are undeniable changes, and the difference will undoubtedly be palpable. I suppose you might say that "normal life" will never be the same again, even as it becomes a new "normal life."
It's weird, though. This "normal life" is definitely short-lived at best. In three months, "normal life" will begin changing for me once again, and next time it'll probably take quite a bit longer for "normal life" to truly take shape. If you don't know what I'm talking about at this point, you probably don't know much about my life. ;-) But for the time being, there's really nothing for me to do but keep searching for that moderate center of all things that I call "normal life."
Good luck, Andrew and Ellen. May your life together be filled with joy and happiness, and may you know good fortune as you journey through life. Don't be strangers to all of us who you leave behind.
So now it's done. I have a sister-in-law. My brother has realized his dream of marrying his beloved, and they're about to set out together on a great journey, both as a married couple and as they embark on their efforts in postgraduate education out in North Carolina. I'm still feeling a mixture of emotions as I've been alluding to quite a bit lately, but I know that will fade back into something I'll then call "normal life." Funny to think, though, that the "new" normal life will be different from the "old" normal life. There are undeniable changes, and the difference will undoubtedly be palpable. I suppose you might say that "normal life" will never be the same again, even as it becomes a new "normal life."
It's weird, though. This "normal life" is definitely short-lived at best. In three months, "normal life" will begin changing for me once again, and next time it'll probably take quite a bit longer for "normal life" to truly take shape. If you don't know what I'm talking about at this point, you probably don't know much about my life. ;-) But for the time being, there's really nothing for me to do but keep searching for that moderate center of all things that I call "normal life."
Good luck, Andrew and Ellen. May your life together be filled with joy and happiness, and may you know good fortune as you journey through life. Don't be strangers to all of us who you leave behind.