I'd Like to Say Something Profound
But I got nothing...
Some of you may know that for the past 7 months I've been planning a wedding. Holly, my (husband's) granddaughter, got married last Saturday. It was a destination wedding which means I did all the planning and coordinating over the phone and online. And then it all happened in a rush and now it's over.
It was a very emotional weekend. It's harder than I thought to watch one of your babies truly leave the nest. Despite the fact that I am in no way biologically connected to Holly, she is mine in every other sense of the word. Seeing her there, in her white gown with her hair all 'done' and that smile on her face was both freeing and heartbreaking. At some point I realized that the little girl who always wanted to sit in my lap and have me read her a story, the awkward girl with braces and knobby knees, the teenager who thought I was too stupid to walk and breathe at the same time - all of those are gone. And in their place is a woman with a family of her own. However, as much as I was ready for the entire event to be over, I wasn't ready to let her go. I miss that little girl (not the teenager so much).
I honestly think she made a good choice - trust me I've seen her bad ones. Our new inlaw is smart and hardworking. He comes from a close-knit family. And he so obviously loves Holly and her daughter. Really? What more could we ask for? Still, who knew it could be this difficult?
How has everybody else been? I feel like I've missed so much...
Some of you may know that for the past 7 months I've been planning a wedding. Holly, my (husband's) granddaughter, got married last Saturday. It was a destination wedding which means I did all the planning and coordinating over the phone and online. And then it all happened in a rush and now it's over.
It was a very emotional weekend. It's harder than I thought to watch one of your babies truly leave the nest. Despite the fact that I am in no way biologically connected to Holly, she is mine in every other sense of the word. Seeing her there, in her white gown with her hair all 'done' and that smile on her face was both freeing and heartbreaking. At some point I realized that the little girl who always wanted to sit in my lap and have me read her a story, the awkward girl with braces and knobby knees, the teenager who thought I was too stupid to walk and breathe at the same time - all of those are gone. And in their place is a woman with a family of her own. However, as much as I was ready for the entire event to be over, I wasn't ready to let her go. I miss that little girl (not the teenager so much).
I honestly think she made a good choice - trust me I've seen her bad ones. Our new inlaw is smart and hardworking. He comes from a close-knit family. And he so obviously loves Holly and her daughter. Really? What more could we ask for? Still, who knew it could be this difficult?
How has everybody else been? I feel like I've missed so much...