Well here I go again! Wedding number two in less than three months. To say I have mixed emotions would be an understatement. And things are a little crazy right now to say the least.
Rehearsal, wedding and road trip to and from will fill my 72+ hours starting today. Spending 24 hours on the road for part of that 72 hours is the least appealing part of all of this. Putting on a rehearsal dinner some place where I feel like I'm going in blind...I don't know what I'm doing and I'm hoping no one realizes that. I'm apprehensive a ton. But it is what it is.
I think I have everything I need or will by the time we take off later today. And 12 hours of driving after a full day of work is not a high point of my life, but it's what you do for people you love. And I'm betting everyone who is road tripping will have a deluxe case of jet lag come Monday, but that is okay. I get to watch my oldest son marry the love of his life and that makes all of this worthwhile.
You see among the many things you learn from being a parent is that your kids will always come first regardless of their age or your age. You may communicate with them daily, weekly or monthly but as a parent they are always on your mind, the first in your thoughts and prayers. You love, worry and fret about them from the moment you find out you are pregnant until your last breath. It's the life of a mother. You give, you do, you give up, you do without, you cheer, you feed, you sew, you wash, you buy, you love every day for your kids. And honestly I never understood all of this until I became a parent and with each stage and chapter I journey through I look back at the memories of my mom and understand how she felt. I get it now!
Watching your kids walk for the first time, go off to school, graduate, leave home, start new jobs and lives is a blessing. I'm lucky I get to watch my kids do this. Some parents do not get this opportunity for a variety of sad reasons. I am so blessed.
So this weekend's celebration will be one of fun, memories and laughter I'm sure, just like our first wedding and our third wedding. Each unique but each celebrating the love and blessings we have. I can't wait! I am so incredibly blessed but I am also overwhelmed and I need to let that part go. Things will go fine. And if they don't go as planned we will punt and see where the ball lands. It's life, and how to deal every single day.
So here is to another family celebration that will be overwhelmingly fun and blessed beyond our expectations. We are so very overwhelmingly blessed!
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