It's been quite a while since I visited to write. The reasons don't matter much, except to me. Suffice it to say that I've been somewhat bruised, and it's taken me this long to feel brave enough to continue.
Our son is getting married on Saturday. If you want to be picky, he's already married - he and Liz had a civil ceremony in November, which I described in a previous post. This one will be in a church, which surprises me no end. Not because they don't believe in marriage as a sacrament, but because Brian tends to have issues with authority, and the Catholic Church is nothing if not authoritative. But it's what they wanted, and that's fine with me. As I've said before, I'm a sucker for weddings, be they in a church, on a beach, at a winery, whatever. So I'll go to as many as I'm invited to, and they've been nice enough to invite me to this one!
I can't wait to see him in a tux. Or, for that matter, see his dad and his brother in tuxes. That's another thing that makes me drool - guys in tuxes. And my three guys are handsome in raggy old jeans, so the tux thing can only make it better! At the same time, I know that vision will reduce me to tears; passage of time, handing over the baton, all that stuff. I will miss my family of origin. Mom & Dad have "mezzanine seats", but none of my siblings or Brian's McCarthy cousins could afford to make the trip - a combination of no money or new babies, or more likely, both. So the only McCarthy representatives will be my Chicago cousins and their spouses, all of whom I adore, and who have known me since I was a pup, and known Brian for the last few years. So that will ease my loneliness somewhat.
And then there are those Deans.....Tim's family will be there in droves. Every single sibling and spouse, and one of Bri's cousins - the first Dean grandchild. And I REALLY love those guys - we are guaranteed to have a blast even if no one else shows up! I know it will all go too quickly, and by Sunday we'll all be thoroughly exhausted. But this is a family milestone. And I just gotta be there. Pictures and stories to follow....
