sigh, i'm tired....

but i guess it's a good kind of tired...or as good as it's going to get at this point...

we were so busy today. packed the 26 foot moving van N rented...he drove it up to our new town and filled a friend's garage with our stuff. (thank you friend) i packed and loaded and kept moving stuff over like, "yes, this too..." hehe then i got to take the kids to the mall (gag) after taking them to pick up tuxes. bought millions of dollars worth of wedding clothes. (ok, not millions, but a few hundred. and i realize that whatever i buy n goes into the hand me down pile for the rest of the boys, but sheesh, that was a chunk) then i went to a board meeting for my bunny group at ihop. poor guys, sat at ihop for two and a half hours while we hashed out a graceful exit for the existing board and a promising entrance for the rest. got some good stuff said and worked through, and then sweetness...they gave me a really beautiful necklace and an even more beautiful card for my going away gift...it was the sweetest thing. i am constantly humbled by the paths we get to walk that we never even expect...and richness that comes from it. again, i learn it's good that i'm not in charge. whoever is does a better job than i could figure out...i am grateful for my time with this group, the ways it has challenged and grown me, and the amazingly wonderful people i've been graced by walking with...

ok, i've tried on my wedding clothes and determined that as long as i don't eat that day, i'll be fine. chuckle, chuckle... i think we'll all be well outfitted. well, at least we shouldn't embarrass anyone. now if we could only be sure e will actually walk down the aisle and the rings will make it with him, life will be good. many prayers and blessings to mario and lindsey as they prepare for their day. i hope, as a community, we do well raising them up and supporting them in their journey. wedding is truly a gift...and like most gifts, we might wonder at times what we're supposed to do with this, or think about what else would've been better in its place, or just generally not appreciate it...but like my necklace tonight, it often brings sweetness and humility and gratitude in amazingly graceful ways...

peace out all