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Well I couldn't have been more wrong about how uncomfortable my sister's wedding and reception would be. I had a great time. Alcohol sure did help, but only so much. The rest was genuine good times. All it took was abandoning my parents and getting to know my family-in-law. They're all such nice people, true-hearted and warm. They are rednecks, yes. But they're family now. I did as much as I could to refute their opinions of east-coasters, namely New Yorkers. A lot of them were under the impression that all New Yorkers were from Manhattan or the surrounding burroughs. But a lot of them have never been in these parts. A lot of people in these parts have never been over there, either. I think they took a liking to me when I told them I don't really want to live in New York anymore.
I'd never felt closer to my sister than I did this past weekend and I love her so much. We're closely connected in our aversion to mom and dad's ways of life. She was there whenever I couldn't stand hanging out with them anymore, just as I was there to take some stress away from her for the same reason. We share a close bond in that we're the only two people who know the true nature of Mohandas and Chitra Shenoy. It's something that cannot be shared in words, only in 20+ years of experience.
My little niece Maia is more precious than any other creature alive and everyone who has held her in their arms knows it. She says "hi" to everyone and smacks kisses at people she knows. It makes you feel important when she does it to you. You smile and laugh, not out of courtesy, but from the happiness you get and admiration you have for beautiful things. You don't care that anyone else is around when she's within 5 feet. I didn't take a camera with me, but plenty of picture were taken from plenty of cameras and I'm bound to receive some of them in one form or the other, so I'll share once that happens. But gosh, she is special.
My brother-in-law Jason is a good guy. I know he tries hard. There's no question that my sister could do better. But my sister could do better at a lot of things. And much worse. The quality of what could happen really doesn't matter. She loves him and he's all right, so that there is what it is.
Family is a weird thing. A really mixed emotion.
I'd never felt closer to my sister than I did this past weekend and I love her so much. We're closely connected in our aversion to mom and dad's ways of life. She was there whenever I couldn't stand hanging out with them anymore, just as I was there to take some stress away from her for the same reason. We share a close bond in that we're the only two people who know the true nature of Mohandas and Chitra Shenoy. It's something that cannot be shared in words, only in 20+ years of experience.
My little niece Maia is more precious than any other creature alive and everyone who has held her in their arms knows it. She says "hi" to everyone and smacks kisses at people she knows. It makes you feel important when she does it to you. You smile and laugh, not out of courtesy, but from the happiness you get and admiration you have for beautiful things. You don't care that anyone else is around when she's within 5 feet. I didn't take a camera with me, but plenty of picture were taken from plenty of cameras and I'm bound to receive some of them in one form or the other, so I'll share once that happens. But gosh, she is special.
My brother-in-law Jason is a good guy. I know he tries hard. There's no question that my sister could do better. But my sister could do better at a lot of things. And much worse. The quality of what could happen really doesn't matter. She loves him and he's all right, so that there is what it is.
Family is a weird thing. A really mixed emotion.
