Yesterday we got some wonderful news. My only niece, Jessica, is engaged to her longtime boyfriend, Rob!
Wonderful news, especially now.
This has been a really rough year in general for my family, with cancer striking both my mother and my brother in law. It also meant massive cancer surgeries and follow up treatments for two of my closest friends. Jessica's family dog, Harry, had to be put down this year -- also cancer. My brother in law, Jess' dad is headed for surgery on the 17th of December after which his life and that of my sister should begin to get easier. We have all been waiting for 2008 to be over. Finished.
But, in a coup to save the year, Rob asked Jess to marry him. By golly, has that brought a rush of joy into everyone's hearts! The promise of the future, the giddiness of a newly engaged girl, the wistful joy that only true love can bring.
Jess, who is in the last throes of graduate school at the University of Delaware, has been working more than over time to get through the pedagogy tests which are required for a Masters in teaching. She will be a German teacher when all is said and done in the spring - - with a far better grasp of German grammar than I can ever hope to have. Rob will be graduating from Drexel Law School at the same time. These are two over-achievers who have put their personal plans on hold for a long time to get their studies out of the way. And now they are close to being able to reap all of the benefits their hard work and sacrifice have sown.
So, in our little corner of the universe, 2008 can go out on a positive note! That's a very good thing.....
Wonderful news, especially now.
This has been a really rough year in general for my family, with cancer striking both my mother and my brother in law. It also meant massive cancer surgeries and follow up treatments for two of my closest friends. Jessica's family dog, Harry, had to be put down this year -- also cancer. My brother in law, Jess' dad is headed for surgery on the 17th of December after which his life and that of my sister should begin to get easier. We have all been waiting for 2008 to be over. Finished.
But, in a coup to save the year, Rob asked Jess to marry him. By golly, has that brought a rush of joy into everyone's hearts! The promise of the future, the giddiness of a newly engaged girl, the wistful joy that only true love can bring.
Jess, who is in the last throes of graduate school at the University of Delaware, has been working more than over time to get through the pedagogy tests which are required for a Masters in teaching. She will be a German teacher when all is said and done in the spring - - with a far better grasp of German grammar than I can ever hope to have. Rob will be graduating from Drexel Law School at the same time. These are two over-achievers who have put their personal plans on hold for a long time to get their studies out of the way. And now they are close to being able to reap all of the benefits their hard work and sacrifice have sown.
So, in our little corner of the universe, 2008 can go out on a positive note! That's a very good thing.....
3 comments:
Thank you for a beautiful story sis! The year is ending on an upswing thanks to Rob & Jessica. We took them out to dinner last night and finished off a bottle of champagne between the four of us. Such happiness for them.
Yeah! Congratulations to Rob and Jess! I love to hear good news.
Congratulations to Rob and Jessica, and thoughts with all of your family as her dad goes in soon for surgery.
Marco and I are also ready for 2008 to be over and for good things in 2009!
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