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A Great Wedding
I went to a wedding on Wednesday night. It was out of town in a beautiful setting, high up in the Jerusalem hills and overlooking the lights of several towns and villages in the valley below. The friends making the wedding are old friends who also live in my neighbourhood. I've known the husband since I was 12 years old and we grew up in the same social circle. I've known the wife since she met the husband, and all the kids as and when they were born. So you can imagine that the wedding was full of people from my past and present. The food and drink was amazing and plentiful (not that you go for the food of course), the band were friendly and fun, the entertainment was delightful, and the atmosphere was excellent. All in all, one of the most lovely weddings I've ever been to. (Even the drive to and from the wedding was enjoyable as I got a ride with a neighbour and the company was engaging.) Thank you M and D for including me in your celebration.
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Help From Friends
DD wasn't invited to the wedding so I had to make arrangements for her. She had a party to go to. One friend's mother offered to take her. She was taken home from the party with the classmate who lives in the building where DD was staying the night. About that - I have a wonderful arrangement with a good friend who has known DD since she was born, whereby her little boy can sleep over with us and DD can sleep over with them when either of us wants to go out. Cutting out babysitting costs sometimes makes the difference between going out at all or staying in and missing a social occasion. It's the sort of thing people who live near grandparents and other family take for granted. In our case, I already consider my friend to be family. The next morning DD was taken to school by the classmate in the building. Sometimes you can do it all yourself and sometimes you need help from friends. Thank you friends.
Short and sweet this week as I'm a bit late to the party. Btw, the Reasons 2B Cheerful party is at Becky's Lakes Single Mum again this week where I've joined the linky.
All mom's deserve some grownup time every now and again - glad to hear the wedding was so much fun.
ReplyDeleteTotally. Thanks Margie. xxx
DeleteIt was great seeing you and the crowd - as always
ReplyDeleteA great evening - had lots of fun and of course Mazal Tov to the lovely family
It was great seeing you and the crowd - as always
ReplyDeleteA great evening - had lots of fun and of course Mazal Tov to the lovely family
It was lovely wasn't it. Thanks for commenting.
Deleteactually being an old crumbly tech dinosaur I found it quite hard to comment (note - twice commented)
DeleteI noticed but I kept both comments as it increases my stat profile. :)
DeleteNothing better than a good wedding! I love them, though I don't much enjoy going to them alone. Great that you have someone who can take DD on these occasions - I know exactly what it's like to lack family locally who can help xx
ReplyDeletePeople here are always travelling for work, or they might be in their year of mourning after the death of a parent so they can't go to a wedding (this is especially relevant atm among my friends all in our 50s), or something else. There are always lots of singles, even married singles, when you get there. For me the biggest hurdle is having to rely on a ride from other people.
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