It’s a beautiful day in Lola’s World! Less than 30 hours ago, my brother officially gave me the best gift in the world—a sister! Ken and Lauren were married at her aunt and uncle’s house in Olean, New York. Just before the wedding a rain storm hit, so we had a bit of a rain delay, but just as the Rabbi was starting the service, the rain stopped. Lauren looked radiant, and my brother has never looked so happy in his life.
I can’t believe that I’ve only known Lauren for three years. Three years ago this month, Ken volunteered to go to DC with me to check out my new apartment three years ago this month. I should have caught at his eagerness to sleep on the floor of my guest room, but I was clueless. Little did I know that after he dragged me around the city looking at construction and NOT letting me stop in for a daily Mass, I would be meeting the one God planned for him.
The one wish I’ve had for all of my friends is that they marry the person that God had picked out for them. Ken was my first friend—he’s been there since my first day (even though I think he only remembers that he got a “Little People” farm). He put up with me when I knocked out his teeth, didn’t kill me during my crazy, hormonal, teenage years, he sent me I postcard from every single city he visited during his year abroad (I still have them!), and he’s the only one who understands what it’s like to have our parents. So, like any of my friends, I had the same wish for Ken. In some ways, when it comes to Ken, it was a stronger wish, one that has grown over a lifetime of being his sister. And yesterday, my wish for him came true, in a most amazing way.
So, while I have plenty of fun stories to share about the wedding, tonight, I’m leaving it at, WAHOO!!!!! I have a wonderful new sister whom I’ve come to love dearly, and my brother’s dreams have come true. God is so, so good!
I can’t believe that I’ve only known Lauren for three years. Three years ago this month, Ken volunteered to go to DC with me to check out my new apartment three years ago this month. I should have caught at his eagerness to sleep on the floor of my guest room, but I was clueless. Little did I know that after he dragged me around the city looking at construction and NOT letting me stop in for a daily Mass, I would be meeting the one God planned for him.
The one wish I’ve had for all of my friends is that they marry the person that God had picked out for them. Ken was my first friend—he’s been there since my first day (even though I think he only remembers that he got a “Little People” farm). He put up with me when I knocked out his teeth, didn’t kill me during my crazy, hormonal, teenage years, he sent me I postcard from every single city he visited during his year abroad (I still have them!), and he’s the only one who understands what it’s like to have our parents. So, like any of my friends, I had the same wish for Ken. In some ways, when it comes to Ken, it was a stronger wish, one that has grown over a lifetime of being his sister. And yesterday, my wish for him came true, in a most amazing way.
So, while I have plenty of fun stories to share about the wedding, tonight, I’m leaving it at, WAHOO!!!!! I have a wonderful new sister whom I’ve come to love dearly, and my brother’s dreams have come true. God is so, so good!
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