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17 April 2009 - the year of love? I am convinced. This year, 4 of my close friends (and most likely me) will be getting married. Two of those friends are in their early 20's, and 2 are 30 years old. One of the younger couples and one of the older couples both became engaged within 6 months of their first meetings. It amazes me when I think about it! All at once this is happening! It's crazy!!
And then a few days ago, something happened that I never saw coming. Gracie told me "I'm writing to a guy." My first thought was that it was a joke, she was making a joke about writing to someone who would probably turn out to be some old dude her family used to know or something. She's been finding alot of old friends on facebook, so this made sense. But she started laughing and acting giddy and I knew she was serious. For a long time, she has been very independent, very I-don't-need-a-man, very I'll-probably-never-marry. I was a little concerned because I knew that wasn't her true nature. I knew she was protecting herself. She had been hurt deeply by her dad when he left her mother after 30+ years of marriage and now finds it hard to trust. She had also become afraid of the idea of being in a relationship, getting to know a guy, opening up to potenial hurt, etc. I began to think she had talked herself out of the option of marriage because she would not allow anyone close enough. Then there were those rare times when she would sigh in frustration and say "If I had a husband, I wouldn't have to worry about doing this on my own! It would be so nice to have someone to take care of me!" So Gracie "introduced" me to this possible love interest. She read me parts of his letters, showed me his business website and his blog..... He is an amazing person, so perfectly suited to her! He lives out of state, but they have mutual friends. They will meet for the first time in July. She is exstatic! I've never seen her act that way over a guy, not in all the 15 years we've been friends! I am so truly happy that she has possibly found the one.
Yes, I'm convinced that this is the year for love.
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