Love anything and your heart will be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact you must give it to no one, not even an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements. Lock it up in a casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket, safe, dark, motionless, airless, it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, irredeemable. To love is to be vulnerable.
--C.S. Lewis

Friday, November 23, 2012

Rita's Wedding!

Another one of my cousin's got married this year (in the same family)! This was the last wedding of the year for me to attend and the farthest one away. We drove from Memphis to Houston, Texas in one day, and the drive was just over 11 hours. It felt so long. I would have gladly helped with the driving but we had rented a car, and according to silly insurance rules, if you are under the age of 25 you are not allowed to rent or drive a rented vehicle. I don't understand this part of the rules but so be it. Besides, my dad probably wouldn't have let me drive as he prefers to drive himself or my mother.

The was a short trip for such a long drive as many of us had to get back to work or school. We left on Thursday, spent all day Friday and Saturday in Houston, and left on Sunday. To say we weren't all tired at the beginning of the work/school week was an understatement.

I have always thought of Rita (I've never actually told her this, but if she is reading this, what I am saying is out of admiration for you and your family since childhood! :) ) as one of those perfect people as I saw her as very intelligent (she finished undergraduate college in 3 years versus 4 because of taking college classes in high school if I remember correctly and because of her intelligence as well), beautiful, fashionable, artistic (she's a great artist!), sociable, etc. I've thought similar things about the rest of her family. Elizabeth is beautiful as well, smart, and kind, and their brother Ryan is the lead singer in his own band which I have always thought was really cool.

Eric, her now husband, seemed like a very kind and good guy. They looked very happy and seemed to fit together well. Their wedding was beautiful, and it was fun to be able to help out at the beginning of the wedding. The bracelets were really pretty and pearls are my favorite.

My sister was able to capture this photo of Rita and Eric. Love it!

My Mom and Dad at the reception.

My sister and I taking our silly pictures.
 
 
Now for a normal picture. 

 
I wish them both a lifetime of joy and happiness. I know they will have many more happy days to come.