As I had previously said, my sister is engaged! This past
Sunday, she and Warren made dinner for us at her apartment. Through the rain
and odd smells, we made the car ride to Manhattan for a mouth-watering dinner.
She made us breaded chicken...or maybe they were canaries? I don't know for
sure because the chicken pieces she bought for us at Trader Joe’s were big so
it was like we each had our own bird. They were delicious and I was super happy
when I saw she made extra. One word came to mind; seconds! She also made
eggplant parmesan. Rachel is a really excellent cook. This was not the case
when she was in high school. Back then, I was the potentially good cook. The
roles have completely reversed and now...I can barely make rice. It is
sad...but true. I will learn again though. We provided this dinner party with
dessert. My mom made a chocolate tree shaped cake with a new frosting recipe.
So good! We brought our Christmas cookie spread along with us.
While we were there, we took some photos of Rachel and Warren
and the ring! I love her ring to death. It's purple topaz. Topaz is her
birthstone. It has two small diamonds on the side, but the ring suits my
sister. She is the least materialistic person I know. Diamonds are not a
priority for her. They aren't really a priority for me either, but I will never
turn them down. If my future husband is out there and reading this, then wipe
the sweat off your brow because I will be happy as long as the ring is real.
I am just glad that
my sister is happy. It is weird for me because she isn't just dating this guy
anymore. This is the man she is going to be with for the rest of her life. When
she leaves her house (apartment), he will be there. When she comes home, he
will be there. He will be there every day, all day. It just feels unreal that
my sister is getting married. They are looking at September 2016 as their
wedding range. I think that sounds good to me...not that my opinion actually
has any impact, but I'm just saying. It is good because then there will only be
one person in school. I graduate in 2015. Gabrielle and Jonathan graduate 2016;
her from Manhattanville and he graduates from Chaminade. Rachel will be
graduating with her Master’s degree that same year. I think a wedding that year
will be exciting! I was joking with my grandmother that she better start saving
her pennies for gifts that year. A wedding and a high school graduation and he
needs a laptop for school? My Nonna has bought us all of our laptops. When
someone heads to college, she supplies that person with a laptop. We always get
to choose the one we want, reasonably priced, of course.
2014 is going to be so much fun because these two will start
making wedding plans. Since it is my sister and we are sort of close I guess, I
will have a front row seat to what planning a wedding looks like. I have my
shield and sword ready in case I meet any dragons along the way. It’s always
the sweet, non-materialistic ones…if you know what I mean.
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