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My big sister got married over the weekend.   Speaking to my grandma over the phone today to continue taking in how big the moment was, I could hear her pondering with me as I asked the question to myself for the first time with her listening on, “How did being a bridesmaid in Amanda’s wedding feel more overwhelming to me than being a bride in my own wedding?”  I could hear her anticipating the answer she felt, too, on the tip of my tongue… My answer to my own question:  “I am happy in her happiness.”  Grandma’s anticipation felt like she knew the answer to my question, but was waiting for me to put her knowing in my own words.  She affirmed how right and true my answer was in her non-verbal response.  That was an incredibly overwhelming feeling in the great realm of Happiness in the gift of a joyful moment.   Gratitude is an incredibly overwhelming state of being.  In the ceremony the officiant described Bryan in the words of his loved ones as so...

I was very impatient in my high school years.  I enrolled in dual credit coursework and summer courses.  I was ready for the next moment.   I really liked my community college experience. I never felt like there was anything to be missed about the university experience because the instructors could immerse themselves in their subject.  I took American Literature from Mr. Franz.  In my opinion, he defined his self-confidence in the way he spoke about his daughter to his class.  I remember I liked his loafers, too.   When I was elementary school-aged I loved my saddle shoes and loafers that actually had pennies in them.  I also loved wearing socks with the lace detail that made sense when you folded the cuff down.  I wore those socks with my loafers.  I actually wore those socks with almost every shoe, so remembering which socks I wore with my loafers came easily.  I also loved my LA Gear sneakers.  But more than shoes,...