It was a great weekend. Saturday was full of friends and celebrations, and Sunday was time for quality relaxing with the best boy in the world.
I talked to both my parents yesterday — to Dad first, when I called and Mom was M.I.A. and then to Mom when she walked in a half hour later, returning from the grocery store. I wished a Happy Mother’s Day to my very awesome mom. Mom and Dad got back to Charlotte Saturday night after seeing Katie become their third child with a masters degree, and then watching Katie and Joel drive off into the sunset. They are headed cross-country this week; they are moving to the Seattle area. I was told there were many tears as everyone said goodbye, but that is to be expected. Moving is scary. I remember the first time I came to Houston, and how I felt as I left my dad at the bus station (yes, the bus station; crazy Dad). I was 19 years old and starting my first coop tour at JSC. I didn’t know a single person in Houston. I don’t think I knew a single person in Texas. It was scary.
Katie and Joel will be fine in Seattle. I plan to head out there for a visit sometime this fall.
My friend Phil got married on Saturday at a lovely church near the Galleria. His wife is Heather, a girl he met at one of the Museum of Natural Science’s Mixers, Elixirs and IMAX events a two summers ago. Jeremy, the best man, recounted the meeting in detail to much laughter during his toast at the reception. I like their story, because it reminds me that there really are other normal single people out there and you never know when you might meet one of them. A few years ago, when I was single and basically always had been, I had my doubts.
The wedding ceremony was very nice, though it seemed long to my non-Catholic ways (it wasn’t a full Catholic ceremony, but still took about 45 minutes). The reception was fun, with plenty of food and drinks and dancing. I haven’t seen that group of friends in quite a while, even though they all live here, so it was fun to catch up on what everyone is doing. It was also fun to see some of the out-of-town people — old coops that didn’t come to JSC full-time, or who are still in grad school. It was a coop reunion!
Chris flew in from Denver and it was great to see him; we had lunch at Mediterraneo’s before the wedding so that we had plenty of time to chat. His own wedding is rapidly approaching, and I’m still crossing my fingers that the 117 launch date slips a week so that I can make it to Colorado for the ceremony.
2007, more than any other year, has been the year of major life changes. All around me, people are either getting engaged, getting married or getting pregnant. I suppose we are just “at that age.” I am neither engaged, nor married, nor pregnant, but I gotta say that I’m pretty happy with my life right now. Things are good.