Ha ha ha... ya gotta love younger siblings! I was officiating some Saturday morning community league basketball games, when I stopped to check messages on my phone. We were about to start the third and final game of the morning when I got a rather frantic message from A.S.1 asking me to call her back AS SOON AS HUMANLY POSSIBLE. Slightly worried, I dialed her cell number as fast as my fingers could go...
"Hello? A.S.1, what's up?"
"I'M ENGAGED!!!"
"Oh my gosh - for real?"
"I'M ENGAGED!!!"
"WOW!! (tears start to form out of shear excitement) Aw, I am sooooooo happy for you!!! When did he propose?"
"I'M ENGAGED!!!"
"ha ha ha... right. Got that. Congratulations! Holy Smoley - my little sister is engaged!!!"
"I KNOW!!! THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN TRYING TO TELL YOU!!! Can we meet up this afternoon?"
"You bet, can I call you when I'm done working? I've got a game to ref!"
I hung up the phone in shock. Let my partner do the jump ball. Note to self, when it becomes a likely possibility that other siblings will be engaged, DO NOT RETURN PHONE CALLS right before a game!
Needless to say, we spent the rest of yesterday together. Wondering aimlessly around the city's "world record size" mall chatting. I got all the details on how he proposed, listened to the excitement and the jolting hesitation about telling the parental units. Heard about initial wedding plans, who she wanted to do what, and even about how many kids they had talked about. After she had tried on a few wedding dresses that didn't much tickle her fancy, we stopped for a cool drink.
After a few sips, she asked a question that made the excitement of the afternoon halt to a stop.
"So, what's new with you and Wonder-Chemist?"
"Um, not much..." (mind starts racing to see if I can change the subject quickly)
"Have you seen him lately?"
"Um, not much, no..."
"Care to explain why?"
"He may have started sharing the plan for our life together that includes purchasing a house in a rural town nearby. He's got it all figured out - not just in his head, but financially too!"
"Well that's awesome!"
"Uh... yeah! Yeah, it's great"
The conversation died shortly after and we went back to talking about the ring on her finger, her vision of the perfect wedding dress, and what kind of veil would most suite her taste. It was a wonderful afternoon/evening and I am honestly sooooooo delighted for her. Her and her fiance have been the best of friends for like six years and finally started dating, and are now engaged!
However, you can always count on a sister to hear the unspoken words of your heart; I woke up this morning to an email from her with a link to The Eagles Desperado and a one liner of "Please stop punishing yourself, put your winter boots on, and climb down from the fence, for your King of Hearts is awaiting you."
It's lead to a reflective and thought provoking Sunday afternoon, at the end of which, all I can say is, "Way to go A.S.1, I am sooooooo delighted for you lil' one!"
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