My sister's wedding

My younger and only sister Lea got married last Saturday, 27 August, to her best friend and long-time boyfriend Ray. It was a beautiful wedding and a happy day, despite the drizzle late in the afternoon. I honestly thought I would be incapable of crying that day because of my duties as her maid of honor. But when Lea started walking down the aisle with my parents, and in such a solemn atmosphere, I couldn’t hold back my tears (and of course with tears come, oh never mind). What’s worse was, I didn’t have tissue paper. Thank goodness for my shawl.

Lea and I are only one-and-a-half years apart, and our youngest was born five years after Lea. So she and I were constant companions in many activities like aratelis tree climbing, frog and tutubi hunting, cookie baking (attempts at it), bargain shopping, schooling, etc, etc, etc. Our Mom, like all other moms I suppose, loved to dress us alike - Lea usually in pink, and I in blue. I am grateful, though, that this practice of dressing alike stopped early enough.

We can’t stop life from changing and people from leaving or moving on. It may be sad but there is beauty and growth in change. And there will always be love if we choose to nurture it.

P.S. I wish sports shoe makers like Merrell, Adidas, etc would come out with formal occasion shoes that are stylish, comfortable, and merciful. My poor feet suffered from my “no mercy!” shoes last Saturday. Kung puwede lang talagang mag-tsinelas...