2025 52 Card Project: Week 40: Wedding II
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pegkerrThis past weekend, my family had another wedding, with more family events the next day. Actually, it was on the other side of the family (Rob's family): one of his nieces got married.
Rob and I always said that one of the greatest strengths in our marriage was our family ties. Both of our families had very strong and warm family bonds and got along well, and we genuinely liked each other's family and enjoyed spending time with them.
I have talked to many widows, in person and online, and I know that for some, after their spouse dies, the spouse's family can drift away or even treat a widow cruelly. I am so very glad that is not the case for me. I feel as much a part of Rob's family as I ever have, and I was pleased to join them to celebrate my niece's wedding.
Rob's Mom and his siblings (two brothers and two sisters) gathered from all around the country, and I was so happy to see them all and catch up on their lives. It was also a special day because my mother-in-law got to meet M for the first time. Alona had dressed M in a lacy, frothy concoction that she herself wore as a child (at one point when M got fussy, perhaps bothered by the slightly scratchy lace, Alona remarked that she looked like an angry cupcake. Yes, she was utterly adorable. Yes, I admit that I am biased.).
I had found a new dress for the occasion and felt elegant. It was so wonderful to be there with Eric, and to have my children and their partners there, as well as Rob's family. It's such a joy to me that our ties remain strong. I wish the same for my niece and my new nephew: that they continue to draw strength and delight from both sides of their family.
Image description: Top: Peg's family: Peg and Eric, Fiona, M, and Alona (M's face is blurred) and Delia and Chris. Middle: The groom holds the bride in a dramatic dip/kiss. Bottom: Rob's mom and his brothers and sisters.
Wedding II
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Rob and I always said that one of the greatest strengths in our marriage was our family ties. Both of our families had very strong and warm family bonds and got along well, and we genuinely liked each other's family and enjoyed spending time with them.
I have talked to many widows, in person and online, and I know that for some, after their spouse dies, the spouse's family can drift away or even treat a widow cruelly. I am so very glad that is not the case for me. I feel as much a part of Rob's family as I ever have, and I was pleased to join them to celebrate my niece's wedding.
Rob's Mom and his siblings (two brothers and two sisters) gathered from all around the country, and I was so happy to see them all and catch up on their lives. It was also a special day because my mother-in-law got to meet M for the first time. Alona had dressed M in a lacy, frothy concoction that she herself wore as a child (at one point when M got fussy, perhaps bothered by the slightly scratchy lace, Alona remarked that she looked like an angry cupcake. Yes, she was utterly adorable. Yes, I admit that I am biased.).
I had found a new dress for the occasion and felt elegant. It was so wonderful to be there with Eric, and to have my children and their partners there, as well as Rob's family. It's such a joy to me that our ties remain strong. I wish the same for my niece and my new nephew: that they continue to draw strength and delight from both sides of their family.
Image description: Top: Peg's family: Peg and Eric, Fiona, M, and Alona (M's face is blurred) and Delia and Chris. Middle: The groom holds the bride in a dramatic dip/kiss. Bottom: Rob's mom and his brothers and sisters.
Click on the links to see the 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022 and 2021 52 Card Project galleries.
