Shollin

Bless you, sweetie. And thanks to all for the hugs and support... it really means a lot.

Last weekend was rough. It's gotten a bit better since then. They haven't exactly come around, but his mom has asked that I call her on Sunday to discuss the wedding, so hopefully we can connect a bit there. And Z and I have reaffirmed that no matter how much idiocy his family heaps on us, we're in this together... which makes me feel immensely better.

So... it still sucks, but it sucks a little less?

Thanks again for all your kind thoughts.

Ha! I actually forgot the second-coolest part of the service. (La Catrina very much took the cake.)

The pianist. The music in general, but specifically, the things the pianist chose for prelude/background music.

The prelude? Masquerade. From Phantom of the Opera.

During the children's pumpkin processional, she was playing the Harry Potter theme (which is spooky on the piano), and when she got done with that, she went into the Imperial March. As in, Star Wars. Darth Vader's theme. Yeah.

We sang the Doxology (a genericized version with no specific mention of God) in English and then in Spanish. And the closing hymn was "My Life Flows On in Endless Song," which was a Quaker hymn before Enya put it on her Shepherd Moons album as "How Can I Keep From Singing?"

I've had it in my head all day. I've been thinking about the service in general all day. I think this is a good sign.

Ooh... I found the Unitarian Doxology on Wikipedia.