Dad breaks the news...

It is Monday morning. I just finished talking with Dad until past midnight. He is planning to propose to Robin on Tuesday of this week. They've already picked a wedding date - 11/1/14. They've already reserved a place for the wedding as well as a cabin for their honeymoon. They appear to be completely inflexible about chaning the wedding date - our kids will have to be gone on Halloween to make this happen. We are super bummed about this! I expect that other family members will also have issues once they find out on Wednesday...

In general, it was a really great Sunday, but since it was the 3rd Sunday, I was stuck in a bunch of meetings, both before church and after church. But, we still had time to enjoy spending time with Dad and Robin. Mary came for dinner and we enjoyed spending time together. We even played some games together, which was really fun.

After everyone went to bed, Dad and I stayed up where he spilled the beans. In retrospect, it seems like he was planning to break the news to me all along, but the topic came up in casual conversation and we dove into the details a bit. My Dad is very happy with Robin. It will definitely take some getting used to think of Dad with another women, but I do think that Robin is great. Here's the key for me. After spending a couple of hours with Dad on Sunday night, I was convinced that he was using his brain about this. He was being fairly cautious and they've even signed a pre-nuptual agreement for the wedding. He answered all my questions and after having spend time with Robin, I got on-board with his decision. I will say that I was a little surprised to hear that she had been divorced twice already. I thought her previous husband had died of cancer - where did I hear this? I can't remember...

Anyway, the real key to me being at peace with all of this was when Robin and I chatted this morning, right before they left. She got a little emotional and really let me know how she feels about Dad. I needed to hear this. I didn't know that I needed to hear it, but I needed to hear it! It definitely made me feel better, like Dad really had made the right choice! She's getting baptized on Friday, 9/26 - Melinda will be there. I pray that it goes well and that they really do find happiness. I definitely don't want my Dad to be lonely, so I'm happy for him!!

 

Posted with Blogsy