At the dinner table tonight, Jon remarked that we are completely unprepared for this wedding. No kidding, we haven't done a thing. They are getting married the day after tomorrow and our only preparation is that we have decided not to sleep in Loudoun tomorrow night so we can be here, closer to our technology expert, at 5:00 in the morning when the festivities begin.
Doesn't all this just sound odd?
We got a copy of the invitation by email this morning. Of course we already knew what day it would be -- that was decided at least a few weeks ago. But what was remarkable to me was that the invitation was from me and Jon and Hedy and Gadi. We have never met Hedy and Gadi. They are doing EVERYTHING while we are doing NOTHING. Sigh. Thank goodness for them.
The whole thing is like something from Alice in Wonderland.
Benjamin and Yael decided to get married, and they decided that the pandemic was not going to stop them from having a wedding, however that might end up being possible. They have made Plans B,C, X, Y, and Z. I don't actually know the details of the current plan, except that there is a date and a time, and there will be some guests present. There will be an officiant and many of Yael's family members will be there. Part of the reason for rushing is that Israel is experiencing another surge of the coronavirus and the country is preparing for another lockdown. They are trying to squeeze in a celebration that fits in with the current restrictions.
This is not a time of year when we would usually travel, but we would have gone to Israel if it had been possible. But two weeks of quarantine on arriving, and then on returning, is really not an option during the farm season. We could do it in February. But they are on a mission, and we will watch this event live on our television, if our technology expert can get that to happen. Otherwise we will watch it on our phones.
How do I feel about this whole thing? I am very glad that our son is ready and glad to be married. I am happy that we had a lot of time last year to get to know Yael. They are made for each other in ways that I would not have known if I hadn't seen it for myself. They are another one of those creative teams, which bodes well for the future. I know that finding someone you want to be with forever is a gigantic accomplishment, and that makes me very happy.
But this distance makes it all seem sort of hazy and fictional. They are working hard to make an event that we can barely imagine. We will see it on TV. So weird.
I will report back when I have seen it with my own eyes. I guess we should not be wearing our pajamas, even if no one can see us. We should get dressed and feel like we are part of things. Benjamin will be able to see us because we will be on WhatsApp or something but I don't think anyone else will see us. It will be pitch dark outside here.
And after the wedding is over, I will go out and pick flowers for market when the sun comes up.
It's just bizarre.
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