I’ve been pretty busy today, hence the late blog.   I found out that my coworker will be leaving at the beginning of August as he is going to teach English in China. What a cool opportunity.   This however, leaves me wondering who will replace him. I’ve been told I can help in the replacement process so that is good.
While browsing through the message boards today, I saw that one knottie is contemplating ending her engagement. She didn’t go into details (and I must admit I am super curious, I’m so nosy!) but apparently there is a very large skeleton that has been hanging out in her fiance’s closet and she just found out. I can’t imagine what it could be. Putting myself in her shoes, I can’t imagine what M could throw at me that would make me reconsider marrying him. I feel this is a good thing. But then it does make you wonder what could break up an engagement? I can understand things like cheating or addiction. I can understand things what would affect the “now” if that makes sense. What, in someone’s past, makes ending things a reality or an option? Granted it is better to find out now and know that you cannot live with/accept what has happened then to find out after you are married.
I guess I am just really surprised and kind of speechless. I just can’t imagine what I could find out. And trust me I’ve thrown around a few things that I feel would be “shocking” but none of them really would make me want to end things with M. I guess I am glad that I can’t think of anything I feel M would hide that would cause me to want to end things. I would hope that any skeleton that could come out would also mean that M had grown and learned from this experience. Maybe this event even lead to who he is now. I can obviously only speculate as I have no idea what really happened. I do hope that she is able to find her peace, be it, breaking off her engagement or working things out. Either way, it is her life and she must do what is best for her.
As the old saying goes, everything happens for a reason. Sometimes it feels like you will never understand why things happen or see “the reason”. But I am a firm believer in this. Everything happens as it should and we are only along for the ride. I am very happy that my current ride has lead me to NC and M. Somewhere way down deep I always knew I would marry a guy from the Carolinas and I really thought his name would be John! Well who would have thunk, that is M’s middle name. 😉