down the aisle

My son got married over the weekend. My baby boy, just 22, is now a husband.

Which makes me a mother-in-law.

I actually do like his new wife, mostly. She thinks my son is the most wonderful thing in the world, and since he is the most wonderful thing in the world, it's nice that she appreciates that. But, she's not who I would have chosen for him. I had hoped that both of my children would find partners who were smart and educated, from good families with good backgrounds. Partners who would push them to do better, to learn, to grow.

That's not what has happened. But, both of them have chosen partners who love them completely and who treat them well. In the end, I guess that's all I can hope for.

So now I am a MIL and a grandmother. Two more of life's milestones reached.