OK, now I really do feel old.

She's probably going to kill me for this, but it's big news and I haven't had anything interesting happen recently (that I can talk about here), so here goes: My sister is engaged. That's right, my little sister is going to get married. I just happen to have a picture of the happy couple (from Christmas) to post, for which she will probably break my knees or remove some vital bit of my anatomy. Oh well, it's a nice picture, and I've found that pictures really spice up a blog page.



While this is certainly good news, I've noticed some interesting things in my reaction to the news. First and foremost, I have to make it clear that I really am happy for them both. He is a good guy and really seems to care about her deeply. Plus, if anything he is even more of a nerd than I am, which makes him interesting company, and makes it really easy to bug her by getting going on some topic she cares nothing about. That's something you can't put a price tag on. They've been together for years now, and really this news was only a matter of time (the only person surprised by this, apparently, was my sister).

Beyond all that, however, my first thought was "but she's so young!" In my mind she is perpetually 14 years old. The fact that she's going to be a senior in college this fall doesn't seem to matter to my subconscious, when I think of her, I think of her at roughly 14 years of age. Those of you with younger siblings - especially if there's a large age difference - and parents as well, will appreciate this sentiment. I'm six and a half years older than her, she's literally my baby sister. I remember the first time I saw her when she was less than a day old, and now she's engaged. When I expressed this to Laura, she reminded me that she was only a year older than my sister is now when we bought this house together.

Really? Wow. That thought is almost as mind blowing as the day I realized that I was older than my father was when I was born.

As of now there are no immediate plans for a wedding. She has another year of school to get through, and they're not really in a position to seal the deal just yet anyway. Good, I say, no need to rush things. I feel old enough as it is, I'm happy to wait a bit before attending my baby sister's wedding.