Confirmation

In May, Mallory and Brittany, Brian's two youngest sisters will celebrate their Confirmation. In the Catholic Church, this is the acceptance of the beliefs of the Church and a renewal of your baptismal promises. Each 8th-grader going through Confirmation has to chose a sponsor - someone that will stand beside them at Confirmation and walk them through the journey. Mallory was sweet enough to pick me! Of course, when she asked me I cried. Mallory has been through a lot in her 15 years and I am so thankful that we are close. We'll be going to church together on the 25th and attend a few meetings together. Brian and I have been together over 5 years, and and it's amazing to me how much the two girls have grown up. When we started dating, Mallory was 10 and Brittany was 9. Now as 15- and 14-year-olds, they are experiencing all kinds of new things and it's so much fun for me to watch them grow up. Having had two brothers, I always thought it would be fun to have a sister... so you can imagine how happy I was to start dating someone with 3! They have matured into beautiful ladies. I can't believe they will be in high school next year. I am especially proud because Brittany will be attending my alma mater St. Benedict for high school. I hope that her experience there will be as great as mine was, and that she will form the lasting friendships that I was able to form. Now maybe if we can get these girls to chose UT over UGA, then Brian would really be jealous!