Family News -- updated 9 Dec

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We had not made a big announcement of it before, but two months or so back, Beloved Younger Daughter announced to us that her boyfriend was now her fiancee. We thought things were trending that way, so it was not a big surprise.

About a month ago, they told us that they had in mind a small ceremony, just a few of us, on "Pi Day". I have to interject here that Dear Wife and I are both generally referred to either as geeks or tech-nerds. Guilty as charged. Beloved Younger Daughter got a full measure of that, and it appears that her affianced, Jon, is about as bad. If you wanted to guess that both are pretty much Asperger's types, you might not be too far off the mark.

So for those who don't think along those lines, "Pi Day" is the date with the abbreviated value of pi. to two places, that is 3.14. Pi Day is 3/14, or March 14. A Sunday, this next time through.

OK. His mother works with Dear Wife, and the mothers began to scheme and plot. Sorry, but that's the reality of it. They figured that THEY'd be running the show.

Not quite.

Beloved Younger Daughter called a little bit ago. They've decided to move things up, ostensibly to lock in the tax deduction by tying the knot this year. Which, by the way, we are running out of.
Net-net, they want to get married Tuesday. As in, just a few days. Don't know how they're going to do this, but they are both of age and my vote don't count.
So things may be a bit odd around here during this next week.

===== Updated 7 Dec ----

and another change announced this morning. It seems that they CAN get the license tomorrow. But not have even a civil ceremony, that can only take place, by appointment, M-W-F. Which, as of this minute, has not been finalized.
Needless to say, both the mothers are distraught, and dads as well -- I am not at my best right now.

========= Updated 8 Dec ------------
latest revision on this
the ceremony, such as it is, will occur tomorrow afternoon, Dec. 9. I guess they're going to a burger barn or something like it afterward. We found this out last night. I've already put in request for emergency vacation day, as has Dear Wife, as has his mother, and his father.
Beloved Younger Daughter and I had one of those brief but meaningful discussions a short while ago, while Dear Wife was in the shower. Her attitude, and I can't disagree, is that they want to emphasize BEING married more than GETTING married. So we shall see.

============= FINAL UPDATE 9 DECEMBER --------------

Well, it is done. Today my daughter and Jon, her beau, and both sets of parents, stood before a magistrate, spoke their vows, pledged their love and devotion, and were pronounced man and wife. We will put some pictures up later.
This represents several turning points for all of us. The new couple now sets off together into the future. Dear Wife, my one true love in this world, and I are now officially 'empty nesters. That is quite a change. We have known that this day was coming, and have prepared for it as well as we were able to do, but it still is a big change in how we view the world.