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Quick Holly update (my friend who had the aneurysm), not only did she move back here and started teaching again, but she was engaged over the summer and they chose to have a simple wedding in NYC. That was yesterday, and here is the picture:

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Such a good looking and nice couple, and I just love that outfit. It’s just so, well, Holly.

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  10. 10.

    Jacks mom

    That pic made my day!
    I’ve spent the last 2 weeks trying to get my mother into a nursing home. It’s been a few years since it was needed but it’s hard to get all the siblings on board.
    Anyhoo….I needed some very good “life goes on and is worth it” news.
    Thanks JC & Holly & Mr. Holly. Congrats & best wishes.

  13. 13.

    jl

    Thanks for update. Congratulations. Glad she is better and everything going well.

    My only concern is that this dude is not good enough for her (but, that is not me just being jealous, I swear it) and I sincerely hope he shapes up, and the story has a complete 110 percent happy ending.

  14. 14.

    Schlemazel

    @exurbanmom:
    Life is pain, Highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something.

    But many could guess that would be my quote from the film.

    So glad to hear that she came out of this so well! That is happy news, please wish them luck.

  15. 15.

    MomSense

    Happy, happy news!

    @Jacks mom:

    I moved my mom a month ago. It is incredibly stressful and then all of a sudden it gets much better. Sending you best wishes as you help your mom through this transition.

  16. 16.

    Jacks mom

    @MomSense: thanks so much. It’s something I just always thought I wouldn’t have to do. Don’t know why. I actually feel better about it already because she is where I can see her everyday and I’m sure she’s being taken care of.

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    PurpleGirl

    I wish Holly and husband all the best that life can give. May their hearts always be filled with love. IIRC, he was a constant companion during her hospital stay, so he’s already made good on the “in sickness and in health” part of the traditional vows.

  20. 20.

    aimai

    Adorbs. Many, many, congratulations to them both. I wish them a long and happy marriage and I expect they will have one, too, because they have already shown that they have all the moxie and devotion that any couple could wish for.

  21. 21.

    MomSense

    @Jacks mom:

    Sounds ideal! The aging thing sneaks up on all of us ready or not.

    I just saw my Mom today and I love that I can see her at least once a week and I know that she is safe, happy and well every day. Today she told me that it is a big relief to not have to clean and cook and she can just enjoy her time and that she loves her place. She also told me that she hung the award she got from HW Bush in the bathroom and that it was the perfect place for it. My very own subversive senior.

  22. 22.

    Elie

    She looks fabulous…

    Best wishes to the couple… through life’s many challenges, may they have fun and really like and trust each other…

  24. 24.

    A Humble Lurker

    On top of being resilient, she has killer taste in wedding dresses. Congrats to her on getting so much better.

  28. 28.

    Jay C

    @Richard Shindledecker:

    And that is just so City Hall – Congrats!

    Far be it from me to rain (even if figuratively) on someone’s wedding day, but that is NOT NYC’s CIty Hall. I mean, it looks like a photo of City Hall (either that or Holly and Mr. Holly are just a tad over 20′ tall) – but: having been married “there” – admittedly in 1991 – I can tell us that that’s not where folks in the Big Apple go to get hitched.

    Photo-details aside, though: congrats and much happiness to the newlyweds!
    Mazel Tov!

  34. 34.

    Mnemosyne (iPhone)

    Congratulations and best wishes to the happy couple! Dealing with a major illness like that can bring people together, but it can also break them apart. Glad to see they were able to weather it and come out the other side.

  37. 37.

    gogol's wife

    Congratulations, Holly & husband! This is great news.

    We’re going to a party tomorrow night to celebrate friends who got married this summer. Love is good.

  41. 41.

    dww44

    Not only is the wedding dress both lovely and retro. With the hat it’s Great Gatsbyish. Congrats to Holly and new husband.

  43. 43.

    Gary

    @Jay C. It is so where NYC people get hitched. The wedding bureau has a giant diorama of City Hall with lighting for photography. I have a similar photo of my own wedding, taken in the same place.

  45. 45.

    phoebes-in-santa fe

    Cole, it’s great seeing Holly and her new husband. She’s a fighter and deserves all the happiness she can grab.

  51. 51.

    SWMBO

    So long as they keep telling each other, “As you wish”, things will all turn out all right in the end. Congrats and best wishes.

  53. 53.

    Full metal Wingnut

    @Jay C: Actually, that is City Hall. My friends were just married there on August 22. And my wife and I picked up our marriage license there back in July.

    Now, obviously the background is fake. But that’s actually right there a few paces from where all the counters are and where they have the little ceremonies. Inside the “real” City Hall they have this nice fake background for newlyweds to take photos in front of. So they are actually in City Hall in the Marriage Bureau, in front of a fake background.

    I don’t know how new it is, but it’s been there since at least July 2014.

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