Looking Forward to My Own Great Disappointment
Yesterday's meeting was, in my opinion, our best so far. It's true we didn't really get anything new accomplished, but there were no fights, and no tears. It was as if we could all read each other's minds, for we all silently agreed to just try and forget about the events of last week's meeting. There was no mention of Fisher's outburst, nor the incredibly harsh, (but accurate) review of his play. Rather, we focused on the future, discussing the adventure that awaited us on our trip ahead while drinking a few sarsparillas.
When I arrived home after the meeting, I was greeted with some very unexpected news. It seems that Abby, in her annual Christmas card to her parents, mentioned the fact that we would be moving out West. Apparently this came as a shock to them. Abigail recieved a letter yesterday announcing their planned visit. They will be taking the stage from New Jersey and, in less than a month, my in-laws will be coming to stay with us for awhile. I can't say that I am pleased by this news. Both my mother and father in-laws can be very critical. They always try and convince me that I am not a good enough man to have married their daughter. They both often remark that life has never been the same since "The Great Disappointment".*
Abigail's mother, Rebecca Sugarfoot, despite her sour disposition is a wonderful cook. Abigail's father, Rufus Sugarfoot is a man who has done it all. He has been a sailor, a soldier, a miner, and is still a farmer. He wrote for a local newspaper and once ran for mayor. He even claims he has killed a man in cold blood. It is hard for me to like him, considering his attitude towards me, but I highly respect him and, truth be told, deeply yearn for his approval. There is little in this life that would make me happier than to hear him call me son before we leave for Oregon.
*On October 22, 1844, thousands of followers of William Miller were gathered in expectation of the return of Jesus Christ, many of them having given up all worldly possessions. Christ did not return on the predicted date, and the event came to be known as "The Great Disappointment". It is unclear as to whether the Sugarfoots were involved in this historic event, or simply use the phrase to refer to the day that their daughter married Jebediah.
When I arrived home after the meeting, I was greeted with some very unexpected news. It seems that Abby, in her annual Christmas card to her parents, mentioned the fact that we would be moving out West. Apparently this came as a shock to them. Abigail recieved a letter yesterday announcing their planned visit. They will be taking the stage from New Jersey and, in less than a month, my in-laws will be coming to stay with us for awhile. I can't say that I am pleased by this news. Both my mother and father in-laws can be very critical. They always try and convince me that I am not a good enough man to have married their daughter. They both often remark that life has never been the same since "The Great Disappointment".*
Abigail's mother, Rebecca Sugarfoot, despite her sour disposition is a wonderful cook. Abigail's father, Rufus Sugarfoot is a man who has done it all. He has been a sailor, a soldier, a miner, and is still a farmer. He wrote for a local newspaper and once ran for mayor. He even claims he has killed a man in cold blood. It is hard for me to like him, considering his attitude towards me, but I highly respect him and, truth be told, deeply yearn for his approval. There is little in this life that would make me happier than to hear him call me son before we leave for Oregon.
*On October 22, 1844, thousands of followers of William Miller were gathered in expectation of the return of Jesus Christ, many of them having given up all worldly possessions. Christ did not return on the predicted date, and the event came to be known as "The Great Disappointment". It is unclear as to whether the Sugarfoots were involved in this historic event, or simply use the phrase to refer to the day that their daughter married Jebediah.
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