Season Finale

Life Unexpected is a great show, and yes, I ‘ve blogged about it before. It is hard to believe that the season finale is already here, and I hope they pick up the show for a second season. I am attached to the characters and themes, and I want to follow Lux’s story, and find out how her life unfolds. Of course, I am knee-deep in the drama of Baze and Ryan, and I fully expect that I will be left hanging as to who stays with whom. If you do not watch the show, well, just tune out, I guess, because the last sentence probably does not make sense to you.

Something that Kate said is very true: “Marriage is filled with ups and downs, and when you write your vows they should be beautiful yet realistic.” Tarver and I chose to have the verses from the book of Ruth in our vows: Ruth 1:16 b: “….Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God.”

These words come to mind often, as living in Portland, while beautiful and wonderful, is not near “my people.” I grew up in central New York, and a lot of my family is still there. If I was not married with little ones, I would probably have moved back by now. However, we live in Portland, and God brought Tarver here. This is the first place Tarver has ever been able to consider home in a very long time. We made a commitment to one another, and Tarver’s friends have become my friends. This is where he is, so it is where our family is.

However, it is honestly hard for me to make friends here. I have my core crew of the few I hold dear, but friends cannot replace family. Just like Kate, who is torn between Ryan and Baze, my heart is torn between Portland and my home.

This is going to br a recurring feeling, I know, but I am hoping that as the days go on, it gets easier to reconcile the two.

Here is a shot from the finale taping of Life Unexpected: