The divorce was finalized yesterday. My dad and uncle went with me to the court house and sat in the back while my attorney and I talked with the judge. The whole thing was over in about 3 minutes. Streamlined efficiency. A pretty sad commentary on the state of our culture. Anyway, I had two observations:
1) Since I had to swear to tell the truth, I realized that our marriage began and ended with an "I do".
2) The courtroom was old and dingy. Stark contrast to the church where we had our ceremony...flowers, gifts, food, smiles, white...everywhere.
After the ruling, I texted TL and just said, "It's over".
My dad, uncle and I then went out for Chinese food, dropped my uncle off at home and then home to play with the kids.
