Tuesday June 23, 2021

Good Morning everyone, today is Tuesday June, 23, 2021. The weather right now looks pretty good but we place spin the dice for later, who knows what we will get.

When I was a little boy my grandmothers bedroom was next to mine and every time she went out I would watch a ritual she did when she got home. Now these were the days when women wore gloves to social events. One day I asked her what are you doing, she answered I’m putting my gloves away so the stay nice. She said here feel them, I did they were the softest leather I ever felt , she said they are kid skin. Right now I can’t remember what that animal either a goat or a lamb. But years later I read you raise a child with kid gloves, and I thought back to that bedroom and the care that was given to those gloves. I knew right then if god gave me children this is how they would be raised.

Now in 1985 he blessed Marylou and I with a daughter, so I know how this child was going to be raised, not 10 minutes after her birth both the obstetrician and pediatrician who both I knew personally said to me who is going to pay for everything this child gets and needs. Luckily she was a decent child yes spoiled in every way but never greedy and self centered. I can take no credit for that, that is all her mother, one of the most unselfish women I ever met. Her father would say she had everything withou even asking and I guess that is true. But my relationship with Amanda has always been close, that’s how you raise a daughter to be self reliant, good self esteem and an all around good person, after all children are you life.

Now that lasts only a short time and then you are replaced by another man who they fall in love with and want to marry. Which to me is one of the hardest things a man will do in life surrender his daughter to someone else. You pray they will work together to have a good and happy life and God once again answered my prayers by sending Ronnie, He loves and cares for my daughter in more ways than I dreamed possible. He is even Italian so shares many of my values. Which I think has some importance.

So the wedding, what kind of wedding do you give a child that you have given everything to for her whole life, how do you make a lasting memory to live forever. What kind of dress will fit this occasion. As I looked at the wedding wall in my house I thought someday her picture in her gown will take its place with all the rest of our family so it better be good,

Now I believe all brides are beautiful, I think every girl looks absolutely gorgeous on their wedding day a picture of innocence and happiness. However I am being selfish here but no two brides have ever been more beautiful to me than my wife and my daughter , to me they set the gold standard .

Now the reception, I respect anyone who says we’ll have a small wedding , we don’t want a big elaborate affair that’s beautiful for them. However that was not my style, I wanted to give my daughter and new son a party that would last in the memory of people for a long time. A party outstanding but not gaudy or over the top, then it starts to look Gavone an Italian word meaning low class and trying to hard. This I would never do. This was something I worked my whole life to do and it was going to be the best, and it was everything was outstanding. Everyone who has a wedding feels the same as I do as I am explaining now. Every wedding is outstanding, I personally love going to weddings.

Well June 21, 2013 came, and it was a beautiful day as far as weather almost perfect, everything was set. The brides maids and maid of honor were more beautiful than I’ve ever seen. When I saw my wife she looked as much like a Queen as I have always made her. But when Amanda walked out my heart just broke, I was so happy for her. As we walked the aisle in church I said to myself this is one of the hardest things a man will ever do, let his daughter go under the protection of some one else. I know that sounds archaic and women do not need a man for protection like that anymore but it is symbolism. I didn’t know how I was going to get through it, but I did as men have for all time and will for the rest of time. That is how life goes on.

Well that union has produced 2 of the most special people in my life, they are the future of the family. At the wedding everyone toasted cin ton, 100 years, but I changed my feeling on that now I saw mil ton 1000 years. The legacy of this whole family should last 1000 years.like the Roman Empire. These two little boys and a lot of cousins will make that happen. Our tree is a mighty oak.

So , before I close Happy Anniversary to Ronnie ad Amanda.

Now the sun is coming in, so I will take my leave Til Tomorrow!