Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
In the happy afterglow of our daughter’s wedding, my husband offered a description so sweet it took my breath away. He said he'd hoped the polka band he’d hired for the occasion would create a field of dreams experience — that the polka lovers among our family and friends, who had passed on, would emerge [...]
Joy exploded like a fireworks encore when we all finally got together to celebrate the marriage of our son Charlie and daughter in-law Tara. Patience, planning and expert production resulted in this cool juxtaposition of a gorgeous pastoral ceremony and an elegant, hopping dance floor that throbbed with memories and fun. We were all so [...]
Nearly 30 years after he first held the tiniest baby either of us had ever seen, my husband Vince got to preside over her wedding. The ceremony, which took place on a perfect Friday evening, celebrated life, love, laughter, family and parenting in all its forms -- step parents, birth parents, grandparents, godparents, foster parents, [...]
In this Willy Wonka world, it's nice to find a Charlie Bucket every now and then. We spent the weekend with ours. Visits with our adult kids always feel like golden tickets to us anyway, and this one was an even rosier gold because it brought our family a lovely new member. We had planned [...]
My sister in-law Cary throws such great parties that she and her husband Steve built a house to host them. Elegantly designed and pastorally set, their home has become the hearth for our far-flung extended family. Sunday, Cary hosted a family wedding shower for my son Vinnie and his fiance Danni, who will be married [...]