A Few Thoughts.....From a Great Weekend

I gave away a daughter.....and gained a son-in-law....

Yes........it has happened!

My daughter, Madison (Pictured with her groom) was married Saturday.......to the love of her life, Paris. I escorted her down the aisle........and keeping it .......all in the family, my father performed the ceremony.

I got to say, "I do", first. Answering the question, "Who gives this bride ....to Paris?"

No hesitation.....no stuttering ........Then I sat down and thought about my life......with my little girl.

That day she was born.......the first steps she took........and the first words she spoke.

I thought of her first day in school.....


I thought of our moves........from New Jersey to upstate New York.....to Georgia.....to New York ....and back to Georgia.

I thought of the times I would put her on an airplane to visit her mom.....

My "boopie".......

There was all the football and basketball games I attended.....just to be there.....for my little girl......cheer leading and jumping......and yelling.

I thought of her high school graduation......

I thought.....of our family cruise..........in which she was the only one who got sea sick. (Of course, she was also, the only who didn't drink alcohol).

And .........I thought.......I ..........am a lucky man.

She was..........and is........so beautiful.......and she was so happy....Saturday....

Which , of course, makes me happy.

And I thought........my little girl .....has grown up. And that's a good thing.

Here's to you ..........Madison and Paris..........

Just a few thoughts..........from a great weekend.