A Toastmaster At Work

Cindy had me up before the sun this morning. It was cozy in the bed with the flannel sheets, but it is my birthday today, so it was time to have our coffee and open presents. She gave me a beautiful assortment of new clothes, very tasteful and classy. So nice to have a partner who gets you just what you want!

I have another task before me, I need to write a wedding toast. Our friends Trudy and Graham are being married today at 5 pm all the way in Allentown PA. A torturous drive awaits us, long way down, long way back. Ugh. But they are wonderful people who appreciate that we are coming....and I've come to believe that the effort you make, to a wedding, a funeral, or a christening, comes back to you tenfold. That's why I always write a toast, not just spew some trite words out, I want the person who asked me to give a toast to feel that I put something into it. Here goes...