Yesterday,
May 15th, was the birthday of my son-in-law, Tony. Amanda and Tony
have been married now for six years. I only vaguely remember the first time I
met Tony. Amanda had her LaGrange friends over to the house one night – she was
probably a senior in high school then. Tony was one of the friends, and he was
introduced along with the others. Kind of a blur, but my brain fills in the
memory with his smile and a “nice to meet you.” Wish I could say I had a
premonition about the two of them at that moment, but my premonitions have
never proved true anyway. It was a
couple of years after that when Amanda and Tony had their first date, March 12th.
Since then they have celebrated the anniversary of that date each year in
special ways. On March 12, 2011, Tony proposed,
and March 12th a year later they were married!
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| Family Pic May 2018 |
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| At a Mexican Restaurant 2010 for my birthday! |
What
strikes me most about Tony is his easy way with people. He’s attentive and
patient with everyone. He is especially tolerant with me when I ask him questions
that range from frantic computer issues to what should I bring for Christmas
brunch? Lots of goofy questions. Lots of
patience. And by the way, Tony and Amanda’s Christmas brunches are the highlight of our holiday season!
My
fondest memory of Tony, so far, is from the day Theo was born. As family members
gathered into the hospital room to wish them all well, a nurse was teaching
Tony different things, including how to bathe the baby.
We all took a
picture of Tony receiving instructions intently and handling little Theo
excitedly, nervously, proudly, gently. Theo has picked two of the bestest
parents a little guy could have!
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| Theo after the bath, an hour or so after his birth, January 2017 |
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