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From the Bride’s Father’s Notebook: A Dad’s perspectives on the swirl of emotions and events surrounding his daughter’s wedding.

From the Bride’s Father’s Notebook – Day 15

January 3, 2010 – Sunday I don’t have a lot more to say or think or feel about this whole thing.  We’re sorry to be saying good bye to our daughter and her husband, but they need to be getting … Continue reading

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From the Bride’s Father’s Notebook – Day 14

Saturday, January 2, 2010 The kids (Kids?  Who am I kidding?  They’re adults now, married college students with plans and aspirations and their own budding identity as a married couple.) are sightseeing in D.C.  Our daughter has seen most of … Continue reading

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From the Bride’s Father’s Notebook – Day 13

Friday – New Year’s Day, 2010 Today we said good bye to our two sons and their significant others.  Always sad to see them go.  Especially poignant for our our oldest who lives with his wife in Accra, Ghana, West … Continue reading

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From the Bride’s Father’s Notebook – Day 12

Thursday, December 31 – New Years Eve The specific events are over, but our time together continues.  That’s just fine with me.  I like our kids and their mates and want to spend as much time with them as possible.  … Continue reading

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From the Bride’s Father’s Notebook – Day 11

Wednesday, December 30 – The Day After/ The Reception I am fascinated with typos.  Many accidental spelling errors make a point, though differently than the writer intended, that fits equally well or better.  I’ve considered writing a story with a character who doesn’t correct … Continue reading

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From the Bride’s Father’s Notebook – Day 10 (part 2)

The Inn at Little Washington is a quaint collection of buildings in a tiny village (Washington, Virginia) with only a handful of houses, a few shops, and really one main intersection, all within sight of the Blue Ridge mountains.  I think the … Continue reading

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From the Bride’s Father’s Notebook – Day 10 (part 1)

Tuesday – Wedding Day In the morning, before any of the rest of the day’s activities, we dashed to church.  The father and mother of the bride, and the bride herself, made a 30 minute drive one-way to spend ten minutes … Continue reading

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From the Bride’s Father’s Notebook – Day 9

Monday,  December 28 Why haven’t I been writing my whole life?  What a way to express so many feelings: joy, anger, surprise, hurt, happiness, and today, angst, something we’re all feeling right about now.  No reason in particular that anyone … Continue reading

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From the Bride’s Father’s Notebook – Day 6

Friday, December 25 (Christmas) We spent the day with one of our middle sons, his girlfriend and the girlfriend’s family, a couple hours drive from home.  We enjoyed breakfast with Katie and David at the hotel on our way out.  The moment, as we ate and … Continue reading

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From the Bride’s Father’s Notebook – Day 5

From the Bride’s Father’s Notebook – Day Four Thursday, December 24 (Christmas Eve!) This morning was church.  I wept to hear the story of the Great Cosmic Surprise, the birth of Jesus from Mary among farm animals.  God-in-flesh in straw.  … Continue reading

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