An editorial comment here. We got back
to the condo on Sunday, February 23rd and learned the condo internet would be
down until Wednesday at the earliest as they are installing a new wi-fi system.
This means I can’t post this on Sunday as I am writing this and I’ll continue
to write and then post when the internet returns. I’m sorry, because this means
you’ll get an avalanche of news once Frail Deeds does return and you won’t be
able to ration your exposure to my blighted text. So, you’ve got that to look
forward (dread) to. I’m breaking up the posts into a couple parts. This third
will cover the time after the visit of my favorite daughter and the FBR and a
family wedding.
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| Brother in Law and his Bride |
As I was driving away from the airport
after saying goodbye there must have been excess dust in the air because my
eyes kept filling up. In time they got better. I only had a couple hours to
contemplate the wretched goodbyes because we had a big event to attend that
evening in David. My brother-in-law and his girlfriend were officially tying
the knot at their house in a small ceremony. My Favorite Panamanian had been literally
freaking out all day when the groom informed her that she was expected to make
a short speech as part of the ceremony. She treats public speaking as the worst
form of torture despite her demonstrated and relentless ability to talk
(sometimes to distraction).
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| Wife was a Vision |
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| Our Fun Table |
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| The Groom Getting Ready |
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| Vows |
We arrived at the location and were escorted
to our table beside where the ceremony was to take place. It was a hot, oppressively
humid evening but our table was in a location afforded with the only breeze available.
The ceremony kicked off with my brother-in-law making his vows and his voice
caught a couple times with emotion. I figured out he was really happy about
what was going on. After the vows it was time for my Favorite Panamanian’s speech.
Instead of the nervousness she exhibited all day, she was a rock star. I kind
of expected that and she delivered.
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| Wife Making Speech |
The rest of the evening was serious fun.
My brother-in-law kept me supplied with surreptitious beers and he also saved
me when it came to meal time. The caterers were delivering the meals and I was resigned
to picking out the small portions of meat and chicken amongst the burgeoning
plate of typical Panamanian food which I would not eat. He showed up with a
plate laden with just beef and chicken and all was right with the world. My
wife just shook her head at our antics.
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| Dancing with his Mom |
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| Wife's Family with the Happy Couple |
The dancing started right after the meal
and continued throughout the night. Needless to say, my wife and her sisters
were full time participants. The highlight of the evening was Tia Loca’s
dedicated dance partner. The five-year-old grandson of the bride latched on to
her and they danced the entire night. He had some serious moves, and we were
all a bit dazzled, a true character. We later learned that neither of his
parents dance and they don’t know where he acquired this facility. He seemed to
like me (for unknown reasons) and we devised an increasingly more complex handshake
every time he came off the dance floor. It was a fun night and great send off
for the newlyweds.
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| Character Dancing with Tia Loca and Wife |
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RECURRING CHARACTERS:
ABFA – Amazing Best Family
Athlete –
my daughter in law; BR3 – Blog Reader #3 – granddaughter #3; BRS - Blog Reader the Sequel - second granddaughter; Cantankerous Friend – friend since
grade school who likes to argue about everything, poses as radical leftist to
attract women; CRC - Connecticut
Riverboat Captain – another close friend from high school, renowned sailor
of the big river; Curbside Girls – close
friends of my daughter acquired during her single days in Brooklyn; Czech
Connection – Czech couple who’ve become good friends along with their
daughter (the Czech Shadow); Deckzilla
– our backyard deck which grew to monstrous dimensions once my wife got
involved in planning; Favorite
Panamanian - the wife (of course); FBR
- First Blog Reader - first granddaughter; First Friday – celebrations to mark the First Friday of the Week; Great Aunt - my elder sister; Keene Friends 1 & 2 – friends since
high school from my home town of Keene, NH; Kindergarten Friend – friend since kindergarten whom I reunited
with after many years; Maine and
Virginia Musqueteras – two close friends of my wife – her US sisters, my
wife is the 3rd Musquetera (musketeer); Namesake Nephew – son of Great Aunt and Soxfather named after me; Neighborhood Mafioso - wife's close
friend and Panamanian mafia member; PanaGals
– female relatives /friends of my wife from Panama; Panamanian/Latin Mafia – inevitable group of Latino friends my wife
accumulates wherever we have lived & their spouses; PCR - Pittsburgh College Roommate – high
school friend, also a “Minor Celebrity” in Pittsburgh; PCR+1 - Pittsburgh College Roommate’s wife; Riggins - also known as the Grandpuppy,
son's dog; Seis Amigos - two couples from our condo complex and my wife
and I; Soxfather – my brother-in-law
(whom I miss more than I can ever explain); Tia Loca – wife’s younger
sister; Wingman – my son in law; Wingmom – Wingman’s mom, of course
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