TODAY IS AN OFFICIAL HOLIDAY…

In DelBloggolo land!

If you don’t already, you really should be celebrating the day. Today is TLC’s (The Lovely Courtney’s) birthday!

As you already know, TLC is about to marry #1 Son Anthony on July 3rd, and we the editorial staff at DelBloggolo will shut down the office today and celebrate. This will include a double Jack Daniels Manhattan, a nice lunch and even a little dessert later.

Being the father-in-law to such a great gal is a heady responsibility; not just anyone can handle it. She is a very talented and imaginative young lady, with the emphasis on lady, and just a great kid. Recently we found out just how true that is. Spending almost a week with her in New Hampshire and Maine where she was born, we drove around to the different wedding vendors and an event planner so she could plan out her wedding. She is a great mind for thinking out of the box, and what she plans is very impressive.

I won’t tell you what she is doing, but I will tell you this: helping her was a pleasure, having a conversation with her was so easy and fluid, and knowing that she is joining the family is exciting!

So Anthony is indeed a lucky man, getting a grown up, not a child, and getting a real lady who makes us all feel good about life!

Happy Birthday Courtney!
Let’s celebrate.

THERE IS ONE MORE TO CELEBRATE!

I recently found out that a good man I once knew, for a short while, would have celebrated a birthday today. His name was Charlie, a big-hearted paisano that I instantly liked when we first met, passing away a few years ago.

I know Charlie from a engagement party I attended with TLW for someone who worked at the Wanna-Be Bank and Truss Company. Charlie married Toots II, a.k.a. Lois from the same Wanna-Be Bank and Truss Company.

Charlie had a very simple philosophy for his life: live happy and eat, and not necessarily in that order. He made you feel at home, had a great sense of humor, and really grew on you.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHARLIE, I THINK WE ALL MISS YOU!