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"Grandchildren
Please!"
by
First Lady Sea Princess
As I waltzed into
the wedding of Luther and Trixie in my true
"glamorously late" fashion, I tried not
to make a major scene of it, considering I was 3
hours late. I quickly scanned the ballroom for
Dennis or any other Rotarian that I know. Passed
the dance floor was a table with all ladies and
beside it was another table with all men. Can you
already tell which group was occupying this area?
Like a prince in his shining armor, Dennis
rescues me as we meet in the center of the dance
floor. I was going to dance the first dance since
the band was playing and what a waste of good
music, but of course, his strong arm pulled me
away heading straight to the table.
No more room in the all-ladies table so I got to
sit with the Rotary men (how lucky!). I thought I
was already bejeweled with my Patrice Ramos
creation, which was a wedding gown in her fashion
show, but I should have known another Ann was
shining better than I was. When I grow up, I
wanna be just like her … so Dennis, work
harder!
As I gobbled up my appetizer, main course of
salmon and scrumptious dessert all in one breath,
the master of ceremonies started the ball rolling
as he delivered the first speech. To my surprise,
Coch has a sense of humor, as he carried the
event speech after speech. For awhile there, I
thought I was attending my first Rotary meeting -
with a major difference because people are
quietly listening!
But as they say, don't believe everything you
hear. We need proof!!! What am I referring to?
Well, the 1" height difference of Alvin and
Luther, but more importantly, the diameter or
length difference of the two! Prove it, Al!!! I
totally enjoyed your speech, but I guess I'm more
interested in the truth, after all, our family
motto is "Balanced News and Fearless
Views."
All I remembered from the speech of the father of
the bride was "reproduction!" I thought
he would even start talking about the birds and
the bees. "GRANDCHILDREN, NOW!" was his
order to the newlyweds. Being the first wedding
in their family, I guess that was apropos.
There were an abundance of virgin beauties as
Trixie called out the single ladies for the
bouquet-catching. Too bad for the once-single
Rotarians who could only feast their eyes. We
tried to get Angelique to join them but she'd
rather go hula-hooping. Coch and Alvin were
around to assist those ladies in catching the
ribbons though - like the girls needed any help!
As for the garter-catching event for the
bachelors, we tried to force T. Cary to represent
the group, but again, too shy!
After Trixie stated her diet was over and thanked
all the guests for coming, I wanted to hit the
dance floor, but the Rotary boys brought out
their ammunition - a deck of cards! So Marides
and the rest of the Anns exchanged stories and
tried to convince the wife of Bet-bet to join
Rotary.
As we exited an enjoyable event (with the great
CD giveaway and Goldilocks cupcakes!), Dennis
horrified Trixie with two simple words:
"Rotary Ann."
Well, my sentiments too, Trixie, but it ain't too
bad once you get the hang of it!
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