A New England wedding

Your Center City Correspondent and Mrs. CCC took a sojourn to Salem, Massachusetts this past weekend to attend the wedding of my buddy’s daughter, my goddaughter.  She is a gem of a young lady, smart, pretty and respectful all at once.  The real trifecta.  Originally from Philadelphia, they moved to MA a number of years ago.  She married a very nice guy, who unfortunately is a Boston fan, and he has turned her to the dark side of the Red Sox nation.  I’m sure their home will be filled with pictures of Smoky Joe Wood and Ted Williams, and (ugh) Manny Ramirez.    When she was a little girl, her father and I would sit around and talk about the kind of guy he would allow his daughter to date.  We both agreed that in order to get his foot in the door (or to first base) the suitor would have to be a baseball fan.  Now that would seem to be a very low hurdle for any young man, but if you know any true fan, there are two things that typify a fan, namely loyalty and commitment.  Loyal to your team and committed to following them every day through thick and thin.  And these are two great qualities for a new husband to possess, loyalty to his wife and committed to his marriage.  So the next time you see a single guy rooting for his hometown team, chances are he’d make a good husband too.  For those of you who dislike sentimentality, skip the next paragraph.

One of the stories we like to tell about the young lady is when she was just old enough to walk, her father and I would send her to the kitchen to fetch us some beers.  Her mother and Mrs. CCC would berate us for doing this, but when she returned with them, her little face was full of joy.  I saw that same look on her face on her wedding day.  But as much joy as she may feel herself, it’s the amount of joy she brings to others that is her true nature.  By the warmth of her hug, or the twinkle in her eye, or a hundred other things, she makes everyone she knows feel like they are special.  And what more could you ask for from another human being.  Thanks for letting the CCC’s be part of your special day and your lives.

So I wish the happy couple congratulations and best of luck on their new life together.  With loyalty, commitment and joy (and the Sox) on their side, I’d say that they’ll live together to a happy old age.