Welcome to the Family
Hello, Everyone.
For those of you who may not know me, I am Cathy, one of Gord's sisters. I've been asked to give the Welcome to the Family speech and while it gives me great pleasure to formally welcome Ferne, I have to say that she has been part of our family from the moment Gord was fortunate enough to reconnect with her four years ago.
While we all know that no one is perfect, there's no arguing that the two of you are perfect for each other. Gord, not only have you found the woman of your dreams, you have also found one that has taught you the value of a good pair of shoes. Many shoes. And the joy of shopping. For shoes. Especially Barbie Shoes. And who else would appreciate seeing you dance naked in the morning? Or the satin dragon robe we've all heard so much about? What did you call it? The Ninja robe? I was thinking more of a Geisha rob myself.
Seriously though, together you have fun and laugh a lot. That combined with talking and listening, helping and supporting, love and patience, learning to forgive, making the important things matter and letting go of the rest, is what makes your relationship and will make your marriage successful.
Ferne, you have an amazing family and from the very beginning, all of you have welcomed us and made us feel at home, sometimes on very short notice. An indicator of the welcoming spirit of your family is how wonderfully you treated Mom on her visits to Saskatoon where everyone pitched in to keep her company or take her out for lunch or even just to get her hair done. All of this with no expectation of anything in return. If Family is an experience that teaches us the value of relationships in life, the Malkowich family has learned this lesson well. Shirley, Fred, Ferne, Jasmine, Jayde, Julia - thank you.
The word Family embodies so much and has so many feelings and emotions associated with it: love, friendship, dreams fulfilled, troubles shared, and emotional, physical, and spiritual support. This is what we offer you as we formally welcome you into our family.
If Mom was here today she would say there was never anyone good enough for her son. Until there was.
Welcome to our family, Ferne. We love you.
For those of you who may not know me, I am Cathy, one of Gord's sisters. I've been asked to give the Welcome to the Family speech and while it gives me great pleasure to formally welcome Ferne, I have to say that she has been part of our family from the moment Gord was fortunate enough to reconnect with her four years ago.
While we all know that no one is perfect, there's no arguing that the two of you are perfect for each other. Gord, not only have you found the woman of your dreams, you have also found one that has taught you the value of a good pair of shoes. Many shoes. And the joy of shopping. For shoes. Especially Barbie Shoes. And who else would appreciate seeing you dance naked in the morning? Or the satin dragon robe we've all heard so much about? What did you call it? The Ninja robe? I was thinking more of a Geisha rob myself.
Seriously though, together you have fun and laugh a lot. That combined with talking and listening, helping and supporting, love and patience, learning to forgive, making the important things matter and letting go of the rest, is what makes your relationship and will make your marriage successful.
Ferne, you have an amazing family and from the very beginning, all of you have welcomed us and made us feel at home, sometimes on very short notice. An indicator of the welcoming spirit of your family is how wonderfully you treated Mom on her visits to Saskatoon where everyone pitched in to keep her company or take her out for lunch or even just to get her hair done. All of this with no expectation of anything in return. If Family is an experience that teaches us the value of relationships in life, the Malkowich family has learned this lesson well. Shirley, Fred, Ferne, Jasmine, Jayde, Julia - thank you.
The word Family embodies so much and has so many feelings and emotions associated with it: love, friendship, dreams fulfilled, troubles shared, and emotional, physical, and spiritual support. This is what we offer you as we formally welcome you into our family.
If Mom was here today she would say there was never anyone good enough for her son. Until there was.
Welcome to our family, Ferne. We love you.
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