For
Laura Winterhalter
and
Alexander Vukasinovic
on the Occasion of their Wedding
May 7, 2010
I’m thrilled there is a wedding,
At least, Shawn’s off the hook!
He’s always dragged his heels,
And never done things by the book.
When Alex made his debut,
Long hair all askew,
I worried then, he’d never find,
A nice girl such as you.
Once you got that hair tamed,
You really were quite sweet,
And you could be forgiven all,
When you’d massage my feet!
You, with your dirty leppy,
Were really kind of smart,
Will you ever finish college?
You’ve got down the student part!
Testosterone flowed like water,
Our house would groan and shake,
Three sons who loved each other,
Were like a 6 point quake.
At last, girls were discovered,
And things began to change,
My bulky, muscular athletes,
Began to act quite strange.
At times, they minded manners,
And even gave up jeans
It made life almost liveable,
At the last half of their teens.
One day, I had a phone call,
Alex had met a girl,
He didn’t tell me all that much,
But his heart seemed in a whirl.
Laura was a classmate,
In his fire technology class,
She seemed someone special,
She probably helped him pass.
Next, he said she was moving in,
But she would have to pay her rent,
That’s my Alex for you,
He always had a practical bent!
I was overjoyed, of course,
What mother wouldn’t be,
I kept hoping the dummy would marry her,
I wanted this girl in my family!
I would broach the subject with him,
You can’t let her get away,
He kept giving me reassurances,
“Don’t worry, I’ll marry her someday.”
Next, they bought a house,
And went searching for a pet,
And, much to my frustration,
No wedding plan forthcoming yet!
At last, I got the call,
It was a happy day,
But, when I asked the wedding date,
It was a year away!
Now it’s finally done,
And I’m blessed to be a part,
As our two beloved children,
Make this very special start.
We wish you lasting happiness,
And a life of love and joy,
And it would please me greatly,
To have a grandchild, girl and boy!
Carmen Henesy
May 7, 2010
Mother of the Groom
Wedding pictures, of course, will be posted when I get home from Sacramento and I can explain the poem since some of it may seem a bit bizarre!
It was a magnificent day from start to finish. Weather was pefect. Scribner Vineyards was a beautiful setting for this outdoor evening wedding, in the midst of miles of growing grapes and lush arbors of white roses. Laura looked radiant and so beautiful and Alex and his brother, Jeremy, were too handsome for words. The food was excellent and a good time was had by all. I managed to read my poem without crying ( Jeremy lost a bet and owes his girlfriend $200! )
What really touched me the most was that Alex chose a different song than the one I had requested for our mother-son dance. He had asked the DJ for a song I'd never heard, "Thank You, Mom" by Good Charlotte. Now, back at the hotel, I'm reading the lyrics and I am really crying! What a wonderful son I have ( actually, all three are great ). Jeremy did a superb job of standing by his brother during the the wedding preparations but big brother, Shawn, with the Air Force in Germany, was missed. Later, in the evening, the DJ did play my dear friend, Sony Holland singing "At Last" and I had a dance with Jeremy while Alex and Laura danced. It was a perfect end to a joyous day.
Here are the lyrics to "Thank You, Mom" in case you haven't heard it.
GOOD CHARLOTTE LYRICS
"Thank You Mom"
Always, Always and Forever [x2]
I'm sitting here
I'm thinking back to a time when I was young
My memory is clear as day
I'm listening to the dishes clink
You were downstairs
you would sing
songs of praise
And all the times we laughed with you
And all the times that you stayed true to us
Now we'll say, I said I thank you
I'll always thank you
More than you would know
Than I could ever show
And I love you
I'll always love you
There's nothing I won't do
to say these words to you
That you're beautiful forever
Always, Always and forever
you were my mom, you were my dad
The only thing I ever had was you, it's true
And even when the times got hard you were there
To let us know that we'd get through
you showed me how to be a man
You taught me how to understand
the things people do
You showed me how to love my God
You taught me that not everyone
knows the truth
And I thank you
I'll always thank you
More than you would know
Than I could ever show
And I love you
I'll always love you
There's nothing I won't do
to say these words to you
That you will live forever
Forever and ever [x2]
[x2:]
I said I thank you
I'll always thank you
More than you would know
Than I could ever show
And I love you
I'll always love you
There's nothing I won't do
to say these words to you
That you will live forever
