Dearly Beloved ...

About a month ago, we were invited to attend the wedding reception of Noi, one of Patrick’s work colleagues. The reception was held at a hotel just down the street from our apartment.


One of the most important parts of the reception were three blessing speeches for the couple, given by VIPs. One of those VIPs was Patrick and Noi’s boss, Tom. We spent weeks teasing both Tom and Noi about the speech. Tom’s favorite topic in staff meetings was to give an update on the writing of his speech. “Well, I’ve got about 35 pages written, so I’m about halfway there!”

As it turned out, it was a brief but very successful speech. Tom started out with a few lines in inexpert but enthusiastic Thai, which won over the crowd. By the end, he had us all in the palm of his hand.


We weren’t the only ones from the office at the reception. It was great to see everyone all dressed up and ready to have a good time. We had a lot of fun getting Noi and her husband started off on the right foot for their wedding adventure!