A Toast
My sister's wedding is in two days. It's gonna be small...about 20 people...at my parents house. It'll be short and sweet. Today my sister asked me to give a toast. I said "yes"...I mean, I didn't think "no" was an option. I usually like public speaking and am pretty good at it. But I'm not looking forward to this particular speech. I'm afraid I'm gonna sound fake; I'm afraid I'm gonna cry; I'm afraid I'm gonna freeze. As happy as I am for her, I am equally sad for me. And that makes this hard.
posted by heather hub at 1:40 PM
6 Comments:
Just make sure your toast isn't "well ladi-freakin-da... you got married... congrats... I hate you." that would be bad.
2:34 PM
wow. i really like carrie's suggestion. i think that about sum's it up.
actually, i think b/c this is hard is the reason i think you will think up something genuine and meaningful to say. or you could always sing. "the trick! the trick the TRICK! the trick." i think that is fitting. i also think my comment is longer than your blog.
12:40 AM
hey heather, i found your blog by the way-side (i.e. martha's blog) and thought i'd say hello and also thanks for the info on the avett bros. down in houston. my friend and i made the show and LOVED it so much. many thanks.
10:30 AM
wow... congratulations to sister hubbard.
i know how you feel about the mixed feelings. that's how i felt for my best friend's wedding... and the toast was hard. but a tahj says, it also makes it more genuine. i know whatever you say will come from the heart and touch all those present.
and if need be... you can borrow from the avett's... i think that line would be perfect :)
and thanks again for introducing me to the avetts... i can't wait to see them again!
2:07 PM
i'm glad this went well, heather. i'm sure it was beautiful. did you cry?
p.s. for this comment to make sense, you have to know that i talked to heather and heard that it went well. i did not hear, though, whether or not she cried.
2:17 AM
I'm glad that the toast went well! Did you write it down beforehand? If so, maybe you should post it, if it's not too private.
11:39 AM
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