October 6, 2012 Saturday Afternoon

Tony got home from work yesterday around 2:15 PM.   Got him in the shower and we were out the door by 3:15 PM in our suit and ties lookin good.  Ran into rush hour traffic, which I anticipated and got to the Wedding in at the New Berlin Country Club about 15 minutes before the  wedding ceremony.  The groom is in his late 20s and was an employee of Tony's years ago when he was in high school or college, needing a part time job.  Worked for Tony full time between jobs.  The best man was Tony's nephew's son, and the rest of the wedding party worked for Tony or came to visit when the others were working for him.  Tony has always highers a 'grunt' around the shop.  Usually charity because he doesn't need the person, and usually family or a close friend who needs a job and money.  So Tony has made a lot of friends giving them jobs when they needed it.  So we knew the whole wedding party from work or parties at their homes throughout the years.  We seem to be able to party and fit in with people our age and much younger with no problem.  Got to tell you, this is the strangest group of guys you will every meet.  Each one is a great guy, but I could tell you stories about their drunken escapades that would have you falling down laughing.  The wedding was outside and it was cold.  They guys in the wedding party were shivering in their tuxes waiting for the bride and girls to come out and line up.  Thankfully I brought my gloves and ear muffs and the ceremony was only 20 minutes in the 48 degree and windy weather.  After the wedding ceremony was open bar until about 6:30 PM when we were served a great meal.  The groom was scared to death and it showed.  He would not even want to kiss when we chimed the glasses.  You would have thought it was a 'shot gun wedding' the way he was acting.  After the ceremony I asked him how he was feeling because he looked like he was going to pass out.  He looked at me straight on and said 'dude, you just saw what happened, I fricken got married, this is a nightmare'.  I laughed so hard I almost peed a little.  It was like he entered the Twilight Zone and could not believe what just took place, his wedding.  The wedding party guys all look up to Tony, and me as his partner, so they all treat us like we are there favorite big brother or someone they look up to in life.  It felt good to hear throughout the night one after one tell me how Tony changed their lives because of giving them a job when they needed it most and how much he taught them about life.  We even were at the tables right up front with the family and ushers of the ceremony, which we knew.  After the bride and groom dance and the father and bride dance the floor cleared and the DJ asked couples to come up and dance.  A slow song was playing.  No one got up so I grabbed Tony, to the applause of everyone and we danced gazing into each others eyes knowing everyone was watching us.  The DJ then said over the mic 'it is so nice to see a couple look into each other's eyes as they dance'.  We were and it was magical.  It was like it was our day.  Soon other couples joined us and the dance floor was filled.  Soon after that the music turned to dance and it was getting close to 8 PM.  I felt it time to go since Vito needs to eat and get his Insulin shot which he should have gotten at his regular time of 5 PM.  Tony was not happy to leave but agreed since one of the couple's at the table is diabetic and confirmed in conversation to Tony that keeping Vito on a schedule is very important and confirmed why I do what I do and give up what I do for Vito.  I honestly think Tony learned something since hearing it all from me does not mean as much as hearing about adherence and being diabetic is all about and the care needed to stay healthy and not have a diabetic reaction.  We left around 8 PM.  Got home a little after 8:30 PM.  The dogs got fed right away and Vito got his shot.  We watched a little TV from the DVR and went to bed around 10:30 PM.

This morning we were up at 7 AM.  Fed the dogs and gave Vito his shot.  I had promised Tony that today would be a 'do nothing day' and we have pretty much kept to it.  Tony is napping right now on the bed as I type this.  I did some leaf blowing and work outside this morning and he went to the bank and checked on the shop.  Been just laying around all day now watching TV before the nap.  I tried to nap and laid there for a while before I grabbed Vito and we left the bedroom.  I can't leave Vito on the bed since he is blind and will most likely want to be by me and fall off the bed to get to me in the living room.  Will make some salads and a pizza for supper tonight, spending the night clearing the DVR of all the shows from TV last week I record, keeping to my 'do nothing' promise.  I record a lot of TV.  Sunday is a dog walk on Brady street and my parents for the past 5 years have come down and spent the day at it with Tony and I.  We then go out for a late lunch after the dog costume walk.  So that is what is planned for tomorrow, an afternoon with the folks.  Cloudy and about 45 degrees right now.  Suppose to get down in the 20s tonight.  Thankfully our furnace works.  We turned it on today.