I must admit, I thought it would be a while before my friends started having kids and I'd get to enjoy such a special honor.
However, on the eve of her birthday, Alice asked me to be the Madrinha to her daughter. Luke was named the Padrinho, and we both witnessed the baptism of Olivia Rose Joos (Tatjana officiating).
The reason for such a shotgun baptism: the parents (Alice and David) could not stop arguing about whether their daughter's name was Olivia or Rose and decided on a compromise. Having godparents baptise their daughter was the agreed-upon solution to this persistent debate.
I hope I make a good Madrinha. Here is a picture of Luke and I holding Olivia Rose and Tatjana dedicating her.
Sometimes life just needs to be silly (especially if you've been cooped up in bed for days like Alice was).
P.S. I have a plane ticket home - 31 August!
5 comments:
Okay, that seriously took me a minute...
:P
Wow! I can't believe you already have a ticket home! It seems like you just GOT there!
You are the first person to say that! Everyone else thinks I've been gone way too long . . .
I think I'm somewhere in the middle :)
I just think it's shocking how FAST time seems to have passed since we graduated! And seriously, wasn't it like last week that we were having coffee by your house? :P
Absolutely . . . and I can't believe that you and Andrew will actually be married by the time I am home.
Um, we'll be married NEXT WEEK. Yah. !!!
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