An_AT1 American_JJ Wedding_NN1 :_: Gratitudes_NP1 ,_, Anecdotes_NN2 And_CC Murphy_NP1 's_GE Law_NN1 Jen_NN1 and_CC David_NP1 at_II the_AT rehearsal_NN1 dinner_NN1 at_II Carrabbas_NP2 ._. 
The_AT dinner_NN1 was_VBDZ given_VVN by_II David_NP1 's_GE parents_NN2 ._. 
There_EX 's_VBZ no_AT sense_NN1 of_IO promise_NN1 quite_RR like_II the_AT moment_NN1 in_II a_AT1 wedding_NN1 when_RRQ the_AT bride_NN1 and_CC groom_VV0 say_VV0 their_APPGE vows_NN2 ._. 
Even_RR for_IF couples_NN2 in_II long-term_JJ relationships_NN2 ,_, the_AT vows_NN2 hit_VVD an_AT1 emotional_JJ home_NN1 run_VVN because_CS there_EX 's_VBZ the_AT realization_NN1 this_DD1 is_VBZ for_RR21 keeps_RR22 :_: "_" These_DD2 things_NN2 I_PPIS1 give_VV0 to_II you_PPY today_RT and_CC all_DB the_AT days_NNT2 of_IO our_APPGE life_NN1 ._. "_" 
Marriage_NN1 ,_, after_II all_DB ,_, is_VBZ a_AT1 contract_NN1 ._. 
As_CSA I_PPIS1 watched_VVD my_APPGE daughter_NN1 Jen_NN1 speak_VV0 her_APPGE vows_NN2 ,_, a_AT1 new_JJ dimension_NN1 arose_VVD in_II our_APPGE lives_NN2 ._. 
Our_APPGE daughter_NN1 was_VBDZ formally_RR beginning_VVG her_APPGE own_DA family_NN1 of_IO David_NP1 and_CC Jen_NP1 ._. 
The_AT ceremony_NN1 looked_VVD long_RR on_II paper_NN1 ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 flew_VVD by_RP ._. 
I_PPIS1 alternated_VVD between_II being_VBG riveted_VVN and_CC being_VBG scatterbrained_JJ ._. 
Buzzing_VVG in_II my_APPGE brain_NN1 were_VBDR thoughts_NN2 of_IO decorations_NN2 ,_, catering_VVG and_CC the_AT sound_NN1 system_NN1 ._. 
One_MC1 minute_NNT1 I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ focused_VVN on_II the_AT steady_JJ gaze_NN1 Jen_NN1 and_CC David_NP1 exchanged_VVD ._. 
The_AT next_MD I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ wondering_VVG how_RGQ long_RR before_CS I_PPIS1 broke_VVD out_RP a_AT1 band-aid_NN1 as_II a_AT1 result_NN1 of_IO the_AT snazzy_JJ Italian_JJ shoes_NN2 I_PPIS1 purchased_VVD at_II a_AT1 deep_JJ discount_NN1 two_MC days_NNT2 before_II the_AT big_JJ do_VD0 ._. 
The_AT bride_NN1 and_CC groom_NN1 had_VHD many_DA2 friends_NN2 come_VV0 to_TO share_VVI the_AT day_NNT1 ,_, the_AT end_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 long_JJ journey_NN1 from_II engagement_NN1 party_NN1 to_II wedding_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT beginning_NN1 of_IO an_AT1 even_RR longer_JJR journey_NN1 as_CSA partners_NN2 in_II a_AT1 future_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 kept_VVD to_II a_AT1 fairly_RR traditional_JJ Southern_JJ format_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 complicated_JJ sequence_NN1 of_IO events_NN2 ranging_VVG over_RP a_AT1 9-month_JJ period_NN1 ._. 
First_MD there_EX was_VBDZ the_AT engagement_NN1 party_NN1 ._. 
My_APPGE husband_NN1 and_CC I_PPIS1 had_VHD already_RR met_VVN David_NP1 's_GE parents_NN2 ,_, Laura_NP1 and_CC Darry_NP1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 are_VBR lucky_JJ that_CST established_VVD immediate_JJ common_JJ ground_NN1 with_IW my_APPGE husband_NN1 who_PNQS served_VVD and_CC who_PNQS grew_VVD up_RP in_II a_AT1 military_JJ family_NN1 ._. 
Jen_NP1 's_GE sister_NN1 Becky_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 college_NN1 junior_NN1 ,_, was_VBDZ maid_NN1 of_IO honor_NN1 ,_, so_CS the_AT shower_NN1 and_CC bachelorette_NN1 party_NN1 were_VBDR held_VVN at_II our_APPGE house_NN1 ._. 
The_AT shower_NN1 was_VBDZ great_JJ fun_NN1 and_CC the_AT tea_NN1 party_NN1 theme_NN1 went_VVD over_RP well_RR with_IW everyone_PN1 enjoying_VVG a_AT1 variety_NN1 of_IO loose_JJ leaf_NN1 teas_NN2 ._. 
The_AT weekend_NNT1 before_II the_AT wedding_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 sat_VVD out_RP the_AT bachelorette_NN1 party_NN1 to_TO give_VVI the_AT girls_NN2 some_DD generational_JJ leeway_NN1 ._. 
David_NP1 's_GE brother_NN1 Christopher_NP1 handled_VVD the_AT bachelor_NN1 party_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 did_VDD the_AT bridesmaid_NN1 's_GE supper_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 day_NNT1 later_RRR we_PPIS2 did_VDD the_AT rehearsal_NN1 amid_II a_AT1 summer_NNT1 lightning_NN1 and_CC rainstorm_VV0 only_RR a_AT1 frog_NN1 could_VM love_VVI ._. 
Almost_RR everyone_PN1 was_VBDZ late_JJ ;_; the_AT wedding_NN1 party_NN1 was_VBDZ large_JJ because_CS Jen_NP1 and_CC David_NP1 had_VHD so_RG many_DA2 friends_NN2 they_PPHS2 wanted_VVD to_TO include_VVI ._. 
We_PPIS2 had_VHD a_AT1 long_JJ table_NN1 in_II the_AT center_NN1 of_IO the_AT restaurant_NN1 and_CC it_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 very_RG pleasant_JJ evening_NNT1 on_II the_AT edge_NN1 of_IO the_AT wedding_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 gave_VVD us_PPIO2 a_AT1 chance_NN1 to_TO unwind_VVI ,_, rest_VV0 for_IF a_AT1 bit_NN1 and_CC socialize_VV0 while_CS enjoying_VVG a_AT1 great_JJ meal_NN1 ._. 
Both_DB2 our_APPGE families_NN2 had_VHD kin_NN and_CC friends_NN2 come_VV0 from_II out_II21 of_II22 state_NN1 ._. 
One_MC1 of_IO our_APPGE saving_NN1 graces_NN2 was_VBDZ Jacksonville_NP1 's_GE Crowne_NP1 Plaza_NN1 on_II the_AT St._NP1 John_NP1 's_GE River_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 wanted_VVD our_APPGE visitors_NN2 to_TO stay_VVI in_II a_AT1 place_NN1 reflecting_VVG the_AT beauty_NN1 of_IO this_DD1 great_JJ waterfront_NN1 city_NN1 ._. 
The_AT hotel_NN1 was_VBDZ very_RG gracious_JJ in_II working_VVG with_IW us_PPIO2 ._. 
Everyone_PN1 who_PNQS stayed_VVD there_RL raved_VVD about_II it_PPH1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 were_VBDR elated_JJ to_TO learn_VVI my_APPGE mother_NN1 would_VM be_VBI able_JK to_TO attend_VVI the_AT wedding_NN1 ._. 
My_APPGE brother_NN1 drove_VVD her_PPHO1 down_RP --_NN1 he_PPHS1 's_VHZ been_VBN the_AT best_JJT grandfather_NN1 in_II the_AT world_NN1 to_II our_APPGE children_NN2 because_CS my_APPGE dad_NN1 died_VVD when_RRQ I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ in_II my_APPGE early_JJ 20s_MC2 ._. 
Mom_NN1 had_VHD surgery_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 cancerous_JJ tumor_NN1 in_II July_NPM1 ._. 
Basically_RR they_PPHS2 cracked_VVD her_APPGE chest_NN1 bone_NN1 ,_, although_CS that_DD1 's_VBZ not_XX the_AT exact_JJ term_NN1 a_AT1 doc_NN1 would_VM use_VVI ._. 
She_PPHS1 got_VVD it_PPH1 across_RL to_II all_DB her_APPGE doctors_NN2 early_RR on_RP she_PPHS1 planned_VVD to_TO be_VBI at_II that_DD1 wedding_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 's_VBZ almost_RR 80_MC years_NNT2 old_JJ ,_, but_CCB she_PPHS1 looked_VVD beautiful_JJ and_CC her_APPGE presence_NN1 meant_VVD the_AT world_NN1 to_II all_DB of_IO us_PPIO2 ._. 
Her_APPGE visit_NN1 ended_VVN on_II a_AT1 disastrous_JJ note_NN1 made_VVD worse_JJR because_CS my_APPGE husband_NN1 and_CC I_PPIS1 caused_VVD the_AT calamity_NN1 ._. 
What_DDQ happened_VVD can_VM be_VBI written_VVN off_RP to_II the_AT fact_NN1 that_CST with_IW a_AT1 wedding_NN1 something_PN1 will_VM always_RR go_VVI wrong_RR because_CS nuptials_NN2 ,_, for_IF the_AT bride_NN1 and_CC groom_NN1 's_GE parents_NN2 ,_, are_VBR governed_VVN by_II Murphy_NP1 's_GE Law_NN1 ._. 
Gratitudes_NN2 in_II abundance_NN1 My_APPGE major_JJ saving_NN1 grace_NN1 in_II keeping_VVG things_NN2 right_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 Jacksonville_NP1 businesswoman_NN1 who_PNQS is_VBZ an_AT1 ace_NN1 multitasked_VVN ._. 
Our_APPGE wedding_NN1 planner/director_NN1 Tina_NP1 Payne_NP1 handled_VVD much_DA1 of_IO the_AT planning_NN1 and_CC all_DB of_IO the_AT heavy_JJ lifting_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 decorated_VVD the_AT chapel_NN1 and_CC the_AT reception_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 summer_NNT1 garden_NN1 theme_NN1 and_CC lighted_JJ palms_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 dressed_VVD out_RP the_AT reception_NN1 room_NN1 by_II draping_VVG the_AT ceilings_NN2 in_II sheer_JJ fabric_NN1 with_IW tiny_JJ lights_NN2 and_CC roses_NN2 and_CC hibiscus_NN1 on_II food_NN1 and_CC guest_NN1 tables_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 dealt_VVD with_IW the_AT caterer_NN1 and_CC the_AT selections_NN2 were_VBDR outstanding_JJ ._. 
Laura_NP1 's_GE family_NN1 who_PNQS traveled_VVD from_II Puerto_NP1 Rico_NP1 made_VVD some_DD native_JJ dishes_NN2 as_RR21 well_RR22 --_JJ those_DD2 were_VBDR a_AT1 major_JJ hit_NN1 ._. 
Tina_NP1 handled_VVD small_JJ details_NN2 and_CC big_JJ ones_NN2 --_NN1 from_II arranging_VVG for_IF photography_NN1 by_II Ginger_NP1 Dupree_NP1 to_II flowers_NN2 and_CC favors_NN2 for_IF guests_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 dealt_VVD with_IW the_AT caterer_NN1 and_CC did_VDD numerous_JJ other_JJ things_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 always_RR gave_VVD me_PPIO1 a_AT1 specific_JJ price_NN1 for_IF add-ons_NN2 and_CC her_APPGE paperwork_NN1 was_VBDZ organized_VVN ._. 
She_PPHS1 is_VBZ an_AT1 excellent_JJ communicator_NN1 ._. 
When_CS Jen_NP1 's_GE sister_NN1 takes_VVZ the_AT big_JJ step_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 'll_VM ask_VVI Tina_NP1 to_TO help_VVI me_PPIO1 out_RP again_RT ._. 
If_CS I_PPIS1 sound_VV0 effusive_JJ ,_, it_PPH1 's_VBZ because_CS Tina_NP1 earned_VVD kudos_NN2 ._. 
Another_DD1 saving_NN1 grace_NN1 was_VBDZ the_AT maintenance_NN1 manager_NN1 at_II Riverside_NP1 House_NN1 ._. 
Vern_VV0 touched_JJ base_NN1 with_IW me_PPIO1 before_II the_AT rehearsal_NN1 ,_, and_CC helped_VVD us_PPIO2 with_IW everything_PN1 from_II the_AT rehearsal_NN1 to_II the_AT wedding_NN1 to_II the_AT reception_NN1 and_CC cleanup_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 could_VM not_XX have_VHI done_VDN without_IW him_PPHO1 ._. 
The_AT staff_NN at_II Riverside_NP1 House_NN1 provided_VVD a_AT1 clear-cut_JJ contract_NN1 and_CC the_AT cost_NN1 for_IF the_AT facility_NN1 was_VBDZ very_RG reasonable_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 have_VH0 to_TO hand_NN1 it_PPH1 to_II ABC_NP1 Fine_JJ Wine_NN1 and_CC Spirits_NN2 for_IF excellent_JJ prices_NN2 and_CC delivery_NN1 against_II all_DB odds_NN2 on_II the_AT wine_NN1 and_CC beer_NN1 for_IF the_AT reception_NN1 ._. 
Despite_II torrents_NN2 ,_, remarkable_JJ lightning_NN1 and_CC ear_NN1 bending_VVG thunder_NN1 as_II31 well_II32 as_II33 nightmare_NN1 traffic_NN1 ,_, the_AT contract_NN1 courier_NN1 made_VVD it_PPH1 through_II the_AT storm_NN1 to_TO get_VVI the_AT goods_NN2 to_II Riverside_NP1 House_NN1 at_II the_AT appointed_JJ time_NNT1 ._. 
Spending_VVG time_NNT1 with_IW ABC_NP1 's_GE wine_NN1 expert_NN1 named_VVD Barbara_NP1 at_II the_AT San_NP1 Jose_NP1 Blvd._NP1 shop_NN1 helped_VVD me_PPIO1 make_VVI selections_NN2 that_CST returned_VVD great_JJ quality_NN1 for_IF the_AT prices_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 also_RR checked_VVD my_APPGE guesstimates_NN2 on_II quantity_NN1 and_CC in_II the_AT end_NN1 ;_; we_PPIS2 provided_VVD ample_JJ beverages_NN2 with_IW a_AT1 small_JJ amount_NN1 left_VVD over_RP ._. 
A_AT1 Southern_JJ host_NN1 is_VBZ always_RR pleased_JJ when_CS there_EX 's_VBZ a_AT1 little_JJ left_JJ instead_CS21 of_CS22 not_XX enough_RR ._. 
Our_APPGE DJ_NN1 ,_, Darrell_NP1 Brown_NP1 ,_, entertained_VVD us_PPIO2 with_IW a_AT1 mix_NN1 of_IO music_NN1 and_CC commentary_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 did_VDD a_AT1 very_RG professional_JJ job_NN1 and_CC the_AT sound_NN1 was_VBDZ phenomenal_JJ ._. 
Notes_NN2 on_II the_AT ceremony_NN1 A_ZZ1 wedding_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 cast_NN1 of_IO characters_NN2 who_PNQS bring_VV0 a_AT1 story_NN1 of_IO their_APPGE own_DA ._. 
Joanna_NP1 Norris_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 Jacksonville_NP1 songwriter_NN1 and_CC vocalist_NN1 ,_, did_VDD the_AT solo_NN1 as_CSA Jen_NP1 and_CC David_NP1 lit_VVD the_AT unity_NN1 candle_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 Kleenex_NN1 ?_? moment_NN1 ._. 
Joanna_NP1 's_GE performance_NN1 was_VBDZ top_JJ notch_NN1 ._. 
Kent_NP1 Smedley_NP1 did_VDD our_APPGE instrumental_JJ music_NN1 and_CC we_PPIS2 were_VBDR very_RG grateful_JJ to_TO have_VHI a_AT1 musician_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE caliber_NN1 ._. 
Kent_NP1 has_VHZ been_VBN a_AT1 major_JJ influence_NN1 on_II Becky_NP1 's_GE music_NN1 career_NN1 --_NN1 he_PPHS1 ranks_VVZ not_XX only_RR as_II a_AT1 great_JJ guitarist_NN1 and_CC songwriter/performer_NN1 but_CCB also_RR as_II a_AT1 great_JJ teacher_NN1 ._. 
Our_APPGE daughter_NN1 Becky_NP1 ,_, the_AT maid_NN1 of_IO honor_NN1 ,_, and_CC David_NP1 's_GE brother_NN1 Christopher_NP1 ,_, the_AT best_JJT man_NN1 ,_, did_VDD the_AT readings_NN2 ._. 
Becky_NP1 read_VVD "_" Sonnet_NP1 43_MC from_II the_AT Portuguese_NN1 ._. "_" 
As_II a_AT1 musician_NN1 she_PPHS1 had_VHD a_AT1 natural_JJ feel_VV0 for_IF the_AT rhythm_NN1 in_II that_DD1 "_" little_JJ song_NN1 ,_, "_" and_CC her_APPGE reading_NN1 was_VBDZ superb_JJ ._. 
Lines_NN2 that_CST rank_NN1 as_CSA some_DD of_IO the_AT greatest_JJT in_II American_JJ poetry_NN1 are_VBR in_II Elizabeth_NP1 Barrett_NP1 Browning_NP1 's_GE poem_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 favorite_JJ part_NN1 reads_VVZ ,_, "_" I_PPIS1 love_VV0 thee_PPY with_IW the_AT passion_NN1 put_VVN to_II use/In_FU my_APPGE old_JJ griefs_NN2 ,_, and_CC with_IW my_APPGE childhood_NN1 's_GE faith_NN1 ._. "_" 
Christopher_NP1 did_VDD the_AT Bible_NN1 reading_NN1 ._. 
By_II the_AT time_NNT1 he_PPHS1 got_VVD to_TO ,_, "_" Right_RR now_RT three_MC things_NN2 remain_VV0 :_: faith_NN1 ,_, hope_VV0 and_CC love_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB the_AT greatest_JJT of_IO these_DD2 is_VBZ love_NN1 ,_, "_" all_DB of_IO us_PPIO2 were_VBDR wrapped_VVN in_II 13_MC lines_NN2 of_IO exquisite_JJ Biblical_JJ poetry_NN1 making_VVG up_RP the_AT 13th_MD chapter_NN1 of_IO Corinthians_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 is_VBZ a_AT1 remarkable_JJ public_JJ speaker_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 natural_JJ on_II stage_NN1 ,_, and_CC his_APPGE interpretive_JJ presentation_NN1 made_VVD it_PPH1 even_RR more_RGR profound_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 had_VHD collaborated_VVN with_IW the_AT bride_NN1 and_CC groom_VV0 to_TO write_VVI a_AT1 customized_JJ ceremony_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 'd_VHD spent_VVN an_AT1 afternoon_NNT1 mulling_VVG over_RP an_AT1 assortment_NN1 of_IO vows_NN2 ,_, readings_NN2 and_CC musical_JJ selections_NN2 ._. 
As_II a_AT1 result_NN1 ,_, every_AT1 word_NN1 meant_VVD something_PN1 special_JJ to_II David_NP1 and_CC Jen_NP1 ._. 
Sometimes_RT being_VBG a_AT1 writer_NN1 has_VHZ its_APPGE perks_NN2 ._. 
Our_APPGE flower_NN1 girl_NN1 and_CC ring_VV0 bearer_NN1 were_VBDR a_AT1 big_JJ hit_NN1 in_II the_AT ceremony_NN1 and_CC at_II the_AT reception_NN1 ._. 
Grace_NP1 and_CC Jahir_NN1 should_VM be_VBI in_II show_NN1 business_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 danced_VVD the_AT night_NNT1 away_RL and_CC charmed_VVD every_AT1 guest_NN1 ._. 
There_EX were_VBDR so_RG many_DA2 people_NN who_PNQS helped_VVD ,_, and_CC there_EX were_VBDR so_RG many_DA2 who_PNQS came_VVD to_TO be_VBI part_NN1 of_IO our_APPGE big_JJ day_NNT1 ._. 
All_DB the_AT bridesmaids_NN2 and_CC groomsmen_NN2 helped_VVN along_II the_AT way_NN1 ._. 
David_NP1 's_GE youngest_JJT brother_NN1 Danny_NP1 escorted_VVD his_APPGE mother_NN1 to_II her_APPGE seat_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 touching_JJ moment_NN1 in_II a_AT1 day_NNT1 full_JJ of_IO such_DA moments_NN2 ._. 
During_II the_AT ceremony_NN1 ,_, navy_NN1 gowns_NN2 and_CC white_JJ tuxedos_NN2 made_VVD an_AT1 arresting_JJ visual_JJ statement_NN1 against_II a_AT1 backdrop_NN1 of_IO flowers_NN2 in_II pinks_NN2 and_CC greens_NN2 and_CC ivy_NN1 draped_VVD candelabra_NN1 ._. 
Our_APPGE melting_NN1 pot_NN1 As_CSA I_PPIS1 moved_VVD around_II the_AT reception_NN1 ,_, talking_VVG to_II people_NN ,_, I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ reminded_VVN of_IO the_AT cultural_JJ varieties_NN2 among_II us_PPIO2 ._. 
We_PPIS2 had_VHD guests_NN2 and_CC family_NN1 from_II Puerto_NP1 Rico_NP1 ,_, Chile_NP1 ,_, the_AT Dominican_JJ Republic_NN1 and_CC other_JJ countries_NN2 ,_, and_CC from_II major_JJ geographic_JJ regions_NN2 of_IO the_AT US_NP1 ,_, with_IW an_AT1 emphasis_NN1 on_II the_AT American_JJ South_ND1 and_CC New_NP1 York_NP1 ._. 
If_CS you_PPY listed_VVD us_PPIO2 on_II a_AT1 census_NN1 form_NN1 ,_, we_PPIS2 'd_VM be_VBI the_AT perfect_JJ melting_NN1 pot_NN1 ._. 
Every_AT1 political_JJ party_NN1 was_VBDZ represented_VVN ._. 
In_II31 keeping_II32 with_II33 a_AT1 verbal_JJ contract_NN1 decreed_VVD by_II Becky_NP1 ,_, I_PPIS1 refrained_VVD from_II talking_VVG politics_NN1 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ one_MC1 lapse_NN1 when_CS I_PPIS1 engaged_VVD in_II lively_JJ dialog_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 well-informed_JJ couple_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 made_VVD sure_JJ my_APPGE daughter_NN1 was_VBDZ occupied_VVN elsewhere_RL during_II that_DD1 interlude_NN1 ._. 
As_II the_AT ceremony_NN1 concluded_VVD ,_, I_PPIS1 watched_VVD the_AT groom_NN1 take_VVI the_AT bride_NN1 's_GE elbow_NN1 to_TO guide_VVI her_PPHO1 down_RP the_AT aisle_NN1 ._. 
For_IF me_PPIO1 it_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 gloriously_RR sentimental_JJ moment_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 could_VM relax_VVI now_RT because_CS the_AT music_NN1 had_VHD n't_XX sputtered_VVN and_CC the_AT sun_NN1 had_VHD managed_VVN to_TO stay_VVI out_RP after_II days_NNT2 of_IO gray_JJ ,_, sloppy_JJ weather_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 all_DB enjoyed_VVD the_AT reception_NN1 ._. 
Once_CS the_AT members_NN2 of_IO the_AT wedding_NN1 party_NN1 were_VBDR announced_VVN ,_, the_AT bride_NN1 and_CC groom_NN1 danced_VVD --_JJ a_AT1 tender_JJ moment_NN1 that_CST is_VBZ a_AT1 trademark_NN1 of_IO the_AT American_JJ wedding_NN1 ._. 
Then_RT my_APPGE husband_NN1 danced_VVD publicly_RR for_IF the_AT first_MD time_NNT1 I_PPIS1 can_VM recall_VVI ._. 
He_PPHS1 led_VVD our_APPGE daughter_NN1 gracefully_RR ,_, a_AT1 ritual_NN1 that_CST is_VBZ many_DA2 a_AT1 bride_NN1 's_GE dream_NN1 ._. 
David_NP1 's_GE dad_NN1 danced_VVD spectacularly_RR ,_, out-maneuvering_VVG many_DA2 of_IO the_AT younger_JJR guests_NN2 ._. 
As_CSA I_PPIS1 watched_VVD the_AT revelry_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 could_VM breathe_VVI a_RR21 little_RR22 easier_RRR because_CS everything_PN1 had_VHD gone_VVN smoothly_RR and_CC there_EX had_VHD been_VBN no_AT disasters_NN2 ._. 
Murphy_NP1 's_GE Law_NN1 As_II21 for_II22 the_AT calamity_NN1 I_PPIS1 mentioned_VVD ,_, it_PPH1 occurred_VVD after_II the_AT wedding_NN1 reception_NN1 ._. 
My_APPGE husband_NN1 and_CC I_PPIS1 stayed_VVD to_TO assist_VVI with_IW cleanup_NN1 ,_, so_CS my_APPGE brother_NN1 drove_VVD Mom_NN1 to_II our_APPGE house_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 forgot_VVD to_TO give_VVI him_PPHO1 the_AT alarm_NN1 code_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 tried_VVD to_TO call_VVI us_PPIO2 but_CCB we_PPIS2 could_VM n't_XX hear_VVI the_AT cell_NN1 phones_NN2 because_II21 of_II22 all_DB the_AT cleanup_NN1 noise_NN1 ._. 
The_AT police_NN2 came_VVD ._. 
For_IF the_AT first_MD time_NNT1 in_II his_APPGE life_NN1 ,_, my_APPGE brother_NN1 thought_VVD he_PPHS1 might_VM see_VVI the_AT inside_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 police_NN2 car_NN1 ._. 
After_II all_DB ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ standing_VVG in_II a_AT1 house_NN1 where_RRQ wedding_NN1 gifts_NN2 and_CC various_JJ last_MD minute_NNT1 items_NN2 were_VBDR scattered_VVN about_RP ._. 
He_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX have_VHI our_APPGE password_NN1 ,_, could_VM not_XX document_VVI his_APPGE presence_NN1 in_II our_APPGE home_NN1 and_CC our_APPGE alarm_NN1 company_NN1 had_VHD no_AT idea_NN1 who_PNQS this_DD1 man_NN1 was_VBDZ ._. 
To_TO make_VVI matters_NN2 worse_JJR ,_, both_DB2 our_APPGE dogs_NN2 fled_VVN when_CS the_AT front_JJ door_NN1 was_VBDZ opened_VVN for_IF law_NN1 enforcement_NN1 ._. 
Beagle_VV0 hound_NN1 and_CC Schnauzer_NN1 headed_VVN for_IF a_AT1 romp_NN1 in_II the_AT police_NN2 car_NN1 ._. 
With_IW great_JJ effort_NN1 ,_, my_APPGE brother_NN1 finally_RR got_VVD them_PPHO2 back_RP into_II the_AT house_NN1 ._. 
The_AT problem_NN1 was_VBDZ the_AT dog_NN1 we_PPIS2 rescued_VVD a_AT1 couple_NN1 months_NNT2 ago_RA --_NN1 he_PPHS1 'd_VHD never_RR met_VVN my_APPGE brother_NN1 and_CC he_PPHS1 decided_VVD he_PPHS1 preferred_VVD the_AT police_NN2 car_NN1 ._. 
As_CSA commotion_NN1 ruled_VVD ,_, the_AT burglar_NN1 alarm_NN1 kept_VVD honking_VVG ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 horrible_JJ sound_NN1 delivered_VVN in_II high_JJ decibels_NNU2 ._. 
After_II trying_VVG to_TO explain_VVI what_DDQ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ doing_VDG there_RL ,_, my_APPGE brother_NN1 finally_RR told_VVD the_AT policeman_NN1 ,_, "_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM Kay_NP1 Day_NP1 's_GE brother_NN1 ._. "_" 
Happened_VVD that_CST the_AT policeman_NN1 remembered_VVD me_PPIO1 --_NN1 we_PPIS2 met_VVD after_II a_AT1 rash_NN1 of_IO petty_JJ thefts_NN2 in_II our_APPGE neighborhood_NN1 ._. 
Considering_CS the_AT chaos_NN1 and_CC what_DDQ was_VBDZ essentially_RR an_AT1 unmanageable_JJ environment_NN1 ,_, my_APPGE brother_NN1 put_VVD Mom_NN1 in_II the_AT car_NN1 and_CC they_PPHS2 made_VVD the_AT grueling_JJ 5-hour_NNT1 drive_VV0 back_RP to_II Carolina_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 figured_VVD he_PPHS1 'd_VHD been_VBN awake_JJ for_IF about_RG 24_MC hours_NNT2 by_II the_AT time_NNT1 he_PPHS1 got_VVD them_PPHO2 home_RL ._. 
I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX seem_VVI to_TO apologize_VVI to_II them_PPHO2 enough_RR ._. 
Existing_JJ daughterly_JJ and_CC sibling_NN1 guilt_NN1 have_VH0 grown_VVN by_II leaps_NN2 and_CC bounds_NN2 ._. 
My_APPGE brother_NN1 laughs_VVZ about_II it_PPH1 now_RT ._. 
"_" You_PPY almost_RR got_VVD me_PPIO1 sent_VVN to_TO jail_VVI !_! "_" he_PPHS1 says_VVZ ._. 
That_DD1 was_VBDZ our_APPGE only_JJ calamity_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 came_VVD as_RG postlude_VV0 to_II a_AT1 day_NNT1 when_RRQ family_NN1 and_CC friends_NN2 came_VVD together_RL to_TO celebrate_VVI with_IW a_AT1 young_JJ couple_NN1 born_VVN in_II a_AT1 country_NN1 where_RRQ we_PPIS2 make_VV0 our_APPGE own_DA futures_NN2 and_CC we_PPIS2 create_VV0 our_APPGE own_DA hope_NN1 ._. 
