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To My (New) Family

Italian Speech:

Vorrei dire qualche parola per Renee e la sua famiglia. Anzitutto vi prego di scusare il mio accento.

A Renee, ti amo. Vivere insieme e` la cosa piu` bella del mondo, specialmente oggi. Ma devo anche dire che Toronto e le nostre vite non sarebbero quello che sono se non fosse per la tua famiglia e i tuoi amici.

E cosi` desidero dire grazie ai genitori di Renee, i nonni, sorelle, zie e zii, parenti tutti ed amici.

Non solo voi avete condiviso con me l’amore di Renee, ma sin dall’inizio mi avete accettato come un figlio, con amore, rispetto e generosita`. La vostra fiduccia in me non risultera` mal risposta; io avro` sempre cura di Renee. E soprattutto sono orgoglioso di essere parte della vostra famiglia. Grazie.

Translation:

I have a few words for Renée and her family. First of all, please excuse my accent.

To Renée, I say I love you. Sharing our lives with each other is the greatest feeling in the world, especially today. But I must say, Toronto, and our lives, would not be the same without your family and friends.

On that note, to Renée’s parents, grandparents, sisters, aunts & uncles, and other family and friends, I say thank you very much. Not only have you shared Renée with me, but you accepted me from the beginning and treated me the way you treat Renée, with love, respect and generosity. Your trust in me to take care of Renée has not been misplaced. And most of all, I am very proud to consider you all family. Thank you.

2 Comments

  1. [...] My big moment, though, came at the end of the meal, at the end of the speeches. I made sure rIAm spoke before me, and boy I’m glad I did. It crossed my mind that after speaking in Italian, rIAm’s nonna I. would stand and clap. I figured I would get a hearty applause. But I was shocked and awed by the standing ovation; it was almost too much to take in. I felt incredible joy, and also relief that the most scheduled parts of the day were behind us. All that remained was lots of fun. [...]

  2. Armando says:

    BRAVO! BRAVO!

    Very well written, and I’m sure, very well done my friend. Hope to see it on video someday.

    Now, I’m in the mood for a drink!!