ALAN: Today our niece Andrea marries her fiance Karl, and I can’t wait to attend my first VanWagenen wedding! (Aside from the one I was in.) Congrats to the happy couple – here’s wishing them many years of happiness and health!
ANDY: Had a really nice time, I am so happy for them both…Wishing them a long, happy life together…Also do you have any photos to post?
ALAN: See above.
ANDY: Congratulations…this video can be bookmarked and saved to be played at Emi’s High School Graduation party…
ALAN: Now that Rick Santorum has suspended his bid for President, I feel there’s a gaping, frothy hole for cray-cray that needs to be filled, and I’m the guy to do it. I was not-so-recently nominated as “Best Local Blogger” in the Times Union Reader’s Poll ~ a FaceBook pal alerted me to the fact yesterday, so we’re days behind and already probably in last place (to think of all the lost campaigning opportunities and missed kissed babies… I cry). Anyway, we’ve got about a week left, so if I’ve touched you in any way with my blog, www.alanilagan.com, feel free to vote for me at the following link: http://www.timesunion.com/best_of_2012/
Here’s what’s in it for you: if you vote for at least twenty categories (and I don’t think the Best Blogger page comes up for a while) you’ll be entered to win a free iPad. Do it for yourself. Do it for your country. Do it for the fact that I haven’t won anything since ‘Best Dressed Man in the Capital Region’ and that was four long score years ago.
ANDY: Amanda Talar offered me cash…only kidding….really, I am kidding…*wink*
ALAN: Thanks for the Easter basket – not sure about the chocolate chili, but the rest is all good. Hippety-hoppity.
ANDY: Happy Easter…and very glad I thought to make the baked ziti Saturday night…we would have been eating peanut butter and jelly had I not (Price Chopper was closed until Monday morning)….that is Chili Pepper Flavored chocolate, supposed to be extraordinary.
ANDY: Happy Birthday to Emi and Noah who turned two years old Friday….I had fun (but not as much fun as you) at the twin’s Birthday Party. Is that Jungle Red and Kermit Green?
ALAN: Actually it’s Jungle Red and Shrek green, with purple polka dots. Now will you PLEASE get some nail-polish remover from the store – I obviously can’t in this condition.
ANDY: Once again we will see ‘Sunset Boulevard’…this time at Cohoes Music Hall Thursday night, front row center…with your parents in tow. OR should I say your Mom towing your Dad. So can’t wait, for the musical and dinner at Smith’s of Cohoes before. Is Madame ready?
ALAN: Yes, Max, bring the car around.
ALAN: Our nephew Dan is competing to become a Maxim Warrior - vote for him at the following link: http://maximumwarrior.com/DLove23
ANDY: Well at least most of the Mazda made the whole trip home from Boston…
ALAN: I’m still the fairest of them all.