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Mark
Sound bite: "The World Is
My Oyster"
Hello everyone.
The sound bite you just heard, is the slogan
that has been attached to me for many years. I think that
I’ve had a blessed life in which I have acquired many dear
friends, had many wonderful experiences & travels, and overall
have been very lucky.
Exactly two years ago LOOKS
AT WATCH well, 2 years minus 37 minutes, my slogan
became truly a reality. I met Anne.
There are defining moments in every person’s
life; moments where your life can change dramatically between one
second and the next. My defining moment can be identified by a
single sound
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... a doorbell
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When the doorbell at my house rang, at 10:30pm
Thursday September 9, I had fallen asleep on the couch watching TV.
At that moment, I seriously debated not answering the door, but in
the end I opened it. There was Sue, who wanted to introduce
her new friend Anne to her old friend Mark. I’m glad I
decided to open the door.
 Our first date, which according to Anne was
12 days 18 hours 14 minutes and 43 seconds later, was 5 hours long
and was the funniest and most enjoyable date I’ve ever had.
When I finally got home, my cheeks were hurting from smiling and
laughing so much.
One of the first bits of humour that night
was after the bottle of wine had arrived, and I asked Anne how she
liked it. She replied that in actual fact she couldn’t taste
it very well, due to her mouth being frozen from a visit to the
dentist. With a completely straight face, I responded that I
now understood why she’d been drooling so much of her wine since
she’d arrived. She was quite amused after the shock wore
off.
Since then, our life has been just like our
first date… a lot of drooling.
Anyway, there are some people I would like to
thank:
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My mother Doreen, to whom I owe so much.
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Noelle L*****, Anne’s mother, who has given me
such a priceless gift.
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My sister and brother and their families.
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My new family, Anne’s sister and brothers,
with whom I am very proud to be associated.
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Lucy and Case W***** and the rest of the
W*****s, who have made me to feel very much a part of their
family.
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And last but certainly not least, my friends
John, Allan, Debbie & Gary.
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Also, I would like to say a special thanks to
all the people that have traveled a long distance to be here today.
Your effort has added much happiness to this day for us.
Thank you. |
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