fabulous/not-so fabulous - #12

Next up is a story from Sue. She says that she's not comfortable speaking in public, but I had no idea! She made a great speech about her dad with the cutest story of the two of them doing a paper route together.

"For my father/daughter dance, I had known for years that we would dance to "Unforgettable" by Nat and Natalie Cole. The song meant something to me and I had a story to go with it that i wanted to share with my family and friends at the wedding, just before our dance. Days before the wedding, things were of course hectic and I thought about skipping the speech. I had enough on my plate and really didn't like getting up in front of crowds to talk. I kept going back and forth about writing the speech. Finally, 2 days before my wedding, I put it together. I practiced, printed it on note cards, the whole nine yards. I didn't tell anyone about the speech because I wanted it to be a surprise for my dad but also if I chickened out no one would know. I can't tell you how happy I am now that I made that speech. I think almost everyone there came up to me and told me what a wonderful speech it was and how they had tears in their eyes. The speech was really about my father and how lucky I was
to have him as my dad. It meant a lot for me to have him hear this. You know, life's too short to worry about the little things. My wedding day was the one day where I could do whatever I wanted and every single person in that room was someone special to me and my husband. I got over my fear of public speaking (for that moment!) and I am so happy. I have that speech on video and I have my family's reaction to it. I am just so happy I didn't pass up this great opportunity!"








Thanks Sue!