Add vinny’s best man speech :)

Author: tonywok

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+layout: post
+author: Tony Schneider
+title : Vinny's Best Man Speech
+date  : 2018-10-05
+tags  : misc
+---
+
+### Intro
+
+Good evening everyone, if we haven’t yet had the pleasure of meeting, my name is Tony and I’m Vinny’s younger brother.
+
+### Thanks
+
+First, I’d like to thank the Fitzgeralds for hosting such a wonderful weekend and welcoming us to their city and home.
+
+Next, I want to give a special shout out to my parents for putting all this together tonight.
+
+And of course, the beautiful bride, Janie, and everyone’s favorite Schneider — Vinny.
+
+### Humbled
+
+With such a quality line up of friends from various stages in your life, I’m humbled to have been asked to be your best man.
+
+...Though I’m pretty sure mom said you had to.
+
+While he may not realize it, throughout my life, Vinny has been and continues to be my role model.
+
+I’ve always admired his kindness towards others, lightheartedness, and seemingly effortless ability to attract and maintain friendships.
+
+You know, I don’t think I’ve ever met a single person that didn’t immediately like Vinny.
+
+I sat down to think of any real flaws and the only things I could come up with was his insistence on ordering the most boring flavor of any junk food and pulling all the toppings off of his pizza.
+
+Then again, that diet seems to have worked out pretty well for him. As for me, well...
+
+### Story Time
+
+Though generally good at things, on a rare occasion, something would come a little easier to me than it would to Vinny. For instance, Math.
+
+He haaaated having his younger, nerdy brother teach him.
+And of course I didn’t exactly enjoy it, but mom would throw me a few bucks every now and again to keep the peace.
+
+Now I’ve never been known to be much of a fighter, but one fateful day, after a particular grueling session, in what would later go on to be known as “the punch”:
+
+I looked over to Vinny. And He looked back at me with the face of someone who had clearly mentally checked out long, long ago.
+
+In a fit of rage, the likes only known by a pubescent teenage boy, I sucker punched him right in the noggin.
+
+While not my proudest moment, my wimpy punch must have knocked some sense into him — after all he did become the doctor in the family.
+
+### The Journey
+
+Speaking of graduate school...
+
+Who could have known that small college in a town we’d never heard of, would bring us here today.
+
+It certainly wasn’t an easy journey, but Vinny got there through sheer determination and grit. Hearing that Vinny got in to Lynchburg was one of the proudest moments of my life.
+
+After 18 years of living down the hall in Alliance, and 5 or so years living across town in Columbus, it was bittersweet to have my closest, oldest friend move 7 hours away. 
+
+...Though it definitely freed up some space in my apartment.
+
+And to top it off, he’d go on to meet Janie.
+
+You’ve made My brother the happiest I’ve ever seen him.
+
+Now that you’re officially a part of the family, please adjust your watch to Schneider time, bestowing you the right to show up 10-15 minutes late to any event going forward.
+
+### Toast
+
+So, with that, please join me in wishing Janie and Vinny a lifetime of happiness, helmets, and more than mediocre Star Wars sequels.
+
+_Fin._

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+<span class="post-meta mono">2018-10-05</span>
+        <a href="/2018/10/05/vinnys-best-man-speech.html">
+          Vinny's Best Man Speech
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 <span class="post-meta mono">2012-12-04</span>
         <a href="/2012/12/04/djp-all-sides-with-ann-fisher.html">
           Dick and Jane Project on All Sides w/ Ann Fisher