? What a wonderful dayfor you and your family.?? My words,amplified by one of the many microphones hidden in the platform, reached thecrowd. ?I nodded...imperceptibly at Harryand raised one eyebrow.? He fiddled witha knob on the console, and the volume went up slightly.? The crowd, meanwhile, having heard my wordsof welcome, roared appreciatively.??????????? Inthe old days, and at some traditional weddings now, the groom is already therewhen the bride walks down the aisle.? Butat AIM Weddings, we. Off weekends and holidays. Perfect, if you have a k**. Money and benefits are ok, but not great. I didn't really associate with the women at work because most of them were married and we just had different interests. They didn't know a lot about me and it worked out fine until my 48th birthday. I got to work and discovered a dozen pink roses at my desk. Oh my!! From my black boyfriend whom I have been seeing and didn't tell them about. He called me Marcie instead of Mark. Sexually I am his. ’ Before he could go any further Robin stepped between them and said, ‘I think it’s time we were getting Scott back to the hospital. He has a long day ahead of him tomorrow. The bandages come off his eyes and we are praying his eyesight will return. Come on, Katelin, let me help you get him back into the van and I’ll follow you to the hospital in my car’. Stephanie stepped back as family and friends surged forward to say good-bye and wish him well. ‘I’ll come by the hospital tomorrow. I want to. Hopefully doing things like that will help us reconnect.”I sighed and shook my head.“I’m trying to be more assertive but it’s not as easy as I thought it would be. Jen gave me a lesson in that yesterday. She really told me off when I wasn’t doing the right thing. I was kind of shocked but also kind of impressed. And I felt bad because Jen was right and I was wrong. It really reinforced to me that Jen is now an adult. I already knew that but yesterday drove it home.”Benito nodded. “What about.