Rebecca and I were kid-free for the weekend thanks to generous grandparents. On Sunday we went to Julie Goodman's wedding: a beautiful wedding, in a beautiful church nestled among the fall colors in Excelsior. One of the officiants was Julie's dad...he gave a very touching speech in which he used a bell that he had bought for the couple as a type of object lesson. He'd even inscribed the bell with their names, the date, and the verse that he had spoken on. The congregation was in tears for the joyous couple when he raised the bell to introduce the two and ring out the news with his concrete metaphor. Only...instead of saying Mr. and Mrs. Dan Orlando...he announced, "I now present Mr. and Mrs. Dan Alexander." He then rang the bell. Well it got a big laugh from everyone but Amber (Rebecca's friend from Duluth) had the best zinger when she leaned over and whispered, "He better check the bell!"