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whenshewasthreedaysold.
IthinkbacktothefirsttimeIhadtheopportunitytobecomeacquaintedwithmyniece.Asmysistercradledherinherarms,theinfantgirlclaspedhermother'
soutstretchedfinger.Myintuitiontoldmethathertemperamentwouldbeasunnydisposition,ajoytopeoplearoundher.
Asshegrew,thecutelittlegirlhadaninfectiouslaughthatstartedasasmallgrin,thenbecameagiggleandgrewlouderandlouderuntilittriggeredaresponsefromallthepeoplearoundherandtheyjoinedin.
Asanadolescent,shestudiedhardandenjoyedwell-deservedsuccessinsecondaryschoolassheinteractedwithherpeergroup.Afterreceivingherhighschooldiploma,shechosenursingashercareer.
Fromthebeginningoftheyoungcouplesromanceitwasevidentthattheywerecompatibleandwerecompletelyintriguedwitheachother.
ThecouplehadanengagementpartywhenIwasathomeinCanadaafewmonthsago.Thepartywasintheformofapicnicinabeautifulrosegarden.Tocelebrateandtotoasttheirfuture,wedrankchampagne.Astheyposedunderanarchcoveredwithclimbingroses,wesnappedpicturesfortheirphotoalbum.
Thecoupledecidedonafallwedding.Plansfortheweddingdaywereactivatedimmediately.Thedecisionsabouttheforthcomingeventweresharedbythewholefamily.Aclosefriendofthefamilywascontactedandinvitedtosingasolojustpriortotheceremony.Thedaybeforetheceremony,arehearsalwouldtakeplacesothattheremainderofthedetailscouldbelookedafterandattendedto.Theplanningthattakesplacebeforehandforoneoftheseeventsandalltheworkthatthebigdayentails,withmanypeoplecollaboratingtomaketheeventrunsmoothly,areimmense.Theconscientiousattentiontodetailwillbeevidenttothespectatorsofthisevent.
Icanimaginetheexcitementandemotionsofthefamilytoday.Thetimeisnear.Theceremonywillbeginin3shorthours.Thebridewillberadiantasshecomesdowntheaisleescortedbyherfather.Shewillwearhergrandmother'
spearlsasanaccessory.Herveilwillbethesameoneashercousinworelastyear.shewillwearabluegarter.AspartofthetraditionofCanadianweddings,shewillbewearingsomethingold(thepearls),somethingnew(hergown),somethingborrowed(theveil)andsomethingblue(thegarter).Asthefirstchordsoftheweddingmarchareplayed(amelodyfamiliartoall),thecongregationwillrise.Gaspswillbeheardastheycatchaglimpseofthebrideinhergorgeousweddinggown.Themotherofthebridewillcalmlyviewthiswholeevent,thoughtearswillblurhervision.Shewillbeovercomewithsentimentatherdaughter'
sapparenthappiness.Thepicturewillbeonethatwillembodyhopeforthefutureofhumanity.
Asthecoupleexchangeweddingvowstheywillbeaffirmingtheirlove
andmakingacommitmenttoeachother.Allthespectatorsaretheretowishthemwell.
Asthetimeapproaches,Ithinkbacktootherfamilyweddingsovermanyyears.MyoldersisterswereallmarriedinthesamechurchandasbridestheycarriedawhiteBibledecoratedwithtinyroses.Thereceptionsfortheirweddings
astherewasnolargebanquethallinthelocalarea.Thefeastwasusuallycatered
byagroupofchurchmembers.
Today'
sweddingreceptionwillbeheldinanarenathatwillbedecoratedwithjusttherightamountoffallflowersinwonderfularraystogiveitdignityyetatouchofglamour.Thetabledecorationswillbeamasterpiece.Oneofthetabledecorationswillbesmallpumpkins,usedascontainersforflowersthatwerecollectedfromfamilygardens,surroundedbyalargewreathmadefromlongstalksofwheat.Therewillbeafewcolouredleavesplacedinsidethewreath.Maybetheywilluseoakandmapleleavestoshowthesplendouroftheautumncolours.Thecolouroftheoutfitsthatthebridesmaidsarewearingwillbefallcoloursaswell.Theingeniousdecorationswillbeappreciatedbythemanyguestsattendingthefestivities.Ateachplacesetting
therewillbeaspecialpapernapkinwiththebrideandgroom'
snameprintedonitandthedateoftheirwedding.Itwillbecarefullyfoldedplacedontopandofalinennapkin.Thiswillbeoneofthesouvenirstheguestswillhavetocommemoratethespecialweddingday.Alsoateachplacewillbeafewafterdinnermintsfortheguests.Aminiaturetreewillalsobeplacedateachpersonsplace.Theintentisforthegueststotakethelittletreehomeandtransplantittoaspecialplace.Inthisway,ourenvironmentisalsoimprovedandthetreewillbecomealivingtributetotheyoungcouple.
Thegroomwillcarryheracrossthethresholdasiscustomaryforayoungcoupleastheybegintheirnewlifetogether.ThehoneymoonplanswilltakethemtothewestcoastofCanada.
Theywillhaveaweekofprivacyfarawayfromfriendsandfamily.TheywillinhabitacondominiuminthetownofWhistler,BritishColumbia,
intheRockyMountains.Theywillfeelasiftheyareroyaltyliving
inamansioninthislittlebitofparadiseonearth.Thereafter,theywillreturnhometoOntariowheretheywillreside.
TheiroriginalplantospendtheirhoneymoononboardayachtintheMediterraneanSeawasabandonedwhenworldcircumstancesdictatedthatourcountryCanadawasasaferchoice.
Earlierthismonth,asIthoughtabouttheforthcomingmarriage,andknewthatIwouldbeunabletoattend,Idecidedtowriteamessagetotheyoungcouple.Theintentwasthatthemessagewouldbereadaloudduringtheweddingreception.Inthemessage,Iwishedthemwellandurgedthemtocherisheachothereveryday.
UNIT2Let'
sDressUp——It'
sHalloween
FromearlychildhoodgettingdressedupisconnectedwithaspecialpastimeinNorthAmerica,calledHalloween.HalloweeniscelebratedonthelastnightofOctober,whentheairiscrispandsnowisnotfaroff.Everyyoungchildisacquaintedwiththisexcitingtradition.
OnthelastdayofOctoberwhendinnerisfinished,childrenhurrytodressupinacostume.Darknesscomesearlyatthistimeofyearandcautionmustbepracticed,foremostbythechildrenwhoaregoingfromhousetohouse,“trickortreat”.Parentswarntheirchildrennottodartoutinfrontofcars.Inalltheexcitementitiseasyforchildrentobecomedistractedandignoresafetyrules.Planningwhatyourcostumewillbe,aheadoftime,ispartofthefunoftheevening.Manymotherswillspendtimefabricatingoutfitsfortheirlittlegirlswhosuddenlyturnintocircusclowns,beautifulballetdancersorweirdcolorfulbugs.Fathersmayhelptheirsonsconstructacostumeoffoilarmor.LittleboysoftenenjoypretendingtheyareinthearmysoonHalloweenitispossibletoseesquadsoflieutenantsandsergeantsmarchingalonginthedark.Weaffiliatethiscelebrationwiththesupernaturalsosomechildrenmaychoosetowearaskeletoncostumebearingaskullandcrossbones,orevenamonstercostume.Thechoiceofwardrobefortheeveningisreallylimitless.Witchescanbeseenridingonbroomsticksacrosswell-illuminatedintersections.Earlierintheeveningtheymayhaveconcoctedawitch'
sbrewtoquenchtheirthirstfortheirarrivalhome.Ghostscanbeheardgroaningandmoaningwhiletheyglidealongcitystreets.Beautifulbutterfliesflutterbyontheirwaytoaparty.
Piratescarryingswordsandpistolsroamabout,patchesoveroneeye.SmallalienssearchforanewhomehereonEarth.WearingacapeandmaskallowsachildtobecomeSupermanforafewhoursandentertheworldoffantasy.Anethnicflavorisintroducedasabandofgypsiesdancealongunderabrightfullmoon.OfcourseyoucanalwaysseeacertainnumberofNativeAmericancostumes,thebuckskinjacketsanddressesdecoratedwithfringeandbeads.
Someyoungsterschoosetodecorateonlytheirfaceswithgrease
paintinsteadofwearingmasks.Inmanywaysthisissaferforachild,makingvisibilityclearer.Atthesametimeamaskallowsthemtoremainanonymoustoallbuttheirclosestfriends.Usually,onthenightbeforeHalloween,familymembersgathertogethertocarveapumpkin.OnHalloweennightthecandlelitfaceofthepumpkinshinesfromeachhomewelcomingthelittleghostsandgoblinstocall.Parentsusuallyescortsmallchildrenaroundtheirownneighborhoodhelpingtokeepthemsafe.Smallchildrenonlyvisitrandomhouses,theirparent'
sfriendsmostly,whileolderchildrenknockateverydoor.Crowdingontothefrontporchofthehousethechildrenrapatthedoorandchanttherefrain“trickortreat”.Householdersdistributecandies,apples,peanuts,oranyedibletreatintodecoratedwoodensixquartbaskets,orplasticbags.Theymaybeaskedtoreciteapoemorsingasongbeforereceivingtheirtreat.Someluckychildrenmayreceivecookiesfromafreshlybakedbatchofchocolatechipcookies.Onarrivinghomethechildrenwilldumpallthejunkcandyoutontothefloortoexaminetheirloot.Usuallythereisagreatracketasbrothersandsisterscomparewhatgoodiestheyhavecollected.Adults,too,liketojoininHalloweencelebrationsbyattendingsmallhousepartiesorlargegroupgatheringsathallsorarenas.Theymayplaytheoldtraditionalgamessuchasbobbingforapples,whichfloatintubsofwater,tellingghoststoriesandisitingahauntedhouse.Everyoneseemstogetenjoymentfrombeingslightlyafraid.
IfyouliveinthecountrythehootingofanowloreventhehowlofawolfunderlinesthespookyatmosphereofHalloweenevening.Cloudsscuttleacrossthefaceofthemoonandtheflapofabird'
swingscanbeheardasitsettlesonthebarebranchesofatree.Eyesgleaminthenightasa