Max’s Big Day

I’ve decided that after several less than uplifting posts it’s time for some levity. On Saturday Max will be making his First Holy Communion and Confirmation. In the Catholic Church this is HUGE thing! Yet what is Max most excited about? Is it that he will be receiving Jesus through Communion or professing his faith or even that these ceremonies are seen by the Church as rites of passage? Oh no not Max, he’s just excited about his outfit. He will be wearing his first ever suit and tie! And we’re not talking about any old clip-on thing, nope this is a real silk tie imported from Italy. His Uncle Vito (Michele’s brother and Max’s Godfather) is brining it as a gift tonight when he arrives from Italy for the festivities. Max is very excited for his Uncle’s arrival but I’m starting to suspect that it may just be the tie he’s waiting for. You see Max picked out this tie all by himself at Christmas and he insists that he looks very, very handsome in it! He’s never at a loss for tooting his own horn!

In honor of this big event family members have been flying in all week and Max is just in seventh heaven! He loves having everyone around even amidst all the confusion that too many Italians in one room can cause. Although he hasn’t been feeling too well respiratory wise his broad smile hasn’t left his face all week and that’s put me in my own “seventh heaven”.