"Quinn Eleanor Kennedy was born at 4:48 a.m. on March 24th. 7 pounds 12 oz. 19 1/2 inches. She is doing great and we are thrilled! - Love, Liam, Jenny, and Baby Quinn" - Jenny Soltoff Kennedy
Today is Wednesday March 24th 2010. The news of today's post is obvious and there is no better news/information that I could deliver. Baby Quinn was born into the world today. A true blessing for two people who deserve the best.
Liam and Jenny met in December 2005, but their first real together time was in January 2006 when Jenny arrived at Liam's condo for a party. After getting over the hurdle of Jenny meeting Liam's friends, they were married on July 11th 2009 in Brewster (Cape Cod) Mass. It was a great day for a couple who have leaned on each other and dealt with several personal issues that have built strength in their relationship.
Weddings provide unique emotions. There is the grace and beauty of the wedding itself - the bride's gown, the flowers, the parent dances and the walk down the aisle to name a few. There is also the element that the day is a once in a lifetime event. You can renew your vows of course, but there will never be a day, for a bride and groom, like a wedding day. What I think about at weddings is how they bring together two sets of families and friends that may never see each other again. More than any other event, it brings people together who have never met, but spend a day together as if they have known each other a lifetime. On Liam and Jenny's wedding day I knew friends and family members from each side, but there were many people I had never met. I have clear memories of Liam's family from Ireland. I never met most of them, but by the end of the days (it was a weekend event) his relatives from Ireland wanted to put people "in their suitcases and take them home." They had fun meeting new faces and celebrating the marriage of Liam and Jenny. I'll never forget rehearsal night when the DJ music stopped and the Irish folk song singing took over. I will also never forget the generosity and the kindness of Jenny's parents. I had never spoken with Jenny's father, Howard Soltoff, until his daughters wedding weekend. Of course he (and his wife) was a provider of the wedding day, but he was more than that. He went out of his way, through conversation, to make sure his daughter's wedding day guests were having a great time. It's a unique quality about weddings. People meet and gather for a common interest. Memories are created through video and pictures, but the real memories are from the conversation, hand shakes, hugs and tears of people who may never see each other again.
Congratulations to Liam, Jenny on the birth of their daughter Quinn Eleanor Kennedy. Because of who you guys are, Quinn has a bright future ahead of her. I am happy for both the Soltoff and Kennedy families. Good night from Telluride.
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