Great people

We have met lots of wonderful people since we moved to Calgary -- can it be more than three years?!  How can it be?  But it is.  Two of the most charming are "P and M D".  They hosted a marvelous "Celebration" dinner party last Friday at a local Italian restaurant and we were fortunate enough to have been invited.

Let me tell you a bit about P and M.  Born dirt-poor in Ireland, they married, emigrated to Canada, worked, worked and worked and raised a large family.  Then -- because they are very smart -- they became very, very rich, but the wonderful thing is none of it has gone to their heads.  They are the same down-to-earth souls they have always been, which is why we get on so well.  Devout Catholics, they support many priests and have built a fabulous mountain camp for underprivileged children; some of their priest friends were also at the party -- naturally. 

This gathering was mostly family and extended family, so we were thrilled to have been included.  The food was fabulous, the live orchestra was perfect and the wine flowed.  Some people are naturally "real" and P and M fall into that category.  This shindig was to celebrate their 55 years of marriage.  Can you believe that?!  I don't think we will reach 55, because both of us had false starts, but I am sure we will make it to at least 40 -- unless I kill B first!