Sasha and I recorded a theme song for Rock the Animals today. Enjoy!
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Happy Father’s Day to all the Dads out there, especially my Dad who was crushing it in the early 90′s.
Happy Father's Day
UpdateAnd just a few days later we meet the new Mark Garvey.
My nephew Mark Jacob Garvey born 6/28/2011
This is one of my all time favorite photos now. The Phillie Phanatic came by during the Collingswood Christmas parade.
Here’s a video of me playing the theme song at our annual family reunion log contest.
Jeanne took this awesome picture of Owen today.
Love this picture
I’m too lazy to scan this in, so this is what they’re talking about when they talked about the good enough revolution. I just took a picture of a picture with my phone.?The picture itself is super cute, though.
Sasha and Owen on Santas lap at the Cherry Hill Mall
Kristin also made a super cute robot quilt for Owen. Check it out.
Thanks Kristin!
I’m a dad. Again!
Owen Ryker Garvey was born on September 18th, 2009 at 2:39PM. He was 7lbs, 12oz, 20″ long, and a great addition to our family.
Isn't he cute?
He’s named after a character in the John Irving novel, A Prayer for Owen Meany. It’s Jeanne’s favorite book and I liked it a lot as well. I definitely liked the name. We sweated the middle name for months and finally settled on Ryker. Some other candidates were Issac and Elias. I hope he likes it!
Naming someone is freaking hard. My wife says I overthink it, but sometimes I feel like giving someone a name is like letting someone else pick our your tattoo. He’s the one who has to live with it for the rest of his life. What’s in a name? Sure you can say that, but I think we all have been influenced by someone’s interesting, odd, or boring name.
Jeanne and Owen are both doing great and we’re settling in at home. So far Sasha has been great with him. I’m headed back to work tomorrow.
People always say the day their kids are born is the greatest day of their lives. I think they are insane or kidding themselves. Even if everything goes 100% well, it’s an immensely stressful and uncomfortable day. For me the best day is when we’re all home and everyone is doing great. Like today.
So your brother / best friend / college buddy asked you to be his best man and you’ve planned the bachelor party, got measured for your tux, held on to the rings, and watched the groom get married.
Now it’s your turn to give the toast.
It’s by far the most nerve racking part of being the best man, so don’t screw it up! I’m not the best speaker in the world, but I’ve been a best man three times and have come up with three rules to follow.
1. Make fun of the groom: Don’t worry too much about your jokes about the groom. You will never have a more receptive audience in your life. They are well on their way to getting drunk at this point and want to laugh. Leave the raunchy stories for the bachelor party and stick to making fun of the groom for his hobbies or how much of a dork he was in high school.
2. Flatter the bride: After you’ve made fun of the groom, move on to the bride and talk about how beautiful/smart/amazing she is. Don’t be tempted to make fun of her! Leave that to the maid of honor.
3. Keep it Short: This is where most of the speeches I’ve seen falter. It starts out great and everyone is enamored with what you’re saying, but by the 12th minute and the 4th slide on the powerpoint, 30% of the people have slipped away to the bar, bathroom, or outside to smoke. Leave them wanting more and if you keep it under 3 minutes you should be able to memorize it and really look like a pro. Don’t forget to actually raise your glass and make it a toast.
Here’s the text from my 3rd best man speech.
The long awaited episode of Cutie Theater is here! We pick up where Episode IV left off. The Robots have been defeated and things are looking good in Cutie Land… or are they?
If you haven’t watched Cutie Theater before, get caught up before watching Episode V. Michaela, McKenzie, Jeanne and I worked really hard on Episodes 5 and 6 and we hope you like it!
Please send this to all your friends and digg it up!
Garvey Corporation was started long ago as a gas station in 1926 by an Irish immigrant named Gordon Garvey.? He chose a location on Route 73 directly between Philadelphia and Atlantic City, since it would be an ideal place for people to stop for gas coming from either direction.? The company moved away from being a service station over the years and evetually got into making sheet metal parts.? By the 50′s and 60′s, Gordon’s sons Fran and Bud took over the company and developed their own line of modular conveyor systems to sell to the local glass making industry.? In 1980, Mark and Bill Garvey, sons of Bud and Fran, took the helm of the company and expanded its reach into more extensive and complex product handling systems with customers all over the world.
As of last week, I’m the new General Manager.
It’s a role I never would have expected to come this soon if at all.? It’s nerve racking and exhilarating at the same time and an immense test on my abilities.? I like the work I have been doing far more than I ever thought I would and that helps.? Wish me luck, as I am responsible for the livelyhood of 80 people and their families.? I take that 100% seriously and think about it every day.
Not that I don’t have help!? We have a great group, including my brother Jake.
If you’re curious about what we do, check it out:? http://www.garvey.com
Also, here’s a case study I wrote for a wine magazine about what our equipment did for Rodney Strong Vineyards.
