52) The Lovely Lisa
Not long before his 40th birthday our youngest son Dominic met a lovely girl called Lisa. We were beginning to think that maybe he would never find a wife but when he introduced Lisa to the family we immediately felt that maybe at long last he had found the one for him. As usual while adults are careful what they say children don’t have the same reluctance. After our first meeting with Lisa Claudia and Lauren spoke out what we were all thinking, they said, “We hope Uncle Dom marries Lisa”
Lisa works as a nursery school teacher for part of the week and as a nanny for a family the other days. She has been working for her family since the children were very young. They are now all in their teens, in fact the oldest is at University this year but they love Lisa so much they do not want her to leave them. She is still part of that family, going each week to do the shopping and other house keeping chores that the parents employ her for.
I don’t think there was ever much doubt that Dominic and Lisa were made for each other and it was not very long before they announced their engagement and started to plan their wedding. Dominic was keen to show Lisa a little bit of Africa before they settled down so they decided to go to South Africa on their honeymoon.
The wedding was planned for 20th September 2008 and the minister, Bil Ghali, married them in the Berowra Baptist church. Bil has been a good friend to Dominic since they both arrived at Berowra Baptist church about the same time in 2002. The reception was held at the Asquith Golf Club where approximately 100 guests helped them celebrate their special day.
Dominic and Lisa had worked hard to plan the event and everything went off very well. The dresses, the men’s suits, the flowers, the photographs, the decorations, the food, the music were all just right and we all had a great time.
Our eldest son Jonathan was Dominic’s best man and as such was entrusted with the ring. In the car on the way to the church Jonathan realised that he did not have the ring in his pocket and they had to turn around and go back to the house to find it. I think that was the only thing that went wrong the whole day.
We were a little concerned about the trip to Africa as we had heard of tourists being targeted by thieves and highjackers but Dominic and Lisa said that they received nothing but kindness and good service the whole time they were there. When they arrived at Johannesburg airport he asked a young local man where he could find the telephone so that he could inform the hotel that they had arrived and a car could be sent for them. The young man whipped out his mobile phone asked which hotel they were booked into and made the call for them. He organised where the driver should meet them and showed them where to wait. Dominic and Lisa said that this was the kind of service they got everywhere they went.
When the newly-weds came back from three weeks in Africa they settled into the little house that Dominic rents in Berowra and lead busy and happy lives, dividing their time between work, church and friends. Now fourteen months later they are looking forward to the birth on their first child in February.
In my job I meet many elderly ladies who do not have good relationships with their daughters-in-law. I think that this can be a very hard relationship so I am very blessed to have two lovely daughters-in-law. Siân and Lisa are very different but then Jonathan and Dominic are very different too so it is only to be expected. I love them both and am very grateful that they are good wives to my sons. What more could a mother want?
Lisa works as a nursery school teacher for part of the week and as a nanny for a family the other days. She has been working for her family since the children were very young. They are now all in their teens, in fact the oldest is at University this year but they love Lisa so much they do not want her to leave them. She is still part of that family, going each week to do the shopping and other house keeping chores that the parents employ her for.
I don’t think there was ever much doubt that Dominic and Lisa were made for each other and it was not very long before they announced their engagement and started to plan their wedding. Dominic was keen to show Lisa a little bit of Africa before they settled down so they decided to go to South Africa on their honeymoon.
The wedding was planned for 20th September 2008 and the minister, Bil Ghali, married them in the Berowra Baptist church. Bil has been a good friend to Dominic since they both arrived at Berowra Baptist church about the same time in 2002. The reception was held at the Asquith Golf Club where approximately 100 guests helped them celebrate their special day.
Dominic and Lisa had worked hard to plan the event and everything went off very well. The dresses, the men’s suits, the flowers, the photographs, the decorations, the food, the music were all just right and we all had a great time.
Our eldest son Jonathan was Dominic’s best man and as such was entrusted with the ring. In the car on the way to the church Jonathan realised that he did not have the ring in his pocket and they had to turn around and go back to the house to find it. I think that was the only thing that went wrong the whole day.
We were a little concerned about the trip to Africa as we had heard of tourists being targeted by thieves and highjackers but Dominic and Lisa said that they received nothing but kindness and good service the whole time they were there. When they arrived at Johannesburg airport he asked a young local man where he could find the telephone so that he could inform the hotel that they had arrived and a car could be sent for them. The young man whipped out his mobile phone asked which hotel they were booked into and made the call for them. He organised where the driver should meet them and showed them where to wait. Dominic and Lisa said that this was the kind of service they got everywhere they went.
When the newly-weds came back from three weeks in Africa they settled into the little house that Dominic rents in Berowra and lead busy and happy lives, dividing their time between work, church and friends. Now fourteen months later they are looking forward to the birth on their first child in February.
In my job I meet many elderly ladies who do not have good relationships with their daughters-in-law. I think that this can be a very hard relationship so I am very blessed to have two lovely daughters-in-law. Siân and Lisa are very different but then Jonathan and Dominic are very different too so it is only to be expected. I love them both and am very grateful that they are good wives to my sons. What more could a mother want?
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