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Tag: Daddy Daughter Dance

May I Have This Dance?

It was one of those things you want to record and play over and over again!  There were moments where I felt tears in my eyes.  Memories of this night will be forever etched in my mind. I got home a few minutes ago from my first Daddy Daughter Dance.   I picked up Andrew from … Continue reading May I Have This Dance? →

nostalgicitalian Uncategorized 11 Comments March 4, 2023March 5, 2023 4 Minutes

I Gotta Find My Boogie Shoes

Back in September of 2019, just 5 months before Ella was born, I wrote the following: Over the past 30 years, I have DJ’d thousands of weddings and hundreds of Daddy/Daughter dances!  At weddings, I have watched countless times as two special people shared their moment in the spotlight. At Daddy/Daughter dances, I have watched … Continue reading I Gotta Find My Boogie Shoes →

nostalgicitalian Uncategorized 7 Comments March 2, 2023March 2, 2023 2 Minutes

May I Have This Dance?

I posted this on Facebook the other day, but I wanted to post it here, too. I post it here because it is a memory that I do not want to forget. It is one of those moments that a father will treasure forever. Ella has been watching Disney's The Princess and the Frog. She … Continue reading May I Have This Dance? →

nostalgicitalian Uncategorized 5 Comments August 22, 2022August 22, 2022 2 Minutes

Back – But Not 100%

Despite the few blogs I had scheduled to be published, I really only got to jump on here to blog a couple times over the past few weeks because of Covid. So I figured I would fill you in on what's been happening ... Daddy Daughter Pirate Adventure Prior to my Covid diagnosis, I was … Continue reading Back – But Not 100% →

nostalgicitalian Uncategorized 8 Comments May 14, 2022May 14, 2022 4 Minutes

Aaargh You Excited? Absolutely!

As the title of this blog suggests - I am excited. I have a couple things to be excited about and I wanted to share them with you. I guess I should explain the whole pirate flag first ... What Kind of Shoes Go With a Peg Leg? My job often requires us to put … Continue reading Aaargh You Excited? Absolutely! →

nostalgicitalian Uncategorized 3 Comments March 16, 2022 5 Minutes

Daddy’s Little Girl

The past 16 weeks have been very exciting for Sam and me.  It has been especially nice to have this blog as a place that I can write things down and look back on later.  My last blog told of the ultrasound, finding out the baby's gender, and how we shared the news.  I am … Continue reading Daddy’s Little Girl →

nostalgicitalian Uncategorized 4 Comments September 4, 2019September 4, 2019 6 Minutes

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