Ravnikar Wedding Slideshow
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Carly and Nicholas August 18, 2007
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The slideshow presented at the wedding.
Transcript of Ravnikar Wedding Slideshow
Carly and Nicholas
August 18, 2007
Somewhere,
in a Distant Galaxy of the Universe….
The year is 1982. September.
The world could never have expected the fate that would befall it…
Back Then…
Nicholas Bathed … Regularly
And Got Plenty of Sleep!
Grandma Sue Brate
While Appearing Normal to the Naked Eye…
Robert Ravnikar Laurie Ravnikar
the Force was Strong within the Child.
And the World Was Left to Wonder.
The Boy Continued a Normal Life …
He Celebrated Birthdays,
Grandpa John Ravnikar
Worked in his Pajamas,
Grandpa Roger Brate (Papa)
And contributed to important dialogues concerning the
linguistic infrastructures of the human biomass …
You see, Grandma,
the thing about lan-
-guage, is that…
Grandma Jeanette Ravnikar
Whether on Horse,
On Bike,
On Bus,
In the Woods,
… Or At the Beach …
There Was a Void …
… Even Alf Could Not Fill.
and then …
Natasha Ravnikar
He Found Someone
Who Shared his Love for Hats
Still, the Ravnikar Trinity was Incomplete.
Natalie Ravnikar
Then, with his Gang Assembled …
He Would Take the World by Force.
Anyone Unfortunate Enough to Stand in His Way,
Would Feel his Wrath
And this Time, he was not Alone.
Meanwhile…In a Far Away Land
A Pulse within the Force was Growing Stronger
The Boy had Felt it, Though he had Been Only Two
When it Began to Shine…
A Distant Glow,Almost
Forgotten …Yet it Would Brighten
Then, she had Only Been a Shiver on
the Spectrum of The Force
Like the Boy,She Thought
It Best to Lay Low.
She Would LieIn Cognito,Until her Time Came…
(Cheryl Jean Surber)
Content to Wait in Calculation.
But she Began to Grow Impatient
Trisha Baker
… And the Force Gave her An Unnumbered Cunning …
She Could Wait No Longer!
She Gathered her Minions Early …
… But her Army was Still in Need of a General …
Allison Nicole Surber
The Girl’sHeart FilledWith Such Joy!
Finally,She wasPrepared To Lead herQuest …
… But Still,Something wasMissing …
… Something Besides her Shirt …
They Did not Know it Then …
… But they were Destined
They Dressed Up Real Fancy
… And Blended inLike Perfect Angels..
They Wanted to be “Just Like Dad”
…Still The TwoLed VeryDifferentLives,
Yet their Paths Came
Close toCrossing …
While Living in Waukegan,They Joined the Scouts,
Went to the Same Parks, and Played Ninja Turtles at the Same Pizza Hut.
They Even wentTrick-or-Treating …
On the Same Streets!
And Boy,They Loved Halloween!
They Left Illinois
At Similar Ages.
Said Goodbye to their Friends and
the Familiar Comforts
And Soon Found Themselves in The Ominous Land of Cheese.
Neither Could Anticipate …
… The Long Journey thatAwaited .
The Years that Followed, Grew Dangerously Akward.
They Were Helpless Against It
(But, Hey, it was the 90’s!)
And Just When it Seemed to be Over
Those Terrible Teen Years Began…
Both Struggled toContinue their Quest …
They were able to keep under the radar during Junior High,
And Remained Active in Sports into High School.
But found High School
Assimilation moreDifficult…
(Which is probably an understatement.)
But they Still Kept that Theatrical Flare!
(Which is Still Probably an Understatement).
Only One Thing Remained Constant.
The Love and Support
From their Friends and Family.
The Years Flew By,Soon the Two were Grown
Upon Graduation, the Two Left to Strike Out on Their Own.
The Girl Pursued a Career in
Health Care,
And, well, the Boy Pursued Different Indevours…
But they Remained Close to their Families.
But in Time, their Paths Would Cross Again.
The Year is 2004.
They First MetIn a Rainbow Alliance Meeting.
But their Paths Would
not yet Diverge.
They Found Separate Means of Burrowing into the University's
Internalized Structure.
But, their Time was at Hand, and they Could Wait
No Longer!
The Two Began a Long and Strange Mating Ritual.
Carly
Nicholas
And Somehow, they were able to Draw the Other’s Attention.
They Began to Join Forces,
They Discovered
Mutual Friends,
And a Love for Karaoke.
Both would Prove to be Lasting Enjoyments.
(The Best Man)
(Groomsman)
Each Saw Something in the Other,
But Waited Purposefully.
In 2005 they Grew CloserWhile Working on the
Student Newspaper Together.
And the Courtship Began.
They had Many Articles Published in the Same Issue.
(And Served as the Other’s Best Critic).
They Took a Class Together And would Take Turns
Reading Out loud.
They Exchanged Poetry
Finally, they had their First Date - Not Date .
And they Went on More Dates-Not Dates
Until, Finally, they Shared theirFirst Kiss!
And then Finally Went on Their First
Date-Date!
The Two Were an “Official Item” by Winter of 2005…
They Moved into Kenosha
the Following Summer
And had Babies!!
Mallarme and Guillame Ravnikar
And what Proud Parents They Were!
They Watched their Babies Grow.
Sometimes, They Used Parenting Skills Taught by
Family…
Sometimes Improvised.
They are Continuing their Work in College,
Both are Pursuing Advanced Degrees
in English.
They Enjoy Trips to Chicago,
Waukegan, Milwaukee, and Visiting
Family.
They Continue Working Together on Campaigns, and Accompany Each
other on National Conferences.
Now that the Boy has Found the Girl,He Does not Want to Let her Go.
They Have Shared Many Happy Years Together
And as MuchAs the Boy
Misses Lois…
He Likes this Girl with the
“Shirley Temple Curls”
(Grandma Prugh)
