It’s become a tradition at Squicciarini graduations that siblings of the graduate come forward and share a few words… memories, jokes, or other humorous anecdotes (referenced as “roasting” in my last post). This custom was first instituted at Julianna’s commencement in 2008, to great effect. At that time, the Squicciarini students had recently completed a course in public speaking, so they were able to easily put together short speeches which struck the perfect balance of sweet sentiment and comic relief. Well, maybe not easily… but we had fun doing it, no question, and Christine’s graduation was approached with the enthusiastic assurance that we would continue the tradition.
Since we have a suitable forum here, I plan to post each person’s speech for the enjoyment of those who couldn’t attend in person. Sit back… and imagine each one read aloud with the appropriate Squicciarini gestures and animation. 
