Family!

My FAMILY JUST GOT BIGGER ( I DON'T MEAN TO SHOUT IN ALL CAPS-I DON'T KNOW WHAT I DID TO MAKE IT SO.)  !  I MET HALVARD SEVEN YEARS AGO  HE WAS IN CAPE TOWN THEN.  HE HAS BEEN TO MY HOUSE FOR TWO CHRISTMASES, PILOTED OUR CRUISE THROUGH WALES, AND SENT OUR DAUGHTER FLYING OFF A CLIFF WITH A TOTAL STRANGER FOR HER BIRTHDAY.  HE HAS BEEN ATTACHED TO OUR DAUGHTER AND ONLY CHILD FOR NINE YEARS AND TODAY HE OFFICIALLY BECAME ONE OF US. HE HAS BEEN UNDER SCRUTINY SINCE WE FIRST KNEW OF HIS EXISTENCE AND HAS PASSED ALL THE TESTS.  HIS FINAL EXAM OF 11 DAYS OF "TABLE TENNIS" PROVED HE IS INDEED A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH AND EVER SO WORTHY OF OUR DAUGHTER'S HAND IN MARRIAGE.  (I'VE ALSO LOST THE CAPABILITY TO START A NEW PARAGRAPH.)  WELCOME TO THE HESSE/THOM CONTINUUM, HALVARD HAGESAETHER!