Beautiful Day

THE NOTEBOOK, PAGE 21

My Cousins

You will need to invite all the Bailey cousins and their children. I’m sorry! But you know how tightly knit the Baileys are and how they will feel slighted if you don’t invite each and every one of them. As you may or may not remember, Beanie’s mother, Pat, only allotted Daddy and me forty invites, and so only five Bailey cousins made the cut and there was hell to pay. My cousin Linda STILL holds a grudge. And then NO ONE was invited to Margot’s wedding in Antigua. So, you see, these invitations to your wedding are non-negotiable. I’m sorry, sweetie.

The full list follows below.