### March 28 March 28 will always be a special day to me, as it was the day I married Eliza Schuyler in 1780. It was not a very fancy affair, as I was a poor struggling orphan with no family fortune. Nonetheless, I was determined to make it a fun and memorable wedding. For some added amusement, I proposed a humorous toast saying “Let us toast to ignorance, as it is the parent of many joys” which made everyone laugh. In addition to the comic relief, we also had a live band of three fiddlers – an example of the colonial equivalent of a DIY wedding band. In the end, despite the humble circumstances, we had a wonderful wedding. And to this day, I look back on the memory fondly.