For a few years now, Ryan has been saying he wanted a champagne sword.  At first I thought he was joking, and then I realized he really thought it would be a good souvenir to take home with us.  I kept avoiding getting that as a gift when birthdays or holidays came around, and finally for Father’s Day this year I decided I would get it for him.  When the timing didn’t work out and I wound up not getting it, our friends came to the rescue.  They had wanted to give Ryan a gift to thank him for the tickets to the race in Le Mans, so when we went to their house for our weekly F1 race watch party they presented him with a champagne sword.  His eyes lit up like a girl receiving an engagement ring!  Needless to say, it was put to the test right away and Ryan successfully opened a bottle of champagne on the first try.