Our June

The first weekend in June found us traveling back to my home state to attend my 25th HS reunion. Has it really been that long? We have scattered, especially the girls. Some to such distance places that not all of us could attend. It took some doings to make our paths cross. We were happy to have our teacher & his wife drop by for a bit, too.

We also were privileged to attend the graduation party of a nephew that weekend. And attend the Sunday service at the church where we were married one last time before it is remodeled/changed forever. 

Meanwhile our daughter made a trip to the Natural State and got to experience a girls camp called "Obsess". It was quite the experience. You can ask her about that. 

The 2nd week in June was taken up with the wedding of R's oldest sister. We never thought we'd see the day! This is the sibling who was known to say "I only need a man for 5 minutes". It took 50 years but she got a good man and we couldn't have asked for a lovelier day for an outdoor reception.

  

We learned a few things with this wedding: #1- one should not have to know prior to rehearsal that one is an usher at a wedding; all that is really necessary is to show up prepared to "dance". #2- black & black really can look classy (if you throw in a silver vest) vs. looking like an Amish funeral. #3- it is possible to have your entire family as bridal party; who knew a processional with 30+ people could be pulled off flawlessly?  #4- the pecking order is alive & well 

The 3rd weekend in June we participated in a truck show for the first time. You can polish all you want but that won't stop it from raining on your parade. Literally. 2 hours of rain that stopped about the time the parade ended. We were shocked at how many people turned out, in spite of the rain. Would I sit in the rain for 2 hours to watch a bunch of trucks go by? No. 

Parade of Lights

The last weekend of June we attended a wedding. We were quite honored to be invited guests, considering we're in that stage where we "never" get invited to weddings anymore. While there may be a certain amount of charm to a wedding in the woods, I hope & pray my daughter never gets the notion to take this route (it looked like a tremendous amount of work to me!) Considering the angle of my lovely white chair was one that kept me in suspense as to the possibility of scooting down hill at any moment, it was a relief the ceremony was mercifully short. :) 

During the week we keep ourselves busy with things like learning the new flatbedding job, spring cleaning basements (which may or may not includes howling over items in the 'sentimental value' file and cringing over silly things written in old love letters and diaries, along with sweeping spider webs and throwing out trash) and suffering through 3 audits (simply by merit of owning a trucking company, not for doing anything particularly wrong). 

It's a wonderful life.