I would like to say we had no problems that day but we hit a big piece of tire retread that flew up and hit our trailer side door and left black steaks. They came off except for one space where it actually scraped the paint. No one will notice it but us so it is not the end of the world.
Another thing I didn't mention was when we were dropping the trailer at Pilot in Marion, one of the landing plates was missing. We called DRV and they are sending one to Kara's house. Such is life on the road.
Thursday we had just a few hours drive to Addison Oaks campground. We are glad we made a reservation and selected our spot when we were up in the summer. There were lots of campers, maybe because it was 93 and a whole week of those temps was forecast. We set up quickly then went to Kelly's to deliver a few things. Only Ally and Cassie were home, both getting ready for the bachelorette party. Apparently Grandmas are not invited to these?!?!
From there we went to Kara's. She had to stay in Pittsburgh an extra day so Bill was going to Morgan's school orientation. We offered to take the kids to dinner. But before we did that we picked a bag of peaches at Gus and Melissa's.
It was late when we got back to the campground and not long before we went to bed.
Friday I had a 10:15 hair appointment and after that we picked up a rental car at Enterprise. Once we picked up our things and returned the truck to the campground, we left for Cleveland. Detroit highways are under construction and we had to go way out of our way and it took forever to get to Ohio. We headed east and the rest of the trip was fine.
Some relatives were already at the hotel so we were able to visit some before rehearsal. One bridesmaid was unable to be in the wedding Saturday because her grandfather's funeral was being held. So I was asked to do the second reading in her place and the priest would read the Petitions. From there we went to the Winkng Lizard upstairs party room. There was a buffet dinner and drinks served but it was terribly noisy with wood floors and nothing to absorb sound. Gifts were distributed to those participating and I was given a silver cross necklace.
Groomsmen received coolers with a Smirnoff Ice inside!
We were back at the hotel and in bed by 11. It was a long day.
Saturday morning, many were gathered in the breakfast room and we had a chance to visit. Then we all dressed for the wedding. The girls were getting their hair and make-up done in Amber's suite.
The littlest one is Jemma, my sister's great granddaughter. She did an awesome job for a 2 year old!
Here is her brother Jameson who made a big hit! He turned the sign around on the way out.
Brian, the shorter one, is the groom and my brother's grandson, with his younger but bigger brother, Dustin who is our godson.
Yours truly reading the definition of love in St. Paul's letter to the Corinthians.
Amber and Brian exchanging their vows.
We all met up again at the hall for dinner where Ted had been asked to say Grace. We worked on a prayer and he did a great job delivering it. It was a lovely wedding and the young folks had a blast at the reception. The only dance we danced was the "longest married couple" dance. We tied for first place at going on 53 years. The other music was out of our realm of dancing unless you consider rolling on the floor to Proud Mary a dance style!
The next morning we said our goodbyes at the breakfast room. It was so much fun seeing and visiting with so many of my relatives.
We headed west back towards the campground but first made a stop in Monroe, MI to visit Dave and Karen, friends from the Rio Grande Valley! We offered to go out to eat but she insisted on fixing dinner complete with her fantastic apple pie! She even sent us home with two pieces for the next day.
We finally got to have a campfire and put our feet up. It's been a tough year when it takes until the end of September to have your first fire!
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