One of A Kind Wedding

 One of A Kind Wedding

I finally got a chance to drop in to this thread and tell you all about the wedding we attended a couple of weekends ago. The invite said 'Very Casual' and I just wore cotton pants and a nice warm sweater. We sat in lawn chairs in front of the house (a log cabin they built themselves) most of us with some kind of booze in our hand that was graciously supplied by them. The front porch adorned with all kinds of flowers and planters most from guests as a wedding gift.

Around the corner they came, after someone cued up the wedding march on the c.d. player, both of them decked out in a brand new pair of bib overalls! His black with a white shirt, hers tan with a long sleeved tan shirt. 

The vows were their own and were short and sweet. It started with "My wish is to...share the good times and the bad....My wish is to... wake next to you every morning for the rest of our lives...and so on, to end with "My wish is to...spend the rest of our lives growing old together" It was beautiful

Then we were off to the back of the house with a view of the Black River where the smells of pork, ham and roast beef, grillin' in the homemade spit, filled the air. I am not a big meat eater but those roasts were every bit as good as they smelled and maybe better! We helped ourselves, on paper plates from tables set up in the garage/workshop, to buns and potato and macaroni salads and pickles. The dessert table was filled with homemade blueberry, rhubarb, apple, cherry and PECAN pies!! yummmmmmmm....not to mention at least 20 different kinds of squares and cookies and butter tarts.

After they cut the wedding cake, they served a piece to everyone while some of the men in the crowd tried their darndest to get the huge bonfire going. Once dark set in, the fireworks started and they went on for at least an hour while we all sat around the bonfire enjoying the heat. Music was piped from someone's car stereo.

We had a wonderful evening and it was a once in a lifetime experience I am sure!!

 GoodNite

I worked all weekend and Monday also. Come to find out that I am off now until next Monday!! Woohoo!! Lots of time to clean house before my mom and sister come this weekend for Colton's 6th b'day party, lol! We will be going to the mall on Thursday (his birthday) so he can spend $20 he got in the mail from gramma and Poppa Jack and so I can pick up the pics I had done of Hannah.       

We have a wedding to attend on Saturday at 4. Very casual outdoor wedding, with a BBQ and bonfire afterward. Sounds like fun!! I just hope that the weather holds out and warms up some. I would love to get to the drive-in this weekend too for the all-niter. The boys love to go and X-Men 2 is playing along with Daredevil and 2 others. Half the time I fall asleep through them but Cody usually lasts the nite. Need lots of munchies to keep us awake!

Summer Picnic

 I can't believe the wonderful weather we have been having on these weekends!! I just came in from the patio where I had my second cup of java and wrote a little in my journal. That is one of my favourite things to do on a sunny morning! Colin and Colton have gone off to church and Cody is playing his brand new Gameboy Advance he bought with his birthday money. Hannah is watching Dora and is waiting for her favourite 'Max and Ruby' to come on when Dora is over.

Yesterday Mike went out to the back of the property to cut down some trees to make way for the dozer that is coming this week to clear the trail to the back pastures. We need more pasture for the cows and there is plenty of it way back there we just need a laneway so we can get a truck out there too. So the kids and I packed a picnic lunch and went for a hike. It's over a mile and 1/2 to the very back of the property but we only hiked half way. We found a beautiful spot where we got out of the wind and ate our lunch, I swear I could have fallen asleep on that blanket if given the chance! It was so warm and cozy! Of course Hannah couldn't make it all the way back so Cody gave her a ride on his shoulders. She loved that.

No plans for today, just come what may. Though we really have to get out and mow that lawn as I still haven't tackled it. Tried to get the mower going the other day and couldn't and wouldn't you know it Mike gives it one tug and it goes. Grrr....I hate that thing but still haven't given in and purchased a more environment friendly push mower though the grass-cutting season is still young, lol!!