Weekend Wrap-up: Reunion/Wedding

The dust has settled. The smoke has cleared. The storm that is the family reunion has come and gone leaving very few casualties in it's path.

Let's start at the beginning. Get ready for lotsa photos.

Barb & Bill came down a whole week early. That was fantastic, especially since Fran & I had to cancel our last chance to hang out with them down in Georgia after I had a massive heart attack while eating a cashew covered tomato chased with a glass of chlorine. Ahem...so that was cool, yeah. Spent lots of time in the yard, trying to make all the flowers shine and sparkle.

We took a few America Gothic-style shots:




Dani & Vic showed up towards the end of the week, so we got to take a nice group shot one morning.


Barb decided she liked Vic's look.


As did Francis. She even went for a ride one day and lost her favorite glasses


Then Saturday was Ted & Carol's wedding. It was at the gorgeous Sayen Garden, quite emotional and terrific food. It didn't take long for Ted's side of the family (us) to get enough liquor in them to turn the place into Solid Gold dancers meets Gidget reunion.

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Fran on a bridge


Ted's side


the ceremony


Sayen House


Group Shot


the bride & groom






Sorry it's so dark. Ambience ya know. And yes that is Ted Eutermarks dancing, doing the bump I believe.

Sunday was the reunion. I haven't seen some of these people in over a decade. Family, family friends, family enemies, estranged family, new family; you name it, we had it.

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Eric, Travis & Fran pigging out


Danielle Oyler & Dani


the Berkeleys


Tyler, Dani, Fran, Travis, Dane & Jarod


Travis & Baby Dane (Kiana on the swing)


the Krupps up from Georgia


Oh and more dancing...






So like I said, dust settled, smoke cleared, and no major injuries reported, all in all it was a success. We should do it again...

...maybe in another 10 years.