A Perfect Day

It didn't rain, the kids all did their jobs perfectly, I had all my closest friends and family with me. Week one of being Mrs GP has been a little bit of a roller coaster due to external situations, but we are moving things around in the cabin and he is making sure it feels like "ours". Thanks to everyone who helped make this day exactly what I had wanted.....More to come!

On our trip home yesterday we learned the terrible news that my cousin Chantelle had had an accident while floating the North Platte River in Casper, Wy with her husband and friends. Josh lost his wife, Uncle Fred lost his daughter and I lost a first cousin. This is my Dad dancing with her at her wedding last September.

Words can't express how sad I fell for her family and husband. Uncle Fred, Aunt Nancy and her little brother Tanner were at my wedding last weekend, and still not home. They were in Ohio and my Aunt and cousin are helping them drive home.

Though I didn't know her very well as an adult.....she was a delight to be around every time I did see her.

Chantelle was....24
Beautiful Inside and Out, with a strong resemblence to our Grandmother

A Nurse, a vocation fitting for her caring spirit

A Christian, and I hope her family's faith can get them through this terrible loss.

Countdown

Go Postal's Dad will not get to move home until next week now (it was suppose to be today), I caught a cold, and my pianist is having her first Grandbaby in WV! But all in all wedding plans are falling into place and in two days I will be Mrs GP so all is well. We are staying a few nights at the Planters Inn in Charleston and it looks very nice. We even found a postal museum to visit while we are down there. Wonder if there are any good quilt shops to check out? Family starts to roll in tonight, pedicures this afternoon....let the fun begin!

Heart felt Reccomendation

I don't use a travel agent much. With today's internet sites I usually do my own travel planning. But for a big trip like Hawaii we decided to consult a professional. It saved me a lot of time...but I had no idea at the time how much more it would really save us. With GP's Dad's condition we decided to postpone our trip. No we didn't buy insurance, and technically we could have lost the entire cost. Gretchen explained our situation and re-booked our trip for early October. All we have to pay is the airline ticket change fee. What a blessing.

If you all are in need of a great travel agent, one that goes above and beyond....please seee Gretchen at the AAA on Stratford Road.

Go Postal is getting ready too....

Wedding plans are all coming together. While I finish up programs, seating assignments, flowers etc, Go Postal is also working on a few assignments. He is finding a song from every artist we have seen together for a CD....which is he taking very seriously. Also, as I was working upstairs in the quilt room he was downstairs getting the vehicles ready. The Studabaker isn't running and had to be towed into the barn. We first had to get the bats off the car cover...and he put some mouse traps into the car a few days ago to make sure it was critter free before moving into the new barn. So the plan is to drive away from the church with the top down......in the Flamingo colored Studabaker. Then we will leave the reception in the Willy's Jeep. I am sure he will spend his Saturday morning of the wedding putting the final shine on the cars.

His Dad continues to struggle, please keep him in your prayers.

Banjo was also not well yesterday. We couldn't get him to move much and he had not eaten well for a few days. He got to spend the night in the air conditioned quilt room and seemed better this morning, but he is at the vet for a check up today just to be sure.

In the Country

I was driving to GP's on Saturday after running some errands at home and laughed as I saw a billy goat (that is normally tied in the front yard of a house I pass) lounging on the hood of the resident's truck....like a cat. Yep, I am moving to the country.

Then when I got to the cabin, this is what the view was from the front yard. This big tractor scooping up all the hay.....then it paused.....and left this:

Its like it was laying an egg....pretty cool, I had never actually seen the machine that makes these up close. Yep I am moving to the country.

Then GP got home with the long awaited newest machine in the fleet of cars/trucks/tractors etc. A new zero turn radius mower. It is a little difficult to drive (I tried it and will not be ready to mow until I practice more) Even to get it to go in a straight line is tricky since you push forward with two different handles. But he mowed his father's field in about an hour....versus the almost four it takes on the tractor. This baby will pay for itself quick in time! Giving us more time to enjoy living in the country. Now if we can just figure out how to reduce the mosquito population!

He's Ready

OK Sofia, your escort is going to look GOOD in his tuxedo.