First a welcome, then a wedding

Welcome, fine people, to my blog of pictures. I'm starting this because I received a wonderful present from my father and step mother this Christmas. A brand new digital camera. It's green and thin and rather wonderful. Not to mention useful! Who would have guessed that I'd have a camera when my mother got married?! Not me... but that brings me to my next subject. A marriage.

First we have the bride, all pretty in white. She is my mother. She has flowers in her hand. And do you see her smile? I don't know if you can tell from this picture, but the smile was magnificent. After all, who else would it be with a groom like she has?

My mom's groom is in this picture. His name is Paul. He was quite handsome in his tuxedo, even if his bow tie wasn't hidden underneath his collar. I laughed when his daughter Katie tried to fix it for him and he wouldn't let her. In this picture his flower had fallen upside down too... but I had that problem all night! If I moved faster than a very slow walk my flower would flop right over like a dead fish... Oh well.

It was a nice wedding. It was held in the cultural hall of the Weston church of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. I was there with my sister and my daughter Lucy. Both of them were in beautiful dresses, and I was dressed in my brand new suit coat. Normally a two hundred dollar coat... bought at sixty nine dollars! I was wicked excited, even if a suit coat isn't normally what I would put in my daily wardrobe.


Now, not all weddings have princesses, but this one had two (seen above). One of them was my daughter, Lucy, and the other was Paul's granddaughter. Her name is Corina. Both of them had beautiful dresses on, and they got to throw flowers around! Actually, Lucy didn't much care for the flowers, but she loved carrying the basket around with her. She has fascinated by the white petals in the basket. She would pull one out, stare at it, and then put it back for another one.

And of course, every wedding needs its excitement. This is one of my favorite pictures, one of my mother's bride's maids. My wonderful sister Suzzie. This picture was taken on accident, but it was probably my favorite one of the whole night. It's completely spontaneous, and shows the entire spirit of the evening. Of course the bride is there as well, and even Corina the flower girl.

All in all it was a wonderful night. Lot's of fun, lot's of people, lot's of cleaning up afterwards. Still, it was nice to see my grandparents again, and nice to see my mom get married to someone she loves dearly. It was nice to see them run away together, sneaking out of the wedding before the cleanup period! Still, I got them back. Mom forgot to hand me the keys to the car before she left, so I got to make her come back and hand them back to me. Even brides can't completely get out of clean up duty!

This is just the first post of many, but probably the most exciting. How can I top a wedding?! I dont' know, but I will continue trying. Your welcome to come along with me and Live, Love, and Laugh.