But the animals didn't get to dance . . . that I know of anyway
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Bill and I were lucky enough to attend the wedding of friends of Grant, Keri, Dave, and Erin. Actually it was the reception, the wedding having taken place on the beach in Key West in May. Grant and Keri had been part of that wedding party and had turned it into a week's vacation spending another night in Miami's South Beach and then a 4-day cruise in the Carribbean., They said they had a good time, but I don't believe that!
- The reception took place last Sat., June 14, at High Note Farm off Hillsboro Road in Nashville. Everyone I talked to remarked how surprised they were to find out that this place existed. I have no idea how many llamas or horses they have, but I scurried to take pictures before it got any darker. I felt very sorry for the horses, who came over when they spotted us, because there were so many flies all over them that I think they must have been miserable.
- But their misery was certainly delightfully overshadowed by our good time. The food (and drink) was wonderful; we met some nice people (a couple from Akron); and the 9-piece band rocked! We stayed till the bitter end mainly because we enjoy all of the boys' friends (i.e. the young people) and because I had one of the best low-pain days in a long while even though it was humid (which I thought increased the pain). So, my next theory is that I had taken a lot of prednisone for a bunch of bug bites I had. That would definitely cut down on the swelling in my head which I can feel when things are bad.
Anyway, as I've said before, I love weddings. What a celebration for the road ahead! A shout out and our best wishes for many happy years to the Sheppard's.
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Bill and I had a wonderful time with Dave and Erin at Erin's parents, Roger and Muriel Pfaff, in Marietta, GA. We drove down on Sunday and spent 2 nights at a Drury Inns & Suites, but ate all our meals (except the free breakfast at the motel) with the Pfaff's. Erin has one sister, Alison, and her boyfriend, Mike, were also in attendance. Mike is a med student at MCV, where Bill's brother Jim went (a few year's ago!).
We got hooked on dominoes, which we played when we weren't eating one of Murierl's wonderful meals. Of course, when we played we ate homemade cookies and candy, made by Erin and her mom. Dinner Sunday night was a wonderful chicken dish over pasta; Christmas Eve was 2 kinds of hearty homemade soups and homemade rolls; and Christmas dinner was prime rib. Wow! Were we impressed. Best thing to me: sticky pecan rolls at Christmas breakfast. Super yum.
On Christmas Eve we went to a candlelight service at 11:00 p.m. at the Pfaff's Lutheran church. It felt very similar to our Methodist candlelight service. I think the big Christmas present was something called a Wee, an interactive games thingy played on your TV. Like all playstation things, it's beyond me.
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Favorite Quotes
Art washes from the soul the dust of everyday life . . . PicassoBe who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind . . . . . . . Dr. SeussThe truth knocks on the door and you say, 'Go away, I'm looking for the truth,' and so it goes away . . . Robert M. Pirsig "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" The man who insists upon seeing with perfect clearness before he decides, never decides. Accept life, and you must accept regret . . . Henri-Fredric AmielWhat worries you, masters you . . . . Haddon W. RobinsonWhen we are young, the words are scattered all around us. As they are assembled by experience , so also are we, sentence by sentence, until the story takes shape . . . Louise Erdrich in The Plague of Doves
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