Nathan Got Married

Saturday was the day Nathan chose to get married. History, as I remember it, was that Nathan was pretty young when I first met him. He and my eldest son Ed were about the same age so they were in class together in school and church. Ed's mom Judy was their cub scout leader and I was thier boy scout leader part of the time. Ed, Nathan and a few others had lots of adventures in their youthful years. Anyway, now that Nathan has gained a little maturity, he found Sarah and picked the day and a place. The Dalles, Oregon. As it turned out,we made a family reunion out of the occasion. Ed of course needed to attend and was to bring Jared, another of the boys of the same age who also lives in Utah. My second son Eric had to come along cause he has a car that works. It turned out that Jared (A Bishop in the Church) had responsibilities on Sunday that he couldn't avoid. When it turned out that Ed and Eric were traveling with an empty back seat, they stopped in Idaho and picked up their sister Cindy and her son Brady. I traveled by myself and other sisters Tracy, and Sara, and Sara's daughter Alexis drove in Tracy's car. The Utah / Idaho bunch arrived Friday night and stayed the night with their Uncle Pat in nearby Washington. Tracy, Sara and I left for the Dalles, early Saturday morning. We all met for lunch at a restaurant in The Dalles. Uncle Pat came along too.
The Wedding was in a beautiful place in the country south of The Dalles. It was a sunny pleasant day with an occasional shower. One of the showers occurred during the ceremony but many were armed with umbrellas and there were a couple of small shelters erected. A few of us stood under some trees and stayed dry.

The Bride was radiant and Groom was happy and carefree.

After the wedding we found our way to the reception room in The Dalles where we spent a delightful couple of hours reacquainting with lots of old friends and figuring out who the young people were by family resemblance.

Sometime during the weekend we each traveled to the Parkdale Cemetery to Judy's grave. Much of the weekend was cloudy but some of us were there when the clouds lifted and revealed Mount Hood. The pear orchards that surround the cemetery are in bloom, and enhanced the beauty of the place. We took Judy's mom Betty out for dinner Saturday evening.

Uncle Pat hung with us most of Saturday but went home to sleep early Saturday evening. I think my grand kids wore him out.

We haven't traveled to Utah for more than a year. Ed and Eric missed the family reunion in Ohio last year so it had been more than a year since I had seen them.

Eric

Ed

We visited Cindy and Brady last August at their home.

We see Sara, Tracy, and Lexi more frequently because they live a little over an hour away. It was still fun to see them. Sara is going to have a baby in three weeks, so I didn't know if she would travel. She did great.

Sara

Tracy












Lexi is a very active girl. she and I usually wrestle with each other and tickle and play when we are together. The people in the room below us were probably happier when I left to Pat's house so Lexi and Brady and I stopped thumping on their ceiling.





















On Sunday I had a leisurely drive home on the old Columbia River Gorge Highway. Since it is the wet season the water falls were roaring. It was beautiful and relaxing and I took photos but that will be another post.