The anticipated wedding week arrived and WE WERE READY!
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| 1016 meatballs were made and in the freezer, |
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| the flowers were planted and growing, |
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| the lawns were mowed and re-mowed to look perfect |
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| and Command Central was full of "to-do lists." |
Our first guests arrived from France on Monday night of the wedding week and the next few days were filled with airport runs and lots of visiting and more wedding details, of course.
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| Andrew and Joel did their share of work as well. With a bit of exaggerated drama, of course. |
Tuesday night was the wiener roast in the ole tree stump turned fire-pit. A first for many. Seating was straw bales from the barn.
Wednesday morning several awakened early to make a special appearance in Lindsay's French classroom while others went shopping. Wednesday evening was the "Farm Tour" with Cousin Jon. What a fun time!
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| Checking out my brother's hog farm |
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| Learning all about soybeans |
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| The beautiful moment when Cousin Jon gave his cousin (the bride) a beautiful bouquet of sunflowers. |
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| Exploring the cattle farm (at another brother's house) |
Thursday night was wedding rehearsal and then a good ole barbecue at our house with 60 friends and family. The wind calmed down, the yard was beautifully decorated and we celebrated.
My sister and her husband and two daughters grilled the hamburgers, put the food together and decorated the tables.
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| (Thanks, Nathan, for the photo.) |
