Blessed to Have Family and Friends... :)

Hi! :D The coolest thing happened recently. One of my brothers called me and said that he and dad wanted to buy a plane ticket for me and ship me to Utah, then meet me there, and the three of us would attend a wedding and spend the weekend together. Rock on! I feel so incredibly blessed to have family who LOVE me, enough to go out of their way to do such sweet things for me! Thanks a million, Dad and Ben!!!! :D

By the way, I wish I could tell you how gorgeous the wedding was (not to mention the bride. ;) The decorations and theme were of fall, and absolutely, simply beautiful (of course, I'm partial to fall :). The bride was beautiful, and I was super happy to find that the groom seems to be a nice guy who I think the bride will be very happy with.

By the way, in case you're wondering why my dad and brother and I all went to the same wedding (despite the fact that we haven't lived in the same area for over 22 years), it is because the bride is someone we all really love. Her name is Shawna, and she and her family have been adopted family to our family for many, many years. In fact, she and her brother Jason (the oldest 2 of their bunch of 5 kids) were my very best friends growing up (perhaps Ben's too, now that I think about it) and I love them like I love my blood brothers and sisters. Their younger siblings are great, too; it has been fun getting to see them a little now and then through the years.

I am so thankful that I got to go on this trip. I had so much fun bouncing around hugging and visiting family members who I have only seldom seen for so many years. Mom #2 made my day by telling me she loved me, that she always will, and that "some people were just born into the wrong families." Dad #2 told me he loved me, and even gave me a kiss on the cheek! :o :D (Had he been born a few years later than he had, maybe I would have married him. ;) JK... I also got to meet his new wife, Patsy... great lady; I'm very happy for them both! It was a very cool bonus to discover that Jason was throwing a party at his house the night of the wedding, and have dad #2 insist that we come... (I LOVE  that man!).

I feel incredibly blessed to have such wonderful family and friends (especially the friends who come to your mind when you think of family)! :D

PS. Miles had the camera with him on a trip he was on at the same time - so I had no camera with me to take photos with - thus... sorry no photos! I may have to ask Jason for some of the photos he took. I had an unusual moment of camera shyness - and stood there like a dead fish without poise (an experience which was sadly not unusual for the first many years of my life). I also really over did it in the area of  "casual dress." :o I don't know though... Jason is an amazing photographer. :) I wonder if he somehow, managed to get a good one of me??  I'll at least snag a photo of the bride and groom from him.

Here's to friends and family! :D

PS. My dad is here in my home, visiting with me and my family now, so more to come once the visiting is done! ;)

Corine :D