Good morning.

Good Morning,
Emmaus breakfast this morning, smaller group but still good.
Going to be another HOT one.
Toad is ready to ride.

Morning BBB.

We didn’t make the whole route. I checked with the land management about trail conditions before we left. He said super good with a few muddy spots that are typically there year round. Failed to mention the 5 bridges that were burned in last years fire that are being rebuilt. Lots of workers and equipment tearing up the trail. We were able to route around. But the at mile 17 there were a zillion blow downs. After climbing over 15 or so we gave up and turned back. We met another couple at the parking lot that had ebikes. They said there were 51 total. So glad we turned back but so disappointing. It’s a lovely trail.

Today it’s super windy. Going to hike our Forrest loop as we are sorta blocked from the highest winds.

"Tell me how/where to you all got married, I'm interested to know and need ideas. Tx!"

The Methodist church in our hometown. Broke 20 year olds don't have the funds to be imaginative.

"Tell me how/where to you all got married, I'm interested to know and need ideas. Tx!"

We stood on a patio with a fern stand in center with large flower arrangement and candle sticks on each side. DMIL had borrowed 120 folding chairs from funeral home that where we setup 60 on each side. We had planned on about a hundred but had 214 sign guest book. Reception was in living and dinning room of house. Couple of my aunts made up snacks and punch and one of Joanne's aunts made the wedding cake. Our wedding cost $125.00 which included Joanne's dress, she purchased fabric and their neighbor made dress as wedding gift, flowers, candles and $40.00 to pastor.

We were also broke 20 years olds (still in college, with a 4 month old daughter). We had a tiny wedding in a really big church (which made it look even tinier!), and the reception in the fellowship hall. The church ladies made ham buns and my dad made the cake. No alcohol or music. World's most boring reception. I think the whole shebang cost about $2000 in 1991, and most of that was the photos.

Of course, that was followed by a little champagne gathering at Jim's parents' house (because it all was over before 5pm), where his uncle had a full seizure and we had to call 911. We thought he was dying. After the ambulance and fire trucks left, Jim and I lost it. We went to his old room and cried for a LONG time ... all the feelings of the day just bubbled up. We learned later that his uncle was an alcoholic who was trying really hard to be sober for our wedding, and the seizure was withdrawl. He died a few years later of liver failure. He was a good guy.