The wedding, September 21, 2009

The entire bridal party.

Hannah, another one of our beauties. Gerry and I feel very blessed to have such lovely daughters and now adding son-in-laws to the mix.

Here is a cute couple, Amanda and Ryan, remembering it was their day a year ago in June.

Our sea of blue, 7 bridesmaids + 7 groomsmen= alot of wedding party! Okay everyone walk slowly!!

Here is the beautiful bride. What a wonderful day we had. It was perfect in every way. (Grandma and Grandpa Phillips in the background.)

The wedding was a wonderful day for our family. Our second married daughter and all living in town. Some have asked if I was sad to have our girls married off, but they both live close so we are able to see them often. We try to have Sunday lunch together and hope to keep that up for as long as we can. We have been blessed with great son-in-laws and are happy anytime the kids drop in.

My family was not able to attend the wedding, it is always sad for me. My mom would have loved this time in our lives. The Phillips side of the family were here to love and support us. It is a hard trip for Gerry's parents and they have already said they would likely not come for Hannah's wedding. Of course she is in her last year of high school and we may get a break from weddings for a few years. After two weddings she isn't really ready to even think about all the work that comes with planning a wedding and is thinking of just eloping when her turn comes! I hope she changes her mind!

Laura and Dave had a wonderful honeymoon on Vancouver Island, went touring around, whale watching, camping and came back with some great pictures. They just opened gifts on Sunday and they got so many lovely things. People are so generous and it gives Laura and Dave such a nice start.

Now this week I have cleaned my own house, I have no idea how long it has been since that has been done. Next, I will be moving Laura and her stuff to her new place. Yep...I am already making plans for her room. I helped Amanda re-arrange her place on Saturday and came home with a van load of her stuff, so some will go back into the closet of her old room and some to the dump. Her place looks great. I think it is only the beginning of my cleaning, I dread to even think! But it must be done, more sorting and tossing and re-arranging is on my list of things to do.

Thank you to those who made the very long trip for a short weekend to attend Laura and Dave's wedding, it meant the world to us. I hope you enjoy the few pictures I have posted, there are more on facebook. Until next time, my love to you all~Terri~