Two Family Weddings

Steve and I missed both of these. But hey, we still get to send presents! As a bonus, we can send both to one address for proper distribution.

First was Angelique, one of the daughters of Steve's oldest son, Lance. The two of them (we still have to get his name!) had kind of an off again, on again relationship for a few years, and along their road, had a son. From the pictures he's adorable, but we've not met him. While we were in Minnesota, they were in North Dakota. After we came south, they did too, but to the other side of the country, Tennessee.

The second wedding was for Lance, father of the previously mentioned bride. This is another rocky road saga with a very happy ending.  Long time ago he fell in love with Katy, and they had a baby, Karen. Unfortunately, Katy's mother didn't think this suited her daughter and swooped in and took both of them away to Tennessee. (See a geographic theme here?) In the intervening years, Lance met and married another woman and help raise her three kids. He just wasn't happy, and our family knew it.

So when Katy arrived as a surprise this summer, shortly before we had to head south again, and wanted to reconnect with Lance, we all celebrated. Just seeing the two of them together was enough to persuade us that Katy was the right match for him. He returned south with her, found a job there, applied for a divorce which was quickly granted. He called Steve a few days ago and announced they had just gotten married.

While we couldn't manage a trip there after our major vacation trip this summer, we mentally marked our calendars for heading there next fall. We can take in fall colors Tennessee style, see them together, and as a bonus... wait for it... can attend their daughter Karen's planned wedding to her fiancee. We at least got to see the both of them this summer, since they came up to Minnesota with Katy.

Now, what to do with the dog for those few days?????