More Wedding Pictures

 Here are a few more pictures from Kayla's wedding.

Kayla and Landon exchanging their vows.

Jeff (Kayla's Dad), Matty, (her nephew) and Kayla

Kayla & Landon's Wedding

My Great Niece Kayla got married on July 20, 2013.  It was a beautiful ceremony and she was an absolutely beautiful bride.

Bob and I left home on July 18th to drive to Greenville, NC where the wedding took place.  We did fine until we hit the southern side of Washington, DC and then traffic came to a virtual standstill.  From
Arlington down through Fredericksburg, VA it was bumper to bumper.  We had motel reservations for the night in Thornburg, VA and thought we would arrive about 3:30 - 4:00.  Well it was almost 6:00 by the time we got there.  We headed out to dinner having picked a restaurant that was listed on our GPS.  Well it must have gone out of business or we kept missing it.  We finally ate at a barbecue place.  The food was very good.

After a terrible nights sleep and a horrible breakfast we headed south to Greenville.  No problems with traffic getting there, just a slight delay around Richmond, VA.  Arrived at the Courtyard Marriott in Greenville around 3:30.  Rested for a bit and then got ready to go to the Rehearsal Dinner.  All of the out of town guest had been invited to the Rehearsal Dinner.  It was very nice and the food was great.  Got to meed Matty and Avery, they are the 2 year old son and 6 month old daughter of Kayla's brother Robbie.  Matty is a very, very active boy.

On Saturday we went to breakfast with my sister, Barbara, her SIL, Lois and my two oldest nieces, their husbands and one niece's daughter.  We went to IHop and I can't get over the food they serve fir breakfast.  Just way to much.  The rest of the gang went shopping but Bob and I hung out at the hotel as he was really tired from the drive the day before and he hadn't slept much the night before.  We both finished the books we were reading and I did a little stitching on a Christmas ornament.

We met the family about 4:45 and went to the wedding.  The ceremony was beautiful.  She was married in the same venue where the reception was being held.  Their home Church is not big enough for the number of guest she had invited.  At the ceremony I dropped my purse and it broke a candle vase that was next to my chair.  I was so embarrassed.  The food at the reception was not as good as the food at the rehearsal dinner but it was OK.  After dinner there was music for dancing and of course it was loud and Bob got miserable so I pretended that I didn't feel well and we left about 9:30 or so and went back to the motel. 

Here are some pictures I got off of Facebook of the wedding.

Kayla and her Dad after he gave her away

Robbie and Avery

Landon and Kayla

Landon and Kayla

Michael, Sandy, and Hannah

Avery all dressed up for Aunt Kayla's wedding

We got up early on Sunday morning and headed home.  We had decided to drive straight through and according to the GPS we should have been home by 4:00.  Well we stopped for lunch and that put us back to about 4:30.  We arrived home about 6:30 or so.  Bob took a wrong ramp in DC and we ended up in a residential section and he kept missing turns.  Finally got back on track after much yelling at the GPS.  About 20 miles south of Baltimore we hit bumper to bumper traffic.  There was a World Cup Soccer match in Baltimore.  Finally got out of Baltimore only to hit more traffic because of what we think was an accident.  I was so glad to see my house and to sleep in my own bed on Sunday night.

A doodle finish

Blueladie Designs
Show Your Colors Doodle
16XCT Ocean Kiss Aida
DMC Floss
Started 7/9/2016
Completed 7/11/2013
Thank you Cathryn for this fun design

The view from my back porch

Zinias around the patio

The wildflower garden

Bob's vegetable garden

Our giant Hosta

Rose of Sharon along the driveway
I can't see these from the porch but thought I would
take a picture

Happy July 4th

DH and I have had a very quiet day so far.  We spent the morning on the back porch reading and listening to the birds and just enjoying our back yard.  After lunch I sat down with my stitching and watched the Phillies beat the Pirates.  I would say GO PHILLIES but they aren't doing very well this season.  Oh well I still like watching a game.  While I was watching the game I finished stitching house 7 of Country Cottage Needleworks Santa's Village.  Just in time because I was just notified that house 8 is shipping.  DH spent the afternoon in the room we call the library and continued reading.

Wanna see a picture or 2?
Even if you don't you are going to. lol

Christmas Tree Farm
Country Cottage Needleworks
Santa's Village
Started Stitching 6/10/2013
Completed Stitching 7/4/2013

The whole of Santa's Village
only 5 more houses to go

Now I am off to start dinner.  We are having steak and potatoes on the grill and asparagus.  I think I will roast the asparagus with a little olive oil, salt, pepper and parm cheese.  Later we will have a Hagen Das ice cream bar while watching a cozy mystery.  Can't ask for a better day in my opinion.

I hope you all are having a safe and happy July 4th.