Chris and Brittany's Wedding

The principal reason for our Arizona detour was to attend Chris and Brittany's wedding in Mesa. So on Thursday we left a flu-ridden Maren in Peoria and headed to Mesa where we checked into the the Hampton Inn (you may remember we stayed there for the grandparent's 50th) before heading to the airport to collect Rod. We spent the afternoon with Grandmother and then had supper at Tia Rosa's.

Friday we met at the temple for the sealing which was performed by Grant Gunnell, an old family friend. A nice lunch of soups of various kinds with salad and rolls was provided by Sandy and others at a church near Adam's house. The afternoon featured a trip to Gilbert to fill the tank at Costco and have a look at the nearby Gilbert Temple project.

The reception in Adams backyard was fun with lots and lots of stuff decorating every possible spot. It made me tired just to think about setting it all up and taking it all down. The food was yummy: pasta, grilled pizza, salad, and approximately eight different kinds of cake. For Mesaites, it was a pleasant evening. For us northern types, it was warmish. Poor uncle Chip (with the Boynton sweat gene) was soaked through; he looked like he had been thrown in the pool. It was, nevertheless, a fun evening.

Saturday morning we headed home. The drive is long but beautiful.

 Kris, Carol, and Rod at Tia Rosa's

 Beef quesadilla

 Resourceful Grandmother uses Grandad's jewelry-making

specs to read the microscopic genealogy sheet Rod gave her

 Mesa Temple on a warm September morning

 Sandy, Brittany, Chris, Chip, Melanie,

Adam, Jon, and Ryan

 Jon and Sheridan; Randy and Melanie Brower, with Sydney;

and Adam's wife Jenny

 Rod (and Vicki by phone), Nancy, and Kris

 Ammon (Tyler's friend and roomate: they are staying with 

Grandmother), Tyler, and Mark

 Sandy, Carol, Bonnie, Kris, and Nancy

 The luncheon, joined by Raye

 The Gilbert Temple

 Nancy and Mark with Jocelyn and her fiance,

Corey Gadsby (English [mostly] lad), at the reception

The trip home is always filled with spectacular scenery

Now we have a couple of weeks to get ready for our trip to England with Grandmother, Rod and Vic.

That's all for now.

OXO

D.