Life's a Stitch

We are so fortunate to have had the opportunity to attend the wedding of Kirsten (Chuck’s nephew’s daughter) and Ben in Galesburg, Illinois. 

Four days of celebrating started with a family dinner where we reminisced with the bride’s dad about his wedding over 40 years ago, where we were the young’uns listing to the old folks talk about their hearing aids. Now we’re on the other end of that spectrum 🙀

On Saturday we drove to Macomb, Illinois for the ceremony with a stop at the wrong location, where we were invited by a father of the bride of another wedding, to attend their’s if we couldn’t find our’s. Luckily we were only 15 minutes from the correct location. Long story. 

A four year old diva was the flower girl, wearing a dress the bride wore as a flower girl.

The happy couple.

Day three was a family reunion at Boecrest, the 40 acre rural property of the bride’s parents. It was a daylong feast honouring the Greek and Scandinavian backgrounds of the two families: 

Pit roasted lamb and pork.

Toasts of akvavit and ouzo, this one by Uncle Chuck.

The traditional marzipan kransekake made by Auntie Ellen. 

A hayride was fun for all ages.

The fourth day included a breakfast hosted by the bride’s grandmother, Betty, from Phoenix. From there it was a four state day, driving back from where we flew in, Minnesota, from Illinois, through Wisconsin and Iowa, including geocaching in two new states.

All in all a wonderful whirlwind of a trip.