We Survived Wedding Day...

Mary and Tim are officially newlyweds! It doesn't seem like it was almost a week ago that they got married. Things are going well for them, complete with the usual growing pains that newlyweds usually face.

The wedding was wonderful. Mary made a beautiful bride, and Tim a very handsome groom. We spent a lot of time getting the church ready for the reception, and it all looked great. People seemed to have a good time at the reception (actually referring to it as a party, which is more appropriate). Everything seemed to be work out very well. We all had a great time!

I want to publicly thank Linda Rafn, Chris Rafn, Stephanie Rafn, Kim Lamborn, Andreya Nicholson, Jacob Mainard, Nathan Rafn, Elaina Rafn, David & Lauren Rafn, Daniel Rafn, Amy & Shawn Allen, Crossing 13th, and I know I'm leaving other people out (and I apologize profusely to you in advance). But I want you all to know that we couldn't have done this without you.

Next week will bring the beginning of classes at Chemeketa Community College. Jill and JB will be taking classes on campus, and I'm taking a couple of classes online. I figure that while I'm still recovering from my surgeries, I might as well learn something! Life is slowly but surely getting back to normal. It's all good.

18 Days and Counting!

Holy cow! Mary's wedding is in 18 days! My list of things to do gets longer and longer. But it's all very exciting, and for the majority of the time, it is such a happy time. :-D

For those keeping track, I am just now getting started on sewing Mary's wedding dress. Yeah, I know, I'm insane. It will all come together, though. But no one gets to peek at the dress until wedding day. lol

School starts today for Jacob. He is so excited! He's starting middle school (6th grade). He sure grew up fast this summer. He seems more mature and he also grew several inches! He's going to be a tall one like JB, who's 6 feet tall. Anyway, I'm sure that Jacob will have a good day today. He has a great attitude, and that's half the battle.

Chrissy will start school on Wednesday. I still can't believe that she's going to be a junior! What a kid. She should have a great school year. She'll be taking some very good classes, including American Sign Language, which she really excels at.

JB and Jill will start at Chemeketa Community College the end of this month. They both have great education plans, and I expect them to do very well. I'll also be taking some online classes again.

Fall will settle upon Oregon soon. I love this time of year. The trees here turn the most glorious colors. I'm not sure they are as amazing as the trees in New England, but they're awfully close. We have a couple of trees in our yard that turn these wonderful reds and oranges. I love being able to look out my windows and see those. I also love the fact that the mornings will start getting a little chilly, the sunlight in the afternoons will be diffused and the shadows will get longer. It's all good. My mood is always better in the Fall, too. The kids like me much better this time of year. Go figure. lol