Thursday, April 1, 2010

#10-7 Ray and Nicole Wedding, Palm Desert, CA 3-20-10

We arrived back in Indio at the Elks Lodge on Tuesday, March 9. Frank had a Dr. appointment with the Neurologist on Wed. Diane came over from Carlsbad and went with us to the Dr. We were very pleased with the Dr.’s assistant that did the evaluation. He gave us lots of information on what the causes are for the TIA’s and set Frank up with referrals to Speech Therapy and Physical therapy. He was very thorough. Diane spent the night and the next day we just did a lot of running around and enjoying her company. It is always nice to have our kids spend time with us!

Our renters moved out of the house! We will miss having them there. We spent the entire next week cleaning and repairing small items in order to get it ready for either re-renting, or whatever. Because son, Ray and soon to be wife, Nicole were getting married on March 20th, we wanted the house available for daughter Laurie and all her family to use. So, we spent lots of time at the house that week before the wedding.

Laurie and family came the day before the wedding, in two cars at different times. Work schedules dictated time of arrival. I was there to meet and greet the first arrivals and turn over the key, but the second car didn’t arrive until after midnight—I was back at the RV and sound asleep by then.

The day of the wedding, Laurie volunteered to help set up and decorate. I knew they had plenty of help for that, so I spent the morning finding a dress and getting beautiful (as much as I could for an old Great Grandma!)

The weather was perfect for a wedding!

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The wedding was held at the church Ray and Nicole attend and the reception was held in the outdoor patio next door.

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Nicole’s Dad, giving the bride away.

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The Bride and Groom aka Mr.. and Mrs.. Ray Martin

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Grandpa Frank with ring bearer, grandson Alex Martin.

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Flower girl, granddaughter Aubrey Martin.

That evening while Ray and Nicole were spending their honeymoon night at Morongo Casino, we all had dinner together at the house. The McBeaths, (4) The Ivisons (3) and Nicoles Mom, Mariko with Aubrey and Alex, and Frank and I. A house full, just like old times!

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Frank and Allie, relaxing in the living room.

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Great Grandma Dixie with Eldon.

It was a great weekend with all the house guests leaving on Sunday. We spent the afternoon cleaning up and getting ready for our trip to Scottsdale, AZ.

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