Day 1714

Saturday, September 24, 2017

We woke up around 7 and had breakfast downstairs.  Ross rolled into Calgary late last night and we met up with him for lunch across the street at the Vietnamese restaurant.  Really good!  Ross is such a great, easy person to be with.  I've always liked him.  After lunch, Alice went up to the room to rest, so Ross and I went over to the cafe for a latte and slice of apple strudel.  When Karen, Kari and Janet arrived, we headed back to the hotel and congregated with Uncle Steve at Karen's place for a little pre-wedding party.

Suddenly, it was 5 p.m. and I needed to get ready.  I went back to our room to shower and change.  Luckily, the wedding was only two blocks away at an old mansion called Lockheed House on 13th Ave.  We walked together as a group (me, Alice, mom, Janet, Karen, Ross, Kari, Steve) and arrived just before 6.  What a wonderful place to have a wedding!

The ceremony was touching and a bit funny with a wise-cracking justice of the peace.  There was delicious champagne and hors' d'oeuvres before dinner. 

 
We had a table full of family.  I sat next to Alice and Auntie Kathy, getting the latest from all the Evans cousins.  There's so much grief and tragedy in that family.  It's still so hard for me to believe Mandy's gone.  She died of breast cancer 15 months ago. 

with Auntie Kathy

Cousins Ross and Kari

Jackie and Tavin

Games at a wedding!

Heather, Steve and Karen

The Nicholls Family:  Heather, Connie, Jackie and Rick

We ate, danced, played games, and partied until midnight.  I went to the hotel twice, once to walk Alice and Janet home, then to return to Lockheed Mansion with the car and drive mom and Karen home.  No midnight night cap at Karen's room...everyone was too tired (and smashed) to continue with the festivities, so it was lights out.  What a beautiful wedding!