In Memory of Miriam

Claudia and her sister, Miriam, who died of MSA (Multiple Systems Atrophy)

at the age of 59.  

     Oddly enough, her sister and brother-in-law live in Billings where he has been a pastor for the past eleven years.  Since I am in Sheridan, I headed to Billings on the day of the wake to spend time with Claud and her family.  She really wanted to spend time in the pool and hot tub, so I went and bought a new suit in order to do so.  (It is one of the things I forgot to pack for my trip.)  We had a couple of hours by ourselves and spent some time with her daughter, her sisters, and one of her brothers.  She was very appreciative of the support as ten of them had "caravannned" from Minnesota for the funeral services on July 4th, and she was so grateful to see a familiar face during a difficult time.  

Claud wanted a goofy picture taken, so here it is. :)

Lemonade Fair

     Before we headed "Out West," Alison and I spent a couple of hours at the Lemonade Arts and Crafts Fair.  We usually spend the whole day together, but we needed to leave in the afternoon to head to Montana for Danny's wedding.  Nonetheless, we had a great time!!

     As soon as we arrived, I heard, "Mrs. Ostendorf?"  A former student, who attends SCSU, had just finished a test for one of her summer classes.  She recognized me and stopped for a visit.  It's always nice to see former students and catch up with them and their lives.  Although, I am always amazed how fast time has gone by when I am visiting with former students.

     Here is a picture of our favorite find this year.  It is a magnetic photo holder, and it came with really cute matching magnets.  We each bought one for our classrooms and another one for our kitchen refrigerators. They would definitely make great gifts too!!  Good thing she had a business card! :)

Sara's Wedded Bliss

Congratulations to my friend, Sara, who was recently married as well!! 

What a gorgeous bride!!

Congrats to the newly wedded couple, Matt and Sara!! :)

Time to Cut Loose

Reception time!!!!

A very cool idea...

These crossword puzzles about Danny and Paige were on every table.

     In addition to being a kindergarten teacher, Paige works at an antique mall.  She arranged the table centerpieces from her own antique collection.  Very neat!!

A very beautiful and yummy cake was made by Paige's grandmother.

     The groom's cake was a copy of an original painting that Danny had painted of a lake trout.  My sister has the original painting hanging in her house.

A closer view of his magnificent work!!!

Here come Mr. and Mrs. Danny Bealer...

Bob and Debbie

Rachel and Kenny

A very happy groom

Time for a blindfolded Danny to guess his bride's foot...very funny!!

Nope...that's cousin Rache's foot...

Time to cut the cake

They were very nice to each other when feeding one another their first piece of wedding cake.

Bridal bouquet toss

Danny being led in to capture the garter...:)

Their first dance as Mr. and Mrs. Bealer

Mother/son dance

My mom and dad dancing

     Here is the DJ announcing them as the "winner" of the dance contest since they were on the dance floor the longest based on their 57 years of marriage!! :0)

Grandpa and Paige

Grandma and Danny

Eric, Jessica, and Rachel dancing to "Cotton Eye Joe"

A bunch of us doing the train

     What a blast this evening was!!!!  Best wishes to our nephew and newest niece for a wonderful life together as husband and wife!!

Danny and Paige's Wedding

Danny and Paige's wedding was a very wonderful and blessed event.  

My favorite wedding picture of the newlyweds :0)

Father and son the morning of the wedding

Sisters

Paige and Aunt Lulu

Mom and her two daughters

Stacy "quarding" Brandon's energy drink :)

Eric and Jessica...5 happy years together this July!!

Aunt Lulu and three of her nieces

Gorgeous bouquets...

Paige just "chilling"

The flower girl playing on the iPad before the ceremony

Brittany

Paige cut all these parchment hearts to use in the flower girl baskets.  

Such a cute idea!!

"Practicing" her job

     Paige's mom wasn't too happy about the hot dog tie, but Paige loved it as she and her sisters gave it to him as a gift when they were little.  He did bring his beautiful pink tie as a back up, but the bride gave him the thumbs up to wear the hot dog tie instead.

Paige's mom, Lisa, putting the veil on her daughter before the ceremony.

Danny and his grandparents before the ceremony

Danny, his parents, sisters, and grandparents

Danny's side of the family (the Kawuloks)

Levi and Brittany...the next couple to marry???

Dan with Rachel, Aunt Debbie, Uncle Bob, Jessica, and Eric

A great picture of Rachel, Debbie, Bob, Jessica, and Eric

Displayed on the altar were each parents' wedding photos

Danny escorting his parents down the aisle...

A touching moment...

So cute...

The excited bride being escorted down the aisle by her proud father...

Each mother had a part in the reading of the Celtic ring tying ceremony.

Here is Aunt Lulu reading from A.A. Milne's Pooh at the Corner.

Listening to Pedro's words of wisdom

The Celtic ring tying

Their first kiss as husband and wife

The fist pump when they were introduced as Mr. and Mrs. Dan Bealer...

Dan, Paige, Grandpa John, and Grandma Esther

The Kawulok Clan (with both the bride and groom this time)

Danny & Paige with their proud parents

Uncle D and Aunt Lulu with the bride and groom :)

David, Dan's Filipino buddy & ring bearer

Mr. and Mrs. Danny Bealer

The wedding party

Celebratory wedding party

The newlyweds, their siblings, and some of their cousins

Blessings for a wonderful future as husband and wife, Danny and Paige!!  We love you!!