The Rest of the Weekend

 You know we can't have a weekend that is all play and no work so Saturday morning we got up and put our heart and soul into painting a coat of primer paint on the garage. Steve had been cleaning and preparing for this for a couple of weekends.  We finished just in time to rinse ourselves off and hop in the car to drive 2 1/2 hours to Midway for a family wedding reception. 

 Using the plug in the truck proved to be a big timesaver.  I wasn't sure if my curling iron would use too much electricity and blow the circuit but it didn't.  Success!
The reception was for Michael and Allison.  Michael is the son of my cousin Liz.  It was an opportunity for me to see cousins on my mother's side of the family that I rarely see.

 Here's my Uncle Bill with his current wife, Jean.  He is the last living spouse on my mother's side.  All of the other siblings and spouses have passed away.

 Here are two of my cousins, Liz and her sister Debbie.  Growing up, we spent a lot of time with these cousins as our mothers, Aloha and Yvonne, were very close.

 Here are my cousins, Brad and Vickie and Vickie's husband Michael.  They are children of my Aunt Wanda who was also very close to my mother.
Here is my cousin Liz, the mother of the groom, with Steve.  It was chilly and rainy so we were very happy that they had a big tent.  Steve decided to drive all the way back to CV that night so it made for a very long day.  We were tired.  We worked and played all we could in one weekend.