On Sunday, we had a fun occasion – the second eldest daughter of our friend and colleague Lesa was getting married. Chelsea had even done some substitute teaching at CVCA, and she had been at the school during my first few years. Mer and I love weddings, so we were excited to get to go.

The ceremony and reception were at a city park in North Canton. The ceremony was held outdoors, and was set up in a shady field. The chairs were all full, many of them occupied by people who work at CVCA. Again, it is much fun being part of a community.

The ceremony was simple – two musicians (guitar and violin), and one of Chelsea’s sisters sang some as well. Chelsea and her husband had met on “The Great Race,” which is a mission trip experience where the participants are in twelve countries in twelve months. Apparently, you get to know people really well, so the wedding party was huge – I think there were seven attendants on each side. Chelsea wore a very retro forties-style veil that I liked very much.

 The reception was held in the park’s enclosed pavilion. We got to sit with Craig and his daughter, Dubbs, Van, and two students. We ate too much and had a great time chatting. I had to get up early on Monday, so I left about 8:00. Dubbs said she would drive Mer home, so Mer stayed behind with Dubbs and got to laughing when the dancing started. Dubbs is not inhibited. Mer got home about an hour after I did, just was I was getting to bed. It is a little strange to see students getting married, but I’m glad we get invited. These days, there are not too many weddings of our peers for us to go to.