Illinois Weekend with Family

I love Brendan and Amy.   The happily married couple. 

Brendan is my nephew.  He and  his beautiful bride, Amy pledged their wedding vows on Saturday, October 11th.   

Gerry and I flew back to the mid-west to attend the wedding and celebrate with them.  They are the perfect couple.  We could feel their love and know this is a match that will last forever. 

Fall foliage was at its peak!  Brendan joined us Friday morning on a hike. 



At Matthiessen State Park, Friday;  the next door neighbor of  the more famous Starved Rock

We were In awe of this tree, as we gazed upward in Starved Rock. 

The wedding took place at St. Mary's, a historic Catholic church in small-town Utica, IL.

The cutest ring-bearer and flower-girl on the planet walked up the aisle;  our nephew Logan and niece Olivia

Hours later, we danced the night away at the post-dinner reception at the Grand Bear Lodge.




Brendan and Amy do the two-step on the dance floor.

 

Now we are back home in L.A.  but I  continue to feel the LOVE from the wedding.
Weddings do this to me. 

They cause me to pause and reflect, to be grateful and appreciate what really matters.

absorbing  our beautiful world

Love... Family...Honesty... Respect.....Friends.....


Appreciate  each day, and look forward to the next.