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Friday, August 13, 2010
We took off from Philadelphia at 9:30 and arrived in Detroit at 11am. We got a little yellow Chevy Aveo from the rental car agency and drove west to Battle Creek. I noticed all the barns along the way so started snapping photos. I took them as we drove by so Barnstorming is a good name for the series.
We met my good friend, Ruth for lunch in Battle Creek at the Ruby Tuesday’s restaurant. It was wonderful to meet Ruth, as we had been E-mail pals for years. She has been a great support of Ted and me through his illness and since his passing.
We left Battle Creek and headed to Ted’s parents to stay. It was good to see them. I hadn’t seen them since Ted’s funeral. They are doing well and were getting ready for their granddaughter, Rachel’s wedding. After dinner, we watched the hummingbirds feeding at their hummingbird feeder. It was fascinating to watch them. Don had never seen hummingbirds in person so he took photos and videos of them.
Saturday, August 14, 2010
While Ted and Phylis were getting their hair done for Rachel’s wedding, I took Don over to see the farm where Ted grew up. We also went into town and got a couple things at the grocery store. The airline confiscated my shampoo, conditioner, and face wash. I had put them in my carry on because I only took a suit bag and didn’t want them to leak on my clothes. I bought the smallest items I could find but they were too big to carry on. I only took one suitcase because the airline charged $25.00 each way per bag. Arranging travel is the pits. Spirit Airlines was a lot cheaper but first flew to Chicago and then to Detroit. It made an hour and a half flight five hours long. Southwest was a two-hour drive to Baltimore and then another two hours from Detroit to Ted’s parents. PHL is only 15 minutes from Don’s house.
After a light lunch, we got ready for Rachel’s wedding. Tom, Mary, and David stopped in before we had to leave for the wedding. It was good to see them. Tom is Ted’s brother. It was good to see them and after a nice visit, we left for the wedding. We went a little early because Ted and Phylis were having their photo with the bride.
Rachel looked radiant in her bridal gown and Kathy looked wonderful in her mother of the bride dress. Rachel’s niece, Nuriel, 6 years old, started to sing but couldn’t hear the music. She didn’t know what to do; she became upset and started to cry. Kathy went up and took her to her seat next to her. Everyone clapped for her. We all felt sorry for her. She sang her song later at the reception. The six bridesmaids had lovely bright pink dresses and the flowers were just beautiful. The wedding was outdoors and the reception indoors at the country club in Lowell.