Two Birthdays and a Wedding

Had a very busy week last week!  Chelsey's wedding was coming up on Saturday, and I was doing the wedding cake.  Then Rick told me he was planning a "surprise" party for Chris' birthday on Friday night and asked if I could do a cake for that.  Had CASA duties for most of the day on Wednesday, then started "caking" on Thursday.  Chris figured out the surprise party, and Rick was determined to surprise him anyway.  So he called Josh and Trey Thursday night to see if they could come down for the weekend.  THAT was the best gift of all!  The party was at the girls' house.  We built a fire in the backyard firepit, sat around and visited and sang.  At one point we heard a voice from the neighbor's backyard:  "Can you hear me?..."  "Yes."  "Your singing sounds beautiful!"  (We were worried...at first... that we might be disturbing them!)  Great night!

 



Ricky had planned to go with me to the wedding, but the last minute weekend company changed his mind.  James was planning to go by himself, so we decided to carpool.  I picked him up about 11:00 and we headed northeast.  We were having such a good time visiting that I almost forgot to stop to eat lunch!  We made it to the wedding site an hour early, which was perfect.  We got the cake unloaded and set up, and I had time to go around snapping pictures of all the pretty decorations.  The wedding was absolutely gorgeous...as was the bride!

Believe it or not, this was the wedding cake!  Hope everyone loved chocolate!

Nicole did a SUPER job on the groom's cake!
 

Stephen escorted Kit down the aisle.
 

Here comes the bride!
 

Mr. and Mrs. James Speed
 

The Bride's Shoes...pure Chelsey!
 

HAPPY PARENTS!
 

I was so thankful to have James with me, driving, on the way home.  We drove through heavy storms almost all the way...had to pull over and stop once, it was so hard.  We travelled along with the girls to make sure they made it all right.  Finally got home safely a little after midnight!

Sunday was Dennis' 60th birthday!  Because of all the hoopla over the weekend, we played it pretty low key.  Josh was our speaker Sunday morning and gave a GREAT lesson on "Proud or Broken"...the best I've ever heard him do!  We had a full house with several visitors, including Donnie and Tammie.  Afterwards we went out to eat at our favorite Chinese buffet in Weatherford.  Josh and Trey had to leave right after lunch to get home to their wives.  We really enjoyed having them for the weekend.  After they left, all of us came home and napped away the afternoon.  We had a smaller, but good crowd at services last night.  I think everyone was too tired for going out together, so we just stopped at Subway on the way home and rested up for the remainder of the evening.  It was a very festive and joyful weekend!

Mt 19:4 And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, 5 And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh? 6 Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.