can this really be the end? wahoo

 

i really cannot complain brind and julia and julia's family have done almost everything for this wedding, which is a good thing because i still have not recovered from ellynn and jason's wedding.  didn't we just do this? everything is just kind of blurring together.  i'm thinking yeah the invitations are done with a lot of help from meagan.  i go to get my temple recommend signed last night and pres. erickson, darla's uncle, says        le anne where's our invitation?  i start to hyperventilate--does this mean you're not going to sign my recommend?  not really, but i go home and check--sure enough it's marked and i have no clue how we missed it--now i'm wondering who else we've missed.  whatever, consider yourselves invited!!! 

cannot tell you how excited we are to have you all come--what a party!!!

add to your list of things to do since we have this opportunity to be together.  my little brookie we will not go into how much you, mike and your sweet little girls will be missed.  i just console myself with octoberfest actually in germany.  anyway moving on before i bawl some more. 

friday morning as per ellynn's request there is a scheduled run aroung battle ground lake followed by a swim over and back. jack you are in on this. i'm hoping it is a morning where the fog is on the water. it is so awesome right out of horror movie.  then you all can say you have been swimming in the caldera of an ancient volcano. this will be followed by an incredible breakfast of cold cereal.  unless aj makes it up in which case i will make german pancakes.

friday afternoon we will go up to amboy to visit the hippy commune allennet at crooked creek est. (we hope by then) 2007.

3:30 we leave for the spaghetti factory for the "rehearsal dinner."  where we will be delighted to have performing ellynn willmore--"some days you gotta dance"  with all of you playing back up.  little kev don't let this scare you--you, ellery and i can be the cheer section.  dinner is actually at 4:30 but traffic can be bad.

that evening is free---picking up amy darla's sister at 9:30, right?  games and movies whatever.  finding a place to sleep.  jack you have a bed for sure. the rest have guaranteed floor space and i do have 5 full sized couches and 3 love seats unless meags is moved in which case i will be down to 4 and 2. 

sat. day the wedding and all the fun that goes with it.

sat. night as the party winds down--hopefully before brind and julia leave to go discuss global warming and joani the late night party animal fades and the ericksons have arrived.  we will have the blessing of our beautiful new little baby june bethanie bennett.  i'm so excited to have you all there to share these special and sacred events with our family.  we do have the best family!!!  thank you so much for your support.  you have no idea how much it means.  love you all, le anne

p.s. jess and tony indie is a beautiful little chunk. mindi, what can i say tristan has the same crazy cheezy grin his mom has every time you see a camera--right?  monica how is life?  looking forward to the happiest place on earth?  maybe next year when we have everyone more settled.