Every time I go there I wonder to myself why I don't go more often. I love my brother and his wife, and I love their ranch. There's such a peacefulness there. I'm a bit envious of my other brothers and nephews who have been able to spend more time there.
One of my sisters had an appointment with a guy from the Montana State University Alumni Foundation to take a tour of the campus so I tagged along. I really hadn't spent any time at the campus since I graduated from there so I was excited to go. First we wandered around downtown Bozeman (and didn't see one strange person, unlike Missoula!) and then had lunch at the famous Pickle Barrel. Love their sandwiches! Then we met nice Joe from the alumni foundation and took our tour. There has been so much building and renovating since I was there. The big field between the dorms is now filled with buildings--weird. Funny, though, the Microbiology building that I spent a lot of time in has not changed one iota--even smells the same. We went through the girls' dorm that my sister and I both lived in and found our old rooms. The dorm has been redone, too, and is really nice. It always was the nicest dorm on campus. We enjoyed the tour so much and wish we could go back to college. Being college-age would be okay, too.
The next day we got into full wedding prep mode. The tents were up, lights strung, tables set up, cupcakes decorated, wedding mints made, cow pies flung (the wedding was in a pasture). Many hands made light work. The bride made us drawings of how the tables were to be decorated so we could do that the morning of the wedding. I was afraid she'd be walking down the aisle and thinking "who put that there? That's not right!, but she was confident that we would handle it just fine.
It was really a beautiful evening for a wedding although the wind had to blow just enough to mess up the tablecloths a bit. The flower girls were adorable, the guys were handsome, the bride was glowing.......and the groom arrived on his Harley. Probably the only time I'll ever see that in my life. His grandpa would have been proud.
There was oodles of great food and drink and a ton of family to dance and celebrate. I was so happy for the bride because she's wanted this for a long time. We love her and are very sure she'll make a great Redfield girl.
It was so wonderful to be with all my siblings again. It's been way too long since I've seen a couple of my sisters, and they're all so fun. They need to live closer to home--hint, hint!! I'm sure it was great for my mom to have us all in one place for a change, and she found a new cowboy friend!
I was so sad when I had to say goodbye and head home. Hopefully, we'll have another happy occasion to get together for soon.
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| Bride, groom and grandma--the best photo of the day! |
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| My mom and siblings |
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| Mom and some of her grandkids |
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