Duval - Van Lue Wedding

On Aug 21st, my amazing sister in law, Stacey declared her love to the man of her dreams, Dave. She looked gorgeous, as always and he was quite handsome all dressed up. Together they make and amazing team. The wedding ceremony was held at Grandma Deeds' church in the Memorial Garden, which has been Stacey's dream since she was a little girl. With it being an outdoor wedding AND outdoor reception we all crossed our fingers that the weekends predicted weather reports of a "washout" would hold out.

On Friday night it rained a TON, just as predicted. So, when the guys headed to the reception site on Saturday morning, the tent top had "at least 50 gallons of water on it", as my father in law said. The sky was gray, it was fairly cool, and the sun was not even trying to come out.
By noonish, the predicted rain still hadn't shown it's ugly face but neither had the sun. With the ceremony starting at 5:00pm we were still crossing our fingers.
Pictures started at 4:00pm and what was it we saw. . . finally, the sun peeking from behind the clouds. Before photos were done the sun was shining high and the temperature was rising - QUICK!!! Moments before the ceremony began, I felt a little something run down my back . . . gross yes, but it was a little dribble of sweat!! My comment to the guests that mentioned how hot it was, was "For Stacey, I'll take it over the washout that was being called for!" They agreed.

So, Guests were seated, the bride and groom did their thing, and we hit the reception for an amazing party that lasted well into the wee hours of Sunday morning . . . rain free!!!!

With that being said, here is the the beautiful couple. Mr. and Mrs. Van Lue. We love you guys!


Stacey, Jeff, and Grandma Deeds.




This is Jeff and I with his parents.

Out with the old. In with the new!

Well, as much as I hated to do it I traded in my Trailblazer. Gosh, I loved that car. It was great but I was racking up the miles on it and it was starting to need work. So . . . I did some research and looked all over the freak'n state and with that found a Honda Pilot which I LOVE!!!! Thompson's Honda in Terre Haute gave us such a great deal. (Doesn't help any that I know the used car sales manager) My new Pilot provides us with tons of room, an awesome stereo system, smooth ride, and amazing warranty. I have to say . . . I'm fall'n in love!