"What's distinctive about this week?" I wondered on Friday, August 7. Then I realized I'd already been to three weddings and wedding showers since Monday and was attending Steve Kimball's wedding ceremony on Saturday night. That was distinctive.
The variety of couples whose marriages we celebrated was amazing. The first reception was for Richard Hunter and his bride, Jenny. They were charming, and both lifelong Mormons who had met in Sunday School. Richard is an accountant and Jenny a vivacious, tall, blond elementary school teacher who seems delightfully similar to Richard's sisters Lena, Rebecca, and Rachel.
As the week progressed, there were other charming couples with more diverse backgrounds--Mormons and non-Mormons, converts and born-in-the-faith, Danish, African-American, and Hispanic. The sons and daughters of our tiny neighborhood have enjoyed the rich diversity of the world.
Gretta was kitchen help for two of the events. She was flattered to be trusted with that essential item, the chicken salad, at the shower for Rick Hansen and Sylvia, who will both attend Harvard Business School this fall. It was the reception for Julie Monson's daughter, Kari, though, and her art gallery-owning husband Thomas, that inspired the neighborhood's creativity.
Julie threw a sumptuous buffet, supplemented by contributions from the ward ladies. Gretta made a gallon of sour cream sauce for Julie's whole poached salmon and a half gallon of Thai peanut sauce for the grilled chicken skewers. Karen Derrick mixed the salad, Janet Hunter delivered to Julie the pink roses from Richard's reception, and Nancy Monson made twenty-eight dozen orange rolls.
And yes, with Julie's artistic brilliance, the tables and flowers were gorgeous.
After showers and receptions, we were ready for a real wedding. The Kimball's backyard was transformed as Steve married his fiance, lovely Yeti, under a trellis draped with white net.
The Kimball sisters were there, with their cute children, arranging the food and the cake.
It was a great gathering of many dear neighborhood friends,
presided over by one of our very favorite people, Robyn Kimball.
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