Molly had a Bachlorette Party

Molly's Bachlorette party was hosted by Meredith and Carli at Meredith's house.

I looked at all the pictures, it appears Molly received presents, they had a "fireman" and "nurse" theme.

I don't think I will post the other pictures!

Those attending the party were Meredith, Carli, Holly, Keely, Kendra, Kerry, Rachel, and Jenny.

They had desserts, frozen drinks, ice tea and snacks as their menu and played several "fun" games.

Jonathan and Molly's Rehearsal

Jonathan and Molly watching the PowerPoint for the first time.

The front of the church at the rehearsal, no flowers yet.

Three of the bridesmaids and the three flower girls.

Nellie Teune, pianist and Kendra and Kerry Jones, the vocalist.

Nikki McDermid the wedding coordinator

Some of the wedding party relaxing while we were waiting for the groomsmen to arrive.

Not the best picture but this is Jonathan's dad and Larry Kolek in the background visiting. Frank, Molly and Paula seated in front visiting. Molly is Molly Bly's grandmother, she and Frank have dated for years. Paula is Jonathan's mother.

The rehearsal meal was at the Clovis Civic Center. I only have a few pictures from that event. The menu was house salad, roast beef and gravy, garlic mashed potatoes, green beans, carrots, rolls and a buffet of desserts.

Lee K. Rachel and Abi are in this picture.

Lance and Carli are seated beside them. Lance and Carli are a precious couple. Grubb and I had the opportunity to get to know them better the past few days and what a wonderful couple they are.

Molly's Bridal Luncheon

Molly with her tiara. Ellen thought the Bride needed a little sparkle. She found this and had Molly wear it for a picture.

We started the luncheon by filling out a card with a blessing for the Bride and Groom on one side of the card and a bit of marital advice on the other side of the card. It was fun to have Ellen read the card and have Molly guess which guest had written this for her.

Ellen also made a charm cake and each bridesmaid, Rachel and Abi all pulled a charm so that Ellen could predict the meaning of the charm. This was a fun game, it is always fun to hear Ellen's idea of what the meaning of each charm is meant to be.

We ended the luncheon by all standing in a circle and praying a blessing on Molly and Jonathan and their marriage. I am not sure there was a dry eye in the room. That was a very special time for all of the guest.

Ellen Gant and Lisa Jo McCasland hosted the Bridal Luncheon for Molly Bly. The decor was in the wedding colors, Pink and Orange and just beautiful. The meal was absolutely delicious as only Ellen can do. She is a great cook.

Molly and her mother, Anna Marie

Molly, Molly Bly and Bly all at the luncheon. The Bride, Molly, with both her grandmothers. Did you ever wonder why she is named Molly Bly? This should clear up that question.

Meredith, Holly, Molly, Carli, Rachel, Keely, and Abi.

Bly is showing the strawberry cake, strawberries and chocolate candy that we were given for dessert. This was wonderful.

I am sorry that I do not have a picture of Jonathan's mom on this post. Paula came in a little late and I had already taken pictures and forgot to pull my camera out and get her picture.

The guest at the luncheon were:

Molly Bly - Bride

Anna Marie - Mother of the Bride

Bly - Grandmother of the Bride

Molly - Grandmother of the Bride

Paula- Grooms mom

Ami - Grooms sister

Meredith - Matron of honor and cousin of the Bride

Carli- Bridesmaid and long time friend of the Bride

Holly - Bridesmaid and friend of the Bride

Keely - Bridesmaid and college friend of the Bride

Rachel - Guest book attendant and friend of the Bride

Abi - Flower girl and friend of the Bride

Jenny - Guest book attendant and friend of the Bride

Sandy - Aunt of the Bride

The guest were served by Ellen Gant, Lisa Jo McCasland and Katie Jo McCasland.

Thank you so much for this special event. We all had a great time.

Sandy

Rachel's 25th Birthday in Red River, NM

We celebrated Rachel's 25th Birthday in Red River. We ate at Timbers Steakhouse, a great place. Here is a picture of some of the group at the steakhouse, this picture had Rachel in it. Sorry if you didn't make the picture because you were on the other end of the table!

Heath, Meredith, Lee K., Rachel and Abi all rented this bicycle to tour the "city" one afternoon. Thank goodness for Abi, she kept this bicycle on the road.













Lee K. and Rachel at one of the lakes we found on our trail riding.

Rachel is only a few weeks from having her Masters Degree and moving to Lubbock Texas to start on her Doctorate. Way to go Rachel.

Happy 25th Rachel.

Love you

Sandy