Last weekend was my cousin Scott and Joy's Wedding.
So, Nathan and I drove out to Kansas City Friday morning, to be able to relax a bit once we got there.
We stopped at Union Station and the WWI Liberty Memorial on the way.
Nathan's uncle and aunt, Don and Eileen, who we stayed with for the weekend, took us out to eat at Jack Stack that evening. Jack Stack has the best baked beans I've ever had and they have awesome BBQ besides. :) It was great.
Saturday morning we had time to kill so, Don took us to the Steamboat Arabia Museum for the morning. It was pretty cool. The Arabia sank on the Missouri River in 1856 and sank deep in the mud, preserving everything inside. It was carrying cargo to sell to 16 general stores out west. The river changed course so, the diggers found it 40 feet down in the middle of a corn field.
Then we finally made it to the wedding.
Scott was always one of the "big boys" in the Wyss family and as a girl I really looked up to him. He was always nicer than the other "big boys" and if any of us "little girls" wanted something from the boys we'd go to him first. As we grew up, no longer little, Scott became a friend rather than just a cousin. Us cousins took many trips to KC to visit and they came out to the farm. There were plenty of late nights sitting around the farm house table talking, playing games, laughing, and generally just having a grand old time.
Now we're both all grown up and married. :)
After the wedding the whole family crashed at Karen and Randy's. It was great. I love just sitting and listening to the conversations being thrown about the room. And, It's been a really long time since so many of us were all in one place. :)
Sunday, we went to church in KC. We helped Don and Eileen serve lunch. After church, we changed back at Karen and Randy's and hit the road. Nathan and I had the pleasure of driving Grandpa and Grandma home. It was wonderful to spend the time with them listening to their funny stories and great wisdom. :)
It was a really busy, but nice weekend. There's not much better than spending time with family. :) And, Congratulations Scott and Joy. :)
In Christ
~Michelle
So, Nathan and I drove out to Kansas City Friday morning, to be able to relax a bit once we got there.
We stopped at Union Station and the WWI Liberty Memorial on the way.
Union Station
Liberty Memorial
Saturday morning we had time to kill so, Don took us to the Steamboat Arabia Museum for the morning. It was pretty cool. The Arabia sank on the Missouri River in 1856 and sank deep in the mud, preserving everything inside. It was carrying cargo to sell to 16 general stores out west. The river changed course so, the diggers found it 40 feet down in the middle of a corn field.
one of the wheels
some of the china they found inside
hat pins, buttons, pen tips...
jars of food
they found 4,000 pairs of shoes
the only death- a donkey they named Lawrence.
tehe...Lawrence of the Arabia :)
a painting of what the Arabia would have looked like.
Then we finally made it to the wedding.
Scott was always one of the "big boys" in the Wyss family and as a girl I really looked up to him. He was always nicer than the other "big boys" and if any of us "little girls" wanted something from the boys we'd go to him first. As we grew up, no longer little, Scott became a friend rather than just a cousin. Us cousins took many trips to KC to visit and they came out to the farm. There were plenty of late nights sitting around the farm house table talking, playing games, laughing, and generally just having a grand old time.
Now we're both all grown up and married. :)
sadly, the only picture I got of Scott and Joy
cousins :)
us... and Matt looking dapper in his suit
Scotty chilling with the cousins
Clayton preparing the birdseed :)
Sunday, we went to church in KC. We helped Don and Eileen serve lunch. After church, we changed back at Karen and Randy's and hit the road. Nathan and I had the pleasure of driving Grandpa and Grandma home. It was wonderful to spend the time with them listening to their funny stories and great wisdom. :)
It was a really busy, but nice weekend. There's not much better than spending time with family. :) And, Congratulations Scott and Joy. :)
In Christ
~Michelle
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