Mary and Matthew's Wedding!
I hopped on the TGV from Geneva to Paris (3h22) on the afternoon of the 24th. My friend Sylvain and his girlfriend, Cecile, met me in Paris and took me out to his place for a grand Christmas Eve dinner. After a phone call or two on our way there, I realized that the entire family (including grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins) were all waiting for me to start their feast. How kind!
After raw oysters, smoked salmon, roast duck, sundry stout-smelling-but-tasty cheeses with bread, the "bouche de noel" (Christmas cake), pastries, chocolates, and tea, we all settled down for a long winter's nap (at 3 am). I caught my transatlantic flight Christmas day, in the early afternoon, and, thanks to the time change and in spite of a delay or two, arrived in Salt Lake City around 1am that night.
It was a joy to see Sarah, Danny, and Nathan (siblings) at the airport and after joking about the biohazard boxes on the luggage conveyor belt, we drove to Cherry and Barnard Silver's (he's the cousin of my mom's father) place.
We all went to see my dad's parents at the nursing home. Here's two adorable nephews (Ethan, Jonathan) and their parents (Nathan, Becky). Jonathan's older brother, Matthew, was enamored with the train circling the Christmas tree.
Mary and Erin played some Christmas music for us. Lydia (Ethan's older sister) cracked Mary up with her interpretative dancing to the music. So Mary let Lydia have a try.
From there we headed to my Uncle Tom and Aunt Diane's place. I think I was a little loopy from jet-lag still, but started feeling better around this time. I hope to visit their daughter, Melanie, who is living in Germany.
Mary (my sister) and Matthew Lampros
The morning of the 29th I had the joy of attending my sister's wedding ceremony in the Salt Lake City Temple. Lydia and Matthew (the nephew) posed for me while we waited for Mary and her husband Matthew to come out for pictures. Mary emerged, ebullient and all smiles. The newlyweds took their place on the steps of the temple and the paparazzi--including me, of course--snapped away.
Here's the new couple with my family. Another with the Lampros family. Another portrait. Mary is wearing my grandmother's beautiful wedding dress. Another portrait. Here they are "coming back down to earth".
Afterwards, we had the reception with Matthew's signature chili, Natchitoches meatpies, and wedding cake. Yum!
After raw oysters, smoked salmon, roast duck, sundry stout-smelling-but-tasty cheeses with bread, the "bouche de noel" (Christmas cake), pastries, chocolates, and tea, we all settled down for a long winter's nap (at 3 am). I caught my transatlantic flight Christmas day, in the early afternoon, and, thanks to the time change and in spite of a delay or two, arrived in Salt Lake City around 1am that night.
It was a joy to see Sarah, Danny, and Nathan (siblings) at the airport and after joking about the biohazard boxes on the luggage conveyor belt, we drove to Cherry and Barnard Silver's (he's the cousin of my mom's father) place.
We all went to see my dad's parents at the nursing home. Here's two adorable nephews (Ethan, Jonathan) and their parents (Nathan, Becky). Jonathan's older brother, Matthew, was enamored with the train circling the Christmas tree.
Mary and Erin played some Christmas music for us. Lydia (Ethan's older sister) cracked Mary up with her interpretative dancing to the music. So Mary let Lydia have a try.
From there we headed to my Uncle Tom and Aunt Diane's place. I think I was a little loopy from jet-lag still, but started feeling better around this time. I hope to visit their daughter, Melanie, who is living in Germany.
Mary (my sister) and Matthew Lampros
The morning of the 29th I had the joy of attending my sister's wedding ceremony in the Salt Lake City Temple. Lydia and Matthew (the nephew) posed for me while we waited for Mary and her husband Matthew to come out for pictures. Mary emerged, ebullient and all smiles. The newlyweds took their place on the steps of the temple and the paparazzi--including me, of course--snapped away.
Here's the new couple with my family. Another with the Lampros family. Another portrait. Mary is wearing my grandmother's beautiful wedding dress. Another portrait. Here they are "coming back down to earth".
Afterwards, we had the reception with Matthew's signature chili, Natchitoches meatpies, and wedding cake. Yum!
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