CAJUN WEDDING & WEEKEND

We attended Bethany's beautiful "Cajun wedding" at the chapel at Vermillionville (sp) last night. What a wonderful evening and a great time. The bride arrived at the authentic "Cajun Chapel" by a white horse pulled carriage. She was married by her Grandfather, Dr. Johnson, in a sweet and meaningful ceremony, and then the party began. The entire Cardwell family looked beautiful and the groom's side were pretty spiffy also. Such a wonderful way to start their married life together!

The reception was held in the Performance Hall. We all enjoyed delicious Cajun Fare. The people in Louisiana are great cooks-BUT THAT CAJUN CUISINE-WELL THERE ARE NOT ADEQUATE WORDS! They had a band from Ruston come to play-and I might add-one of Ruston's finest. After an evening of eating, dancing, and celebrating, we rang bells as the bride and groom departed for their honeymoon in the Caribbean. Pictures are coming-but I only have a few as the "Running Friends" had a job and were kept pretty busy during the evening. We had a great time and felt "needed" by our friend, Sonja. I will post pictures I do have when we get home tonight.

We had an adventure getting down here yesterday, a great Cajun lunch, and are leaving town this AM, after one more Cajun brunch. Do you think we might like to eat? I will not bore you with the details of each meal-suffice it to say-NO WONDER WE LIVE IN AN OBESE NATION!

When we got back to the hotel, all of the runners, our Canadian hiking guide, Jim (Sonja's brother-in-law), Susan, (Sonja' sister), and anyone else that wandered through sat in the lobby and talked and laughed until mid-night. We revisited the wedding with the bride's parents, talked of running, rehashed our hiking trip, heard about Ivory's trip to New York, etc. etc. WHAT A GREAT TIME! Sheila, aka MotoMomma on the blog, brought me a special surprise. She is a regular reader of this narrative, so she brought me something I have NEVER had-thong panties. Not only thongs, but in colors-MY MOTHER IS ROLLING IN HER GRAVE. Don't worry you will not have to EVER see that sight!