Summer and Company: May 2015

The Beatrice and Arthur Show, Episodes 3 and 4

Beatrice and Arthur have recorded several new podcasts but I'm way behind on editing and posting them. But here's Episodes Three and Four.

(Once again, I apologize for the editing - one day I'll take the time to learn how to use Audacity properly.)

Girl's Weekend VI

For the sixth year in a row, Amy Robb, Amy Must, Stephanie Spehar, Summer St. Pierre, and I went on a spring trip together. Usually for these trips Stephanie flies out from Wisconsin and then we all go somewhere together on the west coast, but this year we decided to visit her instead, spending five days in Madison and then Milwaukee.

We packed a lot into those five days, including visiting Frank Lloyd's house Taliesin, touring the UW Madison campus (during graduation), going to a farmer's market and a roadside farm, and shopping in Milwaukee, but mainly eating a truly incredible quantity of cheese. And it was beautiful, a perfect Midwest spring.

Amy's dramatically lit photo makes me look very regal, even if I'm just sending a text from the bathroom of the capitol building.

On the road to Milwaukee

On Lake Michigan

The Milwaukee Art Museum

Making friendship bracelets in the hotel room

This was a special year, too, since both Amy M. and Stephanie are expecting their first babies this summer - only two weeks apart.

(Sorry not to credit you girls, I can't remember whose photos were whose!)

Congratulations, Paul and Maureen!

Paul and Maureen got married last month in a beautiful ceremony in Kyle near Austin, Texas.

We drove out to join them for the ceremony and spend some time with the family in Austin.

Hotel bed

Texas sky

The Thursday before the ceremony we celebrated Uncle Roger's 70th birthday (as well as Dev's 36th).

Roger blowing out his candles

Roger with Krissy and Sandy

Dev with Aunt Gale

Beatrice, Rosemary, and Louis with Ashley and Alex

The following day we went to visit the wedding venue and rehearse the ceremony while the kids played.

William runs amok with the baskets.

Texas wildflowers

Louis's boots

Then the ladies (and Arthur) went to get their nails done before the rehearsal dinner.

At the rehearsal dinner:

Baby Maureen on the big screen

The day of the wedding Beatrice and Rosemary went to the salon to get their hair done.

I don't want to post too many of Paul and Maureen's professional wedding photos in case they want to do so themselves, but I have to share a few highlights.

Beatrice and Arthur got to be "flower children" in the ceremony, and Dev officiated. (We gave William a basket of flower petals, too, but he just immediately dumped all of them over his head.) Mina and James did a beautiful duet and Julie gave a winning toast.