Well, here is Stephanie gravesite. Just abt. 30 yards from her Grandpa Stephen. (that sounds weird) I wish I hadn't put the flowers where I did because it shows her day/year of passing. Oh well I'll take another sometime.
This memorial is on the north side of White Rock Rd in a little dip just before turning left onto Scott Rd. (going East) Matt you probably have seen this or an older one. The family has changed it numerous times since I've been driving by. I always slow down to look at her and think about the family who still grieve enough to keep it up to date. I tried once to find out about an accident that may have occurred here but to no avail. As you can see Sherri was her name. My great neice, Stephanie, (above) met this fate.
Now here's an important one. These things are on the lower lines (either phone or cable) all over. Anyone know what purpose they serve. They can't be weights because they look too light. Maybe the keep the line from twisting say with exposure to elements. Anyone, anyone........Could check online I guess. Bugs me
Monday,at the cemetery--Stephen's grave
Wednesday 5/27
Interacting with the elderly. Guess I better getused to it. Naaa! Anyway here's Uncle Mickey in Denny's--kind of skinny; doesn't eat much he says--he's 89
Arden, Mickey and me in Denny's in Galt
Some cool solar panels on the way home on Grant line Rd.Wish I knew how to move the pictures around somehow.(These are all out of order). It would save time and not take so much effort to upload photos in the finished order. Any thoughts.
until they started seeming just sort of sweetly sad...
and then i cried.
no thanks!
and of course, the beautiful couple: dave and ashley!
the rehearsal went smoothly. in fact, everything was perfect the whole time.
Here are some of the gorgeous architectural and design elements from around this place. it was basically like a rich man's castle that he built in 1922 in the "pure Italian Renaissance style."
next morning we wake up at the gorgeous Langham Hotel and Spa after sharing a very expensive room with debby, matthew, deedee, and sinjin. look at the grounds of this place. it cost $25 extra to have our car valet parked which is not an option. wwwwaaaaayyy too fancy for me. but i was quite impressed with the grounds/
christie and debby in the morning.
darin writing his speech which he was nervous about. he had to talk during the actual ceremony. and by the way, he pulled it off grandly and many random strangers came up to him and told him how nice his speech was.
and i am supportive, enjoying the deliciously comfy bed.
got to take a tiny ramble around pasadena and found this little farmer's market. there are multiple farmer's markets on a daily basis around there. one of the little perks of having to live in such an otherwise nightmarish area. no matter how much people complain about LA, though, there are still an awful lot of people living there! something must be going right.
saturday at the villa, darin getting all done up by the wonderfully organized and cheery wedding coordinator, kristen. what a doll. this was HIGH-MAINTENANCE STUFF!
We took some portraits in front of this gorgeous wall.
I ended up hanging with Dylan and Sinjin most of the time, talking their ears off as you can see here. Somehow I always end up with the youngies. 
Here's me talking to Ashley's beautiful mom Susie and Dave looking REALLY HANDSOME! All the boys looked so good in their suits; it is nice to see them all spruced up!
I don't have pictures of the actual ceremony but here are Dave and Ashley sitting down in their place of honor for dinner. Don't they look dazzling?!!
Ashley's dance with her dad DJ who is a sweetheart and a gentleman.
Before heading out of town we found this fruit vendor that I insisted at stopping at and we bought a bag full of delicious chopped up fruit and veggies sprinkled with chili and lime....
As you see here....unfortunately on the way home I ate the entire bagfull and gave myself a bit of a tummyache!
