3 earthquakes and a wedding

Love…

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And marriage. What a great wedding and a fantastic long holiday weekend in Lake Arrowhead, CA. Ashley & Keith tied the knot on July 5th with grandfather Paul Garrett officiating – which was both funny (because really, Paul as minister…) and touching (when his voice cracked as he made his remarks and created the union of husband & wife. His comments were heartfelt and his love apparent. I do think he might have a great idea for a new business, “Toot And Tell or Go to Hell” – a new drive through confessional in LA.

The pre-wedding BBQ & games night and the reception dance-a-thon AND of course the photo booth with funny props were plenty of fun. Brian really liked that hat.

Good times.

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This was my favorite moment (not including the actual wedding, of course).

The Garrett lineage of the family (15-17 people) stayed at a fabulous AirBnB with a gorgeous view of Lake Arrowhead. It was nice to sleep in a queen bed in a house for a few nights! The very long journey up the very steep mountain in the dead of night was so scary, but Lynn did a great job even if the men picked on her for forgetting to turn off the brights for a brief period and possibly blinding the drivers coming down the mountain. We got there safe and when we went back down the mountain on Sunday – it was even more impressive in the light of day – and only slightly less scary.

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4th of July fireworks over the lake were so great, such an incredible vantage point to take them in.

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And we got to experience our first earthquake – Brian felt the first one (6.4 magnitude) and I felt the second one (5.4). Neither of us felt the last and biggest one (7.1) – probably because we just assumed it was the dance floor moving under our feet since it was during the reception. Thankfully, all was well.

Congratulations to Ashley & Keith. It was a beautiful celebration and a lovely time in sunny California.