The day had finally arrived. One more day and Les and I would say our vows and begin our life together.
My family was all local, while Les had family members flying in from all over! His dad and sister drove from Tennessee to California, stopping at the Grand Canyon and other sites along the way. His mom, brother, two cousins, one cousin-in-law, and one friend all flew in. My future mother-in-law had flown in on Thursday and drove up to Fresno on Friday with my future pastor's wife to prepare the rehearsal dinner.
The rest of the crew flew in on Friday. The only problem - it was the Friday before Memorial Day. That meant one thing - traffic, traffic, traffic!! The rehearsal dinner was suppose to start at 7:00, with rehearsal at 8:00. 7:15, no groom or his party... 7:25, no groom or his party...
I honestly wasn't worried about him not showing up! Of course way back then neither of us had cell phones, so communication was tough. I found out much later that Les had called to let me know they were stuck in traffic, he talked to Mom but she never even remembered!! The Mother of the Bride was very nervous since she was making our wedding cake and her baby was getting married and moving 200 miles away.
They finally did arrive, we ate our meal, had rehearsal, and were ready for the Big Day!
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I'd forgotten that your mom made your wedding cake. Oh my friend Norma was one in a million. What a jewel.
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