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Skriven 2006-07-27 14:09:24 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
   Kommentar till text 3853 av JIM WELLER (1:123/140)
Ärende: Wedding Daze 1
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Hi Jim,

Very enjoyable reading; it sounds like a good time was had by all.

JW> We have just had a most glorious five day celebration. It started
 JW> Thursday with a gathering of the clans, then a birthday celebration on
 JW> Friday, the wedding Saturday, followed by another (midnight) birthday


I celebrated my birthday on Friday also but without as much company.
Just Steve as far as family but had 2 calls from Rachel that day as well
as one from Deborah the next and my parents on Sunday.


 JW> Michelle's dad, Leo Letourneau, is a most charming and erudite
 JW> polylingual professor of education. I'm not sure if his undergraduate
 JW> studies were in religion,language, history, music or possibly all four
 JW> as he seems equally knowledgeable in all these fields. His knowledge
 JW> of music is both eclectic and extensive, from French and Spanish
 JW> medieval
 JW> folk songs through 19th century opera to 20th century pop. A
 JW> fascinating conversationalist and an entertaining addition to any

He would be an interesting one to talk to.  I was at a register in the
PX last night; a young soldier was in back of me with an ukulele. I
heard him telling his buddy that he was planning to learn how to play
Edvard Grieg pieces on it so I told him that my cell phone "ring" plays
"In the Hall of the Mountain King".  Quite knowledgeable and
appreciative of classical music--something rarely seen in young people
these days.

 JW> Grandfather Helge Eskelson was a pioneer bushpilot who lived in
 JW> the gold mines were open full time. His wife Lois is one of the
 JW> members of the Daughters of the Midnight Sun which started off as a
 JW> solstice. Most of their
 JW> children were born here including Ray's dad. Together they have a
 JW> wealth of colourful stories about the primitive early days of
 JW> Yellowknife.

How much of their recollections were recorded for posterity?

 JW> Michelle's niece, Natasha, is Neekha's age and equally smart, pretty
 JW> and sassy. They hit it off really well and in tandem are quite a force
 JW> of
 JW> nature.

Watch out--as those two get together over the years, it'll be like
igniting a powder keg!

 JW> On Thursday we gathered at Ray and Michelle's house where they pulled
 JW> off a barbecue for 30 with little apparent effort. Michelle is a

 JW> Friday was our turn to do supper for 30. We grilled too but so as not
 JW> to be repetitive we did three kinds of beef strip steaks (peppercorn,

Drooling just reading the descriptions. (G)


 JW> Michelle's birthday so Roslind whipped up a triple layer rich
 JW> chocolate Devil's food cake and a Black forest cake both of which
 JW> Neekha garnished with wild raspberries. The first of many champagne

Ah, a sister chocolate lover!

 JW> toasts were made. We were awash in champagne for the next three days.

Not surprising. (G)


 JW> The ceremony was flawless. Neekha and Natasha almost upstaged the
 JW> bride by being just too damned cute. Ray and Michelle had written
 JW> their own
 JW> vows which had a few interesting twists to the standard ceremonies.
 JW> They promised to do no wrong to each other and if they inadvertently
 JW> did, to work "relentlessly and untiringly" on undoing the damage. They
 JW> also
 JW> pledged to be passionate and to maintain the passion throughout their
 JW> lives as well as the usual cherish and honour bits.

My best to them--with an attitude like that going into a marriage, you
know they will be able to go thru a lot (both good and bad) and still
keep their committment to each other.


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Catch you later,
Ruth
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