continuing on

I am hearkening back to the past weekend, now that is Thursday and we have been back in the south since Monday. I left off with Friday night which brings us to the point we'd all been gathering for; Jonny and Beth's wedding. We had not been to a British wedding before, but we knew that it would be different. The morning started out normal as we ate breakfast then hit Starbucks with Rachel and Jazz, it was great to catch up with them proper, not just on fb, email or the phone but in person. Then we headed back to Latham's to get all dolled up for the occasion, since Rebecca and I were both speaking from up front we thought it important to look our top, although i suppose we'd do that even if we weren't involved. We were dropped off at St. Aidan's church building, a beautiful old building right in the heart of Middlesborough, and it was decorated very nicely for the occasion. Immediately there were many friends there from KBC and other places, but in the back of our minds was the service and how that would go. Anticipation is the word to describe, there was a buzz about the place as we waited eagerly for Beth to arrive and walk down the aisle. I'm going to skip detail as Rebecca will put her spin on the deal later in an entry, let's just say it was lovely, and our talking parts went very well also, thanks for the prayers everybody. Then we were off to the reception which was at a farm outside of town, very picturesque and great for a reception. It was warm in the marquis, but the food was killer as was the company. i think we hung out till 11:00 or so, it was a long day and we fell into bed once getting back to the Latham's, but many wonderful memories of the day, interesting pics, and good conversations.
Sunday we had decided we'd like to attend MCC, and we convinced Mike and Dave to go there, we didn't have transport so it was them or nothing. The music was simple, a guitar and two vocals, and it was compelling, the Lord was really there with us. There were a few words from various people that all fit into the mold of seeing each other as in God's image. Then Pete who did the wedding got up to speak on sex and sexuality in our culture. It was the interesting preach I've encountered on that subject, he really taught us well. There is such a wonderful spirit in that church, we felt right at home, caught up with many afterward and then got lost on the way to the Toby Carvery for lunch. The food was tasty, we wanted to eat a huge meal because of the long drive back south later that afternoon. Eventually we were dropped off with our massive purple rolling bag at the Eley's house. We sat in the back garden with Andrew, Elaine, Mark and Katherine and enjoyed the warm wind and cool drinks. Alas we had to drive back, it was a quick, easy and enjoyable journey to Kidlington. Again all fell into bed, ready to wake up the next day to come back to Overton to tackle the work that had to be done to acquire goods, and move into our cottage next week. i'll pick up on the whirlwind that life has been since arriving back in the south. later all
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