Most of you will understand that the four weeks leading up to the wedding has been very busy. Kindel and I left Illinois on June 6 to be in Kansas for a wedding reception on the 9th and spend time with friends and family. The reception was a blast! About 80 people came to celebrate with us. Mom did a wonderful job putting it all together, and thanks is due to all of the family for their share in helping out. I have dial-up internet, so I have yet to put any pics online.

Monday June 11th, Kindel and I drove 15 hrs to Evanston, WY, and completed the drive to CA the next day. While in Kansas we had sold Kindel's car to my younger brother, which made the Cali trip easier and more fun. The truck did very well in crossing the country without cruise control.

Since then, we've been hanging out in Northern California trying to get the wedding details finalized. The wedding will be in Kindel's walnut farm, with walnut trees serving as massive arches, rising 60 feet to make our "sanctuary." We've had a lot of fun outside of wedding planning, too.

Kindel and I drove up to Lassen Volcanic Nat'l Park for birthday (June 20) and hiked out to a hot springs area. Cherri, Kindel's sister, and I also made salsa (HT to Ramona for the recipe) for a salsa contest at a local farmer's market (we took 3rd). Kindel has a HUGE bridal shower on Saturday, so Steve, Kabon (K's dad and bro) and I are headed up for an over night trip to the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Because there has been a good deal of stuff to do it has been easy to neglect or minimize seeking to follow Jesus. Please pray that we would continue to recognize that God is always abiding with us and has brought us near to him through his son's blood.

Thanks and I'll probably update some time after the wedding!

Paul