by laura beth

Jennifer, Jennifer, Jennifer. I really love this woman. We became great friends in Jr. High. She was a cowgirl from a ranching family. We had sleepovers all the time. We were in at looking and sewing classes together. In high school we double-dated for proms, and were on homecoming court together. She was a rodeo queen and an incredible academic achiever. She got straight A's and was our class president and Valedictorian. She went to Stanford. I visited Jennifer her first year there, and she had the hugest secret crush on this guy, Nate. That was in 1997 or 1998. Now he's her husband and she's a doctor. They make a wonderful couple don't get excited for every wedding, but when it's right, it's right, and they are right. their moving from Portland to Boise, ID where Jennifer will begin her residency. I suppose we have drifted since high school, busy with our separate & different lives, but she will always be special to me.

They got married at McMenamin's Edgefield. The outdoor ceremony was short but wonderful (I started crying, which made Tyler cry), hurried by a downpour in the last few minutes. The reception was great, made even better by great food and an open bar. Jennifer, in her wonderful foresight sat 8 friends together-- Tonia, Mitch, Thadd, Jess (and baby Charlie), Tyler & his partner Frank, and Kenny & I. We had such a great time.

On our way home we stopped at Multnomah Falls along the Historic Columbia River Highway, which we take when we can. It's gorge-ous.