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The reason behind my whirlwind trip back to the United States was to celebrate with my family my brother Kelly's marriage to his girlfriend Cheryl. Kelly and Cheryl met in college and had only begun dating before they were separated by the military (Kelly) and graduate school (Cheryl). After 3 years together they were wed in an intimate ceremony along the lake in Door County, Wisconsin.

For those of you who aren't familiar with my family all of my brothers have served in the U.S. military and two are currently active duty. Though the wedding was not necessarily military themed the groom and all the groomsmen are military men and the ceremony was presided over by a Navy chaplain. So I guess you could say the underlying theme was red, white and blue. It was a lovely wedding with a lot of personal touches and an enjoyable evening for everyone.

Congratulations to the happy couple!

 
The past week in the USA was spent getting things in order for the move but I was able to spend most of this weekend with my family so we could say goodbye. My niece and nephew are very happy that I'm moving somewhere that has toys because they're excited to get more.
 
I got a brief respite from my hectic life at the end of July when I drove up to Michigan for a family reunion. Due to many other things going on I could only stay for 36 hours but I was able to relax  a bit, enjoy the surprising beauty of Lake Erie and spend some time with my niece.