Well, it's been quite some time since I posted and I was encouraged by my cousin Marisa to post up about the wedding we attended this weekend in my old home of Michigan. So what better reason to get back here and post away.
I have been wanting to get up here to Michigan so bad the past few years and even more so the past year since my chemo was over. I can't explain the emotions and feelings that go thru you when you get to experience cousins, aunts and uncles after so many years of not seeing each other and it's almost like time never passed. I hate/resent not having been able to grow up with my cousins though. It's such a great feeling to see all of them interact and still be in touch with each other, and at times I wish I got to be a part of that more. But hey, I still have time to hang out with everyone still! I'm so glad we got up to see everyone, you are all thought about and missed by me a lot!
Going back here for the wedding was so much fun for all of us. My sexy wife is back on her feet and looking quite stunning I might add!
She was just feeling good about herself this weekend! And good for her!
We had a pretty long week leading up to it including an Iron Maiden concert and only 3 hours of sleep before venturing north to Michigan. It was crazy, but worth it.
We stayed with my aunt and uncle on my dad's side. Such great people and I miss not seeing them more often as well. This is finally changing and I hope to see everyone again soon.
We started off Saturday with the wedding at 2pm. It was absolutely beautiful in Wayland and made for a perfect day for a wedding. I hadn't seen any of my Uncle Paul's kids in years and here I was attending Joel's wedding. I got to walk over and say hi to everyone in the wedding party and then made the rounds to all the relatives. Everyone looked fantastic and the wedding itself was laid out perfectly.
After the wedding we had some time to kill so we ventured over to Gram's old place, now looking great under the helm of my Uncle Paul. It was so awesome to go there and see the farm. One of my biggest promises to myself while I was sick was to get better and be able to take Alexander up there and see it. Mission Accomplished! He made himself right at home and walked over to where all the kids were and hung out throwing rocks in to the pond. The same pond I did the same exact thing in with my cousins.
After about an hour or so we drove up to Byron Center and to St. Mary's where the reception was held.
What a great place to have it too. The hall was set up beautifully with balloon's and it just looked great. The food was top notch with some of Gram's old classics including her relish and Polish Kielbasa. I haven't had that since she cooked it for me and it was a rush of memories and feelings for me. Funny how food can do that to ya!
We had a great time and some excellent photo's were taken. Most of them can be viewed at my Flickr site. Check em out!
Here are a few I wanted to share though:
The Cousins!
Several Generations of Niemczyk's!
The brothers and sisters all together!
Thank's to everyone for a wonderful weekend and again, congratulations to my cousin Diggy and his new wife, Carla.
Looking forward to seeing all of you very soon.
1 comment:
i loved everything about this post. i am so proud to have you as a cousin, and it's never too late to catch up. let's be honest - most family get-togethers when everyone is underage are overrated anyways ; )
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