1. A violin recital extracted much practice and preparation from various Bernhardts.
2. Our family hi-tailed it out of Illinois for a week.
3. Plans and auditions have been under way for this "very exciting" development.
4. A violin-piano concert in early June is being prepared for.
I shall now expound and explanify on Reason #2.
Last fall, we received the happy news that our cousin was engaged to be married! He and his fiancee had planned their wedding for Memorial Day weekend 2009. To make a long story shorter, when the Georgia Bernhardts visited the Illinois Bernhardts a few years ago, Stephanie "fell in love" with Josiah and Joy, and later requested them to be ringbearer and flowergirl in their wedding. So, Memorial Day weekend found us celebrating, visiting, talking, laughing, playing games, eating a lot, and just enjoying being together with Dad's entire immediate family. There were 15 people staying in the same house, all with the last name Bernhardt! As you can imagine, that only happens once in a blue moon! We had a wonderful time on the road and with family, and simply relaxing and enjoying a vacation.
The happy couple at the rehearsal dinner.
Our other cousin and his fiancee.
Joy did very well at the wedding, and succeeded in charming the entire wedding party!
Together.
The night before we left, we enjoyed some singing with Brian on the guitar.
On the way home, we swung by the Answers in Genesis Creation Museum in Kentucky. What a spectacular presentation of the gospel! The pictures we took inside didn't turn out very well, so you'll just have to visit the museum to see what it looks like. :)
The grounds are absolutely beautiful.
This picture reminded me of a verse of Scripture:
"But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream." Amos 5:24
Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the congratulations, Johann! Just to clear up any possible misconceptions, our cousin was the one married...no one amongst us four is married yet.
ReplyDeleteThanks again and God Bless you,
Jacob