First stop - London Kentucky... (midnight, June 30)

I saw Cindy
(at midnight, my fault she said she looked terrible, but wouldn't anyone who was drug out of bed to hang out at a truck stop for 2 hours? )

Jiffy! You are back, thank God!

Oh how you've been missed!!!!

Yipeee!



Merme

I usually hang out at the truck stop for more than 2 hours...
...but I dress different and wear a lot of make-up on those occasions!

the next stop was Anderson Indiana for a wedding that i was in, that actually caused the trip in the first place... for those of you who don't know, anderson is just north east of indianapolis...

myself & the groomsman i walked with...

From overalls to a formal gown!
That guy ain't too bad lookin', either!

You 3 are a good looking bunch!

I love seeing pictures of everyone!

well, i got the best looking groomsman to walk with, so i'm not complaining, and scott actually took that picture with my camera.

and thank you all for the compliments. as soon as this computer quits misbehaving, i'll post a pic or two from the last stop.

I can't believe Cindy wasn't up playing on the forum at midnight! I thought she was a regular night owl.

Good to see you back, Jiffy! I agree with Laura. The whole group of you are a good-lookin' bunch!

That is a pretty dress you are wearing in the wedding pic. Was that a red parasol you were carrying?

Dianna

Oh good...more pics...

Did you get to help pick out the dress? It's really pretty......something that I wouldn't mind wearing myself...usually you end up with some really expensive terrible looking thing....LOL

ok, i'll have to tell y'all the story of the dress, y'all will love it. Valerie (my friend and "adopted" little sister) was the bride. she asked me about being in the wedding and was all apologetic about not asking me to be "matron of honor" (her little sister was - although more than one person at the wedding called me that) and told me she didn't care what i wore as long as it was a black evening gown.

well, i had gotten 2 dresses off a clearance rack years ago for $78 + tax. a steal.

well, one of them i ended up wearing for my daughter's wedding in nov 2003. still had the tags on it when i took it out of the bag for the wedding. the other one was in the bag still. about a month before this wedding i dug it out because i knew it was black and floor length. turned out to be a jessica mclintock and was PERFECT. matched the other bridesmaids beautifully. all i had to do was find a wrap (sears $20) and shoes (sears again $27 - matched the dress perfectly - right down to the sparkles on one band and satiny smooth on the other - another clearance rack find).

when i got around to pulling the tags off the dress, i discovered the total of the 2 dresses retail was over $450

I am a very blessed person.

even though, i prefer my overall's and actually, those overalls cost more than the dress did!

omg that's so cool that people meet on the forum ^.^ *hops* one big happy family! I'm like totally scared of meeting someone i met online o.O its like "DAH! YOU'RE FROM KENTUCKIE!!!" *hides*

~Phoebe

pheobe... i get such a giggle about how folks think my accent is so "normal" they don't know i am really a ventriloquist and learned to "speak native" really, it's all the years moving around and having different friends from all over the us and the world.

Now you REALLY need to come here for a visit!!! We don't pay sales tax on clothes!!

The dress is gorgeous!

Jiffy, you could go bargain shopping with me anytime!!!!!!!

final installment: romeoville ill
hubby, brother-in-law, sister-in-law (bil's wife), me


my nieces, hazel (i stayed with her and her family) and sarah with me in the middle


sister-in-law & me


and last but most definitely not least, depending on your culture my granddaughters or great-nieces, amber and liana.


i had a great time... and cried to have to leave... i don't see them near enough, last time, liana was just a baby, not even walking yet!

Beautiful pics Jiffy. Looks like you had a wonderful trip!

Good to see you back jiffymouse missed you . Liked your photo's they are real nice. Now I can place you and afgrey (where was Lola?) and Cindy really doesnt have wings darn. Glad you enjoyed yourself and had a good trip. Taht looked kinda like a truckstop I used to go to just south Of Louisville going from the things on the wall. Had a good freind was raised near London.Out in Sams holler
Jimmy

Great Pics,Jiffy!!

Looks like you had a wonderful time!

G-Mom