Ric's and Rebecca's wedding, Keystone, Colorado
Weddings make for great reunions, and this one wonderfully blended great college friends and great California friends, a testament to Ric's connections both wide and deep. And it was here, in the hot tub actually (go figure!), that we met Hillary and Phil, Boulder residents who befriended us and took us in for nearly a week as all hell broke loose on the Gulf of Mexico.
The Roomies
Top of the gondola on a stormy afternoon in the Rockies. Little did we know at this moment that another storm was headed towards our home.
News of the hurricane arrived via cellphone on the dance floor at the reception. All flights into the city were cancelled. We then spent hours trying to get through to friends in New Orleans to see if anyone might be able to rescue our pets before evacuating. Phone lines in the city were slammed, but I managed to get one call to a miracle worker at the last moment. Soon our doves were set free, and Reggae the parrot was roadtripping North. Reggae and I owe a huge debt to our friends Nicky and Ken.
