beautiful day today with a bunch of new people showing up. Becky’s parents George and Doreen got in late last night.. They showed up bright and rested
George and Doreen are both fun and very interesting people. THey’re both scientists. Doreen retired from Nasa after a long career of building weather sattelites. George is a laser scientist who has the world record for the highest energy tunable laser. Actually the whole faimily are scientist.. Becky as a Neuro Sceine degree and her brother Danny is a computer scientist. George poitned out that one of our geraniums is called a fibonacci geranium.. Can you see how the spiral of its leaves are a fibonacci spiral ?
We all went in differnt directiosn today.. Max and Becky went to the town office to pick up a blank marriage licence …
Oh wait.. I don tthink I said this yet.. Max and Becky are here to sign their wedding papers !!!!! THeyre havinf a small private certemony on Friday.. and then a pig party back in Santa Fe soemtime next year.
We are SO excited for the two of them.. and s so happy to get Becky as an official family member.. even though she’s been one unofficially for many years. We’re gettign a daughter !
WHile Max and becky worked on the paperwork, diane and doreen went off shopping.. even though we were only goign to be 15 of us.. we wanted averyoen to feel at home, loved and well fed..
Meanwhile George and I headed out in the beutifual fall weather for a fast hike. George has been an marathon runner for many years and has completed at least one marathon on every continent (including Antartica !) he and I were good hiking partners as we both keep a quick pace. It was great being out in the beautiful fall weather
As we were hiking we both got a test emergency alert oon our phoens and watches.. I guess everyone did.. a momemnt of shared expereince !
Seeign the pond surrounded by the fall leaves was beautiful as always.. made me think of our dogs chai and satori.. they loved the traill . we miss them very much…
We all came back together for dinner.. I made the first jackolantern of the sason using a grape as a proxy for a pumpkin
around 10 Max and Becky went to the airport to pick up Gabe and their friends Zen , Bill and Karen.. We now have a housefull .. with just one more guest coming tomorrow
Max, Becky and Gabe stayed up late workign on the ceremony. Gabe is officiating..
Lots of love in this house !
nite all, nite sam
-me