Nicki & Devin say "I DO"

Yesterday I attended the lovely winter wedding of Devin & Nicki [Gretillat] Sasso. Nicki is a colleague of mine at the Belmond-Klemme Schools. The wedding was held at the Garner United Methodist Church with the reception being held at the Duncan Hall. I enjoyed a good dinner, some beverages, and dancing! Nicki will remain at her job at B-K while Devin heads to enlistment in the U.S. Navy. Congratulations, Mr. and Mrs. Sasso!
Two of the students I know from Waldorf College were there also. Tori is one of the student assistants that work in the WC Library with me. Her boyfriend, Eric, is a usual fixture at the library even when Tori doesn't work. Funny thing. There was a raffle for "the garter" and I bought Eric a ticket. You guessed it! Eric won! He wore Nicki's garter on his arm for the rest of the evening.
Friday was a day from hell. The morning started out with beautiful, fluffy snow - really only about an inch or so total. Then the wind came up! I was working in Forest City that day. At 2:30pm I decided I better go home. IT WAS TERRIBLE!!! I drove the 18 miles at 20-30/mph with complete whiteout. There were times that I stopped on the road because I couldn't see anything. When I reached the intersection of HWY 18 and 69 I was scared stiff! There were several cars ahead of me and some behind, but no one wanted to venture out into the intersection. Finally we all took our chances and drove the 2 miles into Garner. Lynne and I went to the local Pizza Ranch and loaded up on pizza and chicken and then headed home to chill out.
Some schools let out for the weather and some didn't. FC schools kept their students until the weather got better, but parents could pick them up. B-K and WH didn't let school out early. That was too bad because 2-4pm were the worse times to travel.
This next week I return to work at Waldorf College after being off for 3 weeks. I will have to get used to those late hours again!
The new year is off and running! Take care everyone!
Love ya,
Theresa