Terra & James

November 15, 2008 was a very special day. Terra and her husband James W. Ferguson were married in the Winter Quarters Temple in Omaha, Nebraska.

We drove up to Omaha on Friday morning, settled into the hotel and soon James and Terra arrived. We then went to the airport to pick up Derrick who flew in from Las Vegas. He and his family live in Arizona about 90 miles south of Las Vegas. It was sure good to see him and we appreciate the sacrifice the family made to have him there! It was fun to see Derrick and Terra tease each other like they always do.

After dinner, Kristen, Dave, Colin, Lindsay & Rebekah showed up and got a room right across from ours. Colin chose to stay with Derrick at another hotel. We took over the breakfast room at the Fairfield Inn and had cheesecake and soda and had Rebekah open birthday gifts we brought along. Her birthday was just two days later, on Sunday

James' family showed up sometime after 9 PM and they sure seem to be nice folks. It was good to meet them and know they all got there safe and sound. Around 10 PM Terra looked exhausted! She and James had been up late the night before at the concert given by Coldplay and I could tell if she didn't get to bed fast, she'd be zonked on her wedding day. So, we bid everyone a goodnight and went right to bed. Terra slept soundly...didn't move a muscle all night long!

It was nice the wedding wasn't until noon so it was a nice relaxing morning. Terra had beakfast with Kristen's family and Dad brought our food to the room so I could eat while getting ready. I thought Kristen looked really pretty for the wedding. She had on a lovely black dress with a burgundy top to go with it.

It was a cold blustery day. Even the night before there were a few snowflakes falling but nothing stuck to the ground. Despite the dark skies our hearts were bright and happy.

The sisters at the temple were really sweet to Terra and told her she was the only one using the Bride's Room that day. It was a lovely, lovely room and Terra seemed so happy. After she got into her wedding dress, her new mom came to apply her make-up. Nancy (mil) has a Merle Norman Cosmetic Store in Springfield, MO, and she did such a beautiful job on Terra's makeup.

It was so nice to see both sides of the family all together in the sealing room and to see James and Terra enter and kneel together at the altar. President Merrill Oaks performed the ceremony and it was lovely. It was nice to look across the room and see Dennis sitting in one of the chairs for the witnesses. I could tell that we were both thrilled that our children had made choices to start out their married life by making covenants to God and to their mate for eternity.

We took lots of pictures outside the temple even though it was in the low 30's and the wind was blowing. Terra looked radiant in her beautiful dress and James looked happy too. Kristen and James' sister, Amber, took lots of pictures...Den did as well. I took some but had to retreat to the car because I was too cold to be out in the wind.

Derrick, joined Kristen's family in painting just married and etc. on the car windows. They even painted our car with "Empty Nesters, Finally" on the back window. As we went to our car, a van pulled up and someone handed Dennis a note which read, "just wait until they replenish the earth and come back!" We had a good laugh.

The wedding luncheon was held at Vivace's and the food was very good. We had an excellent waitress who really took good care of us. I don't think I"ve ever seen anyone drink as much water as I saw Terra drink. I thought the bride was going to float away.

Aaron Cosby made an absolutely delicious white chocolate cheesecake for dessert. It was fun to see Terra and James feed each other this yummy cake.

The Ferguson family headed back to Springfield and had about a 7 hour drive ahead of them. The Voss family went back to the hotel and had a good visit. That night we had pizza, wings, soda and cheesecake. We even got a call from Terra and James saying they forgot to take some cheesecake with them to enjoy at the hotel. So, the next morning Dad and I stopped at the hotel and gave them 4 pieces to enjoy.

All in all it was a very enjoyable and relaxed weekend...perfect! It's wonderful to know that your children make good choices and do things the right way...The Lord's way.

As I see it...that's good!