Thanks Mary and everyone who wished us well. We are packed and now spending the night relaxing. Postcards? What are they? Denise ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Dean" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 6:22 PM Subject: Re: [HC] USA CHAT > Well Boss, > do have a wonderful time, and best wishes to the son and his wife to be. > I > do expect that a post card will be sent to the hardworking pen pusher!! > pp > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Denise" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2005 6:55 PM > Subject: [HC] USA CHAT > > >> Hi friends. >> >> 1861 OMA is finished, and next month I hope to start on 1862. I'll keep >> a > lookout for names again. >> >> Tomorrow night I am shutting down the computer until the end of this > month. Neil and I, our daughter and her husband, leave home early > Tuesday - > USA bound, for the wedding of our son and future d-in-law on Friday in New > York. A group of about 20 Australians are flying out over the next few > days, or have already gone, the bride and groom leave tomorrow. One of > the > highlights is that in New York some of the American Crawfords who have > come > to the surface since I started family history asked if they could attend > the > wedding in New York so will be arriving from their home states. As our > son > has met most of them, he was thrilled to think they would come. I look > forward to seeing them again. We then go to Washington to stay with a > Crawford descendant for 4 nights. The newly marrieds will be driving > slowly > from New York to DC taking in several Civil War sites - a passion of > theirs. > Our son has ancestors who fought in the Civil War and the Revolution. >> >> See what family history does! >> >> Then we go to Las Vegas where we will be for several nights attending yet > another wedding - of our son (same one) and our, by then, daughter in law. > She wanted Central Park in Autumn, he wanted a quick wedding with Elvis > and > his songs.They didn't want to argue about the venue so decided to do both. >> >> We visit the Grand Canyon and various spots in Nevada and Arizona before > arriving home end of October. The newly marrieds leave Las Vegas - each on > a > Harley D - and will ride thru Nevada, Arizona, Utah, taking two weeks, > ending in Texas before flying home from New York. >> >> When I get to Washington I will have access to a computer so may drop in > and say Hi HIGH (g). >> >> Denise >> >