The Mayor and his senior staffers and most of his cabinet met in Palo Alto for a conference on the the future of Europe and the Euro and the ripple effect on the Tahoma economy. After preliminary speeches, the hard work began. Within minutes, it became obvious that other factors were of greater concern: a wedding and a party were about to begin!
The Deputy Minister of Solar Power was marrying the vice minister of Solar Power in nearby Woodside, California. There was hardly enough time to catch the shuttle to the site at Thornhill Park. It was a beautiful, warm and sunny afternoon-perfect for a wedding celebration!
The guests began arriving at 3:30pm, but there were unexpected delays among members of the wedding party. The announced time came and went, and the bride was hustled into the hou
se to make final arrangements. All her attendants were scurrying about, ensuring flowers were in place. The caterers were doing their duty, and guests were sitting in the sun, waiting. As the temperature neared 85 degrees, lemonade was produced to provide a little thirst quencher. Grandma appeared and was escorted to a shady spot under a large maple tree.
At about 5:10pm, the groomsmen began their entrance, followed by the bridesmaids, who were followed by the flower girls casting flower petals along the path. They in turn were followed by the bride and her father, the Minister of Aviation and Aeronautics. The ceremony began as the officiant began his invocation and read his carefully worded script. In no time, the rings were produced, placed, and the "I do's" spoken by bride and groom. Lovely!
Then the partying began; and for the next 6 hours at the site, the celebration went on. One of the highlights of the night was a performance at the piano by the bride's grandmother, who delighted all with her rendition of "I left my heart in San Francisco". It was filmed by several guests. Later, toasts and speeches were heard on the patio as family and friends bid the newly weds good fortune and happy days. The mayor captured this scene in HIDef for all to see at a later date.
As the full moon rose in the night sky, party goers straggled to the shuttle for the trip back down the hill, back to the farm. It was a fine night.
At the Western Regionals of the NCAA baseball tournament, Peppardine lost to Stanford, 8-7. Now Stanford advances, and Peppardine goes home. Stanford will now play in the super regionals later this week.
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