My Seussical Life for 2004 August 25

Part of the reason for our trip to visit Dave's family in Alberta this month was to attend the wedding of my dear sister-in-law, Patty, to Sean Pitcher. After the beautiful temple ceremony and family luncheon were finished, the Pitcher family began gathering people who were ready to go "honking." I asked Dave what honking was, but he wasn't familiar with the post-nuptial practice, either. In fact, most of the Matkins were unfamiliar with "honking." That was okay; we were up for participating.

We all gathered into our cars. Patty and Shawn sat on the back of a Toyota Celica Convertible, and as their chauffeur drove out of the reception hall parking lot, we followed, along with about 10 other cars. Together we paraded down Cardson's two-traffic-light Main St. several times, and looped around town a bit, honking our horns continually. People in town waved and smiled. It was wonderful fun.