We just got back from our anniversary trip yesterday afternoon. More on that later, though…

I can’t believe this has happened, but while Corey and Melissa were still away for their honeymoon, they uploaded their wedding video to Corey’s laptop to free up the memory stick for more video.

Yeah, that means the stick was formatted. The contents erased.

And now?? NOW?!?!?

The hard drive has crashed and there is NO VIDEO TO BE HAD!!!!!!

*wailing*

I just can’t believe this.

They took it to the computer repair shop here in town and were told that the drive was past their abilities to repair. They said there was a slight possibility of getting the file back BUT it would involve lots of money (possibly several hundred dollars…who knows!??) They’d have to ship the drive to some place in California and let the people there go over it. Then they send a disk indicating which files on the drive would be recoverable. The kids would then need to select which files they want restored and pay whatever that cost would be.

How long does all that take? I don’t have a clue, but I guarantee you it wouldn’t be back by Saturday even if we overnighted the thing to them.

And of course, any recovery at all is still totally NOT a sure thing even.

GAH!

Nope. No one else was recording. Just the camera of Corey and Mel’s was running.

BOOOO-HOOOOOOO!!!

I just can’t believe this happened!!!

But… I guess in an effort to look at any silver lining there might be here… at least the kids got to watch it. *sigh* I mean, it’s not like someone else took it, then it got destroyed without even Corey and Melissa getting a look at it. But WOE IS ME!!! I sure would’ve loved to see it.

*sigh* I don’t know what the kids will end up doing about it, but mainly the whole delayed reception thing was to show the video, especially to people who didn’t get to attend! I’m not sure what we’ll do now.

I told Corey they’d have to sing and dance and maybe do a puppet show or something. HA!

I am just SO bummed!!!

Somehow the kids thought they’d get the reception ...

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Seriously. I wanna know. :\

*sigh*

… but at long last, here you go. Um..A picture from the wedding.

I know, I KNOW!!! I should have had pix up days ago AND I should give ya more than ONE!!! But my pix didn’t turn out as nice as I wanted. It was lots more frantic and chaotic than I thought it would be and there were several other photographers there also. I have a ton of pix with these other pic takers in them and it just made me sick!! However, I DO also have some really stunning shots, so…

Here’s one….

YIKES! people! Do you SEE how close the wedding is?!?! *gulp*

Am I ready?

Well….. (more…)

Wishing you lots of happiness and fun as you celebrate our nation’s Independence. (and just a happy ol’ day to my non-US friends!)

As you celebrate, contemplate this scripture…

2 Chronicles 7:14
If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

Lord Jesus, help this country and its people to remember this promise and heed these words. Forgive us, Lord and help us to come into the center of Your will.
Amen