Reception in Douglas

I am not sure why I didn't get this posted sooner. It seems that we have been on the go for so long.   

During our stay in Bisbee after we got married May 5, we had a reception in Douglas on May 12 at the Gadsden Hotel.  There are so many people in Douglas who mean so much to me and I wanted them to meet Dave.

The Gadsden Hotel is so beautiful and the young couple who own it are working so hard to get it fixed up.  They have an outdoor patio on the mezzanine and they have remodeled it and cleaned it up and it is beautiful.  We were able to rent it at a very reasonable price.

Carol, my former secretary, helped me get it all set up.   My "wedding planner" and dear friend, Liz, made a beautiful invitation.

I was teary the entire day before we went to Douglas.  It has been hard for me since we sold 858.  I wasn't sure I could go back for a long time.  Dave was so kind to me the whole day as I cried off and on.  

The evening turned out so well.  We had so many friends come and had a great time.  Dave got to meet so many of the people who mean so much to me.  There were old friends from my childhood, friends I made during my five years down there, Teresa's friends and some new friends.  It couldn't have been nicer!!

For me, it brought some very nice closure to my time in Douglas from 2010 to 2015 and from the selling of 858.   And it gave Dave a chance to meet friends from a completely different "phase of my life."  

I will always cherish my time in Douglas for many reasons, but especially the five years I had with Teresa.