TC Diary

November 2, 2003 Wedding of Dru and Trude aboard Norwegian m/s Sun

Wedding bells rang November 2 as Dru and Trude were married aboard the Norwegian M/S Sun. They only told their parents and Hannah when and where they were going to be married. I am excited to finally have a female around. And to get a darling granddaughter is added joy. They are living in Dru’s home which is a half mile from us.

Vance and I drove to Louisville, Kentucky, making stops along the route. If you are ever in St Louis, make sure you visit the Fox Theater which is owned by the Fox Run Angus breeders. It is one of only three remaining Fox Theatres in the U.S. and has been completely refurbished. We enjoyed seeing “Starlight Express” on stage while there.

At the annual meeting in Kentucky, it was great to see and get to visit with so many Angus breeders from all over the US. David McMahon has always been a strong supporter of youth and Angus breeders honored David by pooling their funds to purchase an Angus picture for him with the funds going to the Angus Foundation. We thank the McMahon family for all they have done for Junior Angus members. We were excited to have the newly crowned Miss American Angus be a Nebraska girl, Wravenna Phipps. Our congratulations to Wravenna who will be a great spokesman for the Angus breed this coming year as she really enjoys public speaking.

Dru with a pretty female in each arm…his bride Trude and 2004 Miss American Angus, Wravenna Phipps

Our son Ty decided to move to Billings, MT. Thus Ty and I made a quick trip north to find an apartment. Then a trip to Colorado to pack and be ready for the moving van after Thanksgiving. We always enjoy spending Thanksgiving in the mountains in Colorado with my family and Dru even did some snow skiing.

One evening in Louisville, we hosted a reception for Angus friends honoring Dru and Trude’s marriage. It was a fun evening of visiting and laughs. Price Harrison says Trude ranks at the top — I think this has to do with Trude’s maiden name being Price.

Fall continues to be extremely dry and warm. Yet the good side of this is it is easy on the cattle and the fall calves are off to a great start.

The guys continue to be excited about the spring bull crop and the replacement heifers are a uniform group. We have enjoyed many visitors and appreciate their good comments.

With newlyweds in the family, I leave you this month with . . . .

“Two lives, one new beginning. . .”