Really, the Wedding

I thought I would have time to post about the wedding yesterday but that day has come and gone....... and is history now! The time flies here!
It is Sunday and I have this afternoon to rest up. Several who have never been to the Genocide Memorial are there this afternoon. Arlene is here with here son, Alfred, Blessing and the children. It's a time I'm thinking of my family and missing them too! So I took the time to write on facebook and email them. I have not been able to SKYPE yet. It has something to do with the internet connection here. Tim our Techno dude stated it like this.......it goes and then it skips out....then goes and well THAT's the reason I have trouble sometimes......after writing something and then finding it has VANISHED.
I have not been able to Skype, he thinks, because of another program protecting my computer....He is here until Friday so he's going to work on it today maybe. Meanwhile Tom connected me with John on Friday afternoon via his phone.....but did I already write about that?????? Sorry if I'm repeating! I'm getting a sim card for my phone from Jeanne dArc.....soon!


THE WEDDING!
On the Monday that we visited the ladies Kigali wedding rental shop Liliyanne was there sewing. We found out she was making curtians in preparation for her up coming marriage. She invited us to it on Saturday. I wondered if she was just being polite or it was a real invitation. After speaking to Jeanne DArc about it, we agreed I should talk to Pastor Emmanuel about the possibility! It is a huge honor!
The groom came by on Friday while Mia and I were at the shop.
Friday evening Jeanne DArc came by to tell me when she would be picking me up. The rest of the team would be gone.....to the game reserve. I showed her what I thought I would wear to the celebration, she informed me she would provide the traditional Rwandan attire! I asked about a gift and asked about the book and towel I would wrap up in one of Vicki's beautiful red scarves as I had no paper. The girls at the shop had red dresses for the bridesmaides so it fit ok! I would get a card the next day.
Saturday came. The first (of 4) ceremonies was to begin at 10am. They would come to pick me up at 9am. It's close to 10 my ride is here and the car is FULL of the wedding shop girls!!! How fun! So exciting!!
We drive up a very rough road and then down and wait. We are picking up another girl from the shop. They sit on laps in the very back. We are off once again (Obed is our very good driver!)
I turn to take a pic of Godbet sitting next to me talking a mile a minute and find my BATTERY IS DEAD! Jeanne Darc comes to the rescue with rechargables!
As we approach the place we are to go for the first part we see the tents in the distance. Two tents are set up in a narrow backyard. I find out this is Lilyannes relatives. She is an orphan so it is her stepmothers relatives place where we are headed. The roads are amazing. (Oh! did I tell you we had a flat tire the day before on this same vehicle?) NO PROBLEM!
So, we are below the house, out of the car and they are dressing me in the blue traditional outfit over my black skirt and black shirt. There are four of us wearing the blue.
I'm sending this so I don't lose anything.