Karen found a write-up she did during or right after we got married and covers the two weeks or so from the time we left Michigan to go west to get married until we eventually ended up in New Orleans a newly married couple. I wanted this to be saved for posterity, so I’m including it in this blog. When I publish this as a continuous story, I’ll put it in chronological order with the rest of the narrative. It will take several days to write it all, so I hope you enjoy re-living once again our marriage and honeymoon. I turn the remainder of this blog over to Karen for the next several days:
September 19 – 30, 1966
Loaded down with all kinds of foodstuffs, we started out from 1303 Capital, N.E. Battle Creek, Michigan (Karen’s address before we married) at 6 a.m. on September 19 (Monday). Those riding in the red and black Rambler station wagon were Sister Kader, Martin, Tootie, Jim and me, alias Karen Rupp. Our destination was Salt Lake City by September 22 (Thursday) or bust!! Our purpose was the marriage of Jim Hoag and Karen Rupp in the Temple of Our Lord and also the sealing of Sister Kader to her late husband and her children. There were many miles between Battle Creek and Salt Lake City (1800 miles to be exact!) and as we were to find out, many obstacles to confront us.
This did not enter our minds as we were in too good of spirits even though our eyelids were a little heavy. The air was brisk and cool. We had the road to ourselves. Battle Creek would have to do without three Kaders, one Hoag and one Rupp for awhile. In fact, they would never see this Rupp again, not with that name anyway. We saw Indiana, Illinois and Iowa on Monday. They all had pretty flat ground with very few picturesque scenes to catch our eye. We sacked out in York, Nebraska for the night at the Y Motel. The local time at which we stopped was 7:30 p.m.
Up bright and early Tuesday morning, we left York about 6:30 a.m. We drove through the rest of Nebraska that day but not without mishap. I drove from North Platte, Nebraska through an itsy bit of Colorado to Sunol, Nebraska where it was my privilege (?) to be noticed by a state police officer. He soaked us $20.00 for my speeding. Jim took over the wheel then!
More tomorrow…
Dad
Hmmmm so we did get our lead foot from mom! (wish it were only $20 damage still though)
Love ya Mom!!!!! Your writing is so entertaining, love it! Thanks for posting this too Dad!!
Love you guys!
Kristy