Wedding Day

June 2, 1954 Wedding Day

Grandma and Grandpa were married in the Logan temple June 2, 1054 where they had previously gone to take Grandma Ellens endownments out (in february). They were married in June instead of December (when grandpa wanted to get married) because grandma wouldn't marry until grandpa was finished with school so grandpa finished school in may and then they were married. They never had a reception, Grandma says they didn't know many people and didn't need anything so there was no need.

At the Ceremony Grandpas Esther and Willis (because Grandmas family weren't members) and Grandpas parents and his 2 sisters and 2 brothers and their spouses attended (Earl and Elaine were in Virginia). Grandma says there was one time when she was a little nervous because Grandpa wanted to go to the very top floor of the temple to a roof exit somewhere and look out one of the big windows and she didn't want to becuase she thought they would be breaking the rules...After the ceremony Grandma and Grandpa stayed in Salt Lake at Bobs Motel (brand new motel) and then the next morning they left for their Honeymoon through the Grand Canyon. They stayed with one of Grandpas mother Vestas sisters and then went to the grand canyon. Grandma and Grandpa had a honeymoon baby! Grandma had heard somewhere that when you are a twin that one of you would be sterile so she didn't know if she would ever have children. After the grand canyon they drove home, stayed in grandmas room at Addie's and then moved out.

They moved into a studio apartment. Grandma worked as a nurse at the Veterans Hospital and Grandpa drove a Taxi until Grandpas teaching job started in Grantsville. In Grantsville Grandpa took some odd jobs fixing Televisions and tuning pianos. Soon Grandpa decided fixing the Televisions was too expensive to have all the tools. After 3 months they moved to Grantsville. In Grantsville they lived in a large house for teachers they turned different rooms of the house into apartments and they had the apartment that used to be the office.  Blair was born in March at a hospital in Toelle. Right before Blair was born Vesta and Climmoth (grandpas parents) came to visit and grandma was so worried about their visit because she thought her water was going to break. She didn't want them to make her visit and talk because she was worried about having the baby but they visited and she was polite. Grandpa taught high school for 1 year (which he didn't enjoy) and then they moved to Paris, Idaho where they lived in apartment for one year while grandpa taught high school again. Then they moved to Grace, Idaho for 3 years in a teachers home (a home with small apartments for teachers). In Grace Grandpa taught High School yet again. Neil and Dirk were born in Soda Springs while they were living in Grace.  When Grandma was in the Hospital after delivering Dirk Grandpa came into the Hospital and excitedly told Grandma that he found a new job in Rigby Idaho teaching Jr. High. He was so happy teaching Jr. High. In 1959 they bought a home in Rigby. It took lots of searching to find a home. When they were looking the only home was a home on main street with LOTS of stairs and they just weren't keen on that house but then they found the home. They found their home on Ramona Avenue for $13,000. They paid off the home in 5 years because they were making 6 payments a month. They loved living in Rigby they only lived 3 blocks from town and all 3 boys got to work at Brolins grocery store for Gary Hainsworth. Grandpa traveled to many schools while living in Rigby Midway, Roberts, and possibly another school.  They lived in Rigby for 59 years. Their neighbors across the street, Donna Rogers and her husband had the same floorplan and had the same anniversary, they were even married in the same temple on the same exact day.

While Grandpa was teaching one of the schools burned down. So the students had to be bussed to another school so Grandpa was able to teach Blair and Dirk but he was never able to teach Neil because Neil had to be bussed to another school where grandpa was not able to teach and Neil was always sad about that. Grandpa loved teaching Jr. High because he Loved teaching beginners! He wanted them to learn it RIGHT! He didn't want to teach them after they had another teacher.

Grandpa continued teaching and tuning pianos, at one time Grandpa wanted to quit teaching school because he was making as much money tuning pianos as teaching school but grandma knew they had to have a consistent income. So Grandpa kept teaching and they used the extra piano tuning money to pay for lessons and buy pianos for all of the boys wedding gifts.

Extra Info:

One of Grandma and Granpas first dates was with Granpas sibling Earl and Elaine. They went to a movie together, grandma doesn't remember what movie was but she remembers it was "high class".

Every time grandmother would go visit grandpa, every other week in Logan, Grandma and Grandpa would go to the temple (Grandma was living in Salt Lake living in an Apartment with Addie J Barney. Addie owned the home and Grandma rented the big front room and Addie lived in the enclosed porch. There were two other girls living in the home).