Forever Hollywood Cemetary
My great grandparents are buried amongst the likes of Charlie Chaplin and Rudolph Valentino. We had tried to go on Sunday night but were surprised to find hundreds of people lined up around the block to get inside. It turns out that they show movies in the graveyard there during the summer. A little eerie if you ask me, but reminded me of New York City movies in the park.
My great grandparents were George and Ruth. All the Nichol men are named George. My grandfather, by chance, married a Ruth as well so there are two generations of George and Ruth Nichols.
My History
One of the most amazing things about Los Angeles is the capacity for change as well as stability. While we were in California last weekend I had the opportunity to visit my father’s childhood home as well as the home my great grandparents lived. He used to have a pathway he took from his house to theirs. Their backyards nearly backed up against each other. We took a back alley between Curson and Sierra Bonita, an alley my dad would go down as a child to see the fire alarm boxes that used to line the streets.
The whole adventure was facinating, just to hear about the family history was amazing. My great grandfather would always wear a three piece suit. Even to the beach. It’s 26 miles from the house my father grew up in to the house his parents bought on the beach front in Malibu.
I think next time we go we’ll have to bring Sir Luke‘s HD fancy pants camera and film a mini doc about the whole thing.
Memorial Day
My family doesn’t have any fallen soldiers but we do have a precious baby to remember. My parents, Sir Luke and I went to the cemetery where Jessica Kahla Keyser rests. My first niece. I think about her often and what she would have done with her life if she were alive today. But I know I’ll see her again. I cherish the thought.
Christina & Matt Homer 5.23.09
This was a fabulous day. Christina and I lived together in New York for almost a year. We had so much fun together. Of course she would meet the love of her life about a month after I move away. But we met right before the ceremony and Matt is a great guy and perfect for Christina.
I LOVED Christina’s dress, made by the fabulous Ann Poulson. She designed my wedding dress that my mother made. She’s pretty much a genius.
Matt and Christina are a gorgeous couple. They look amazing together. To top it off the reception was at the most amazing LDS church I’ve ever seen. It was biult in 1930 and has stained glass in the chapel. Sometimes I wish we still did that. But I’d probably pay less attention and look around the room a lot more.
The food at the reception was all Korean and devine. I don’t think I’ve had so much Korean food in my entire life. It was tasty. Obviously I was too busy eating it to photograph it!
I loved Christina’s dad’s suit too. It was this amazing metalic grey. Loved it. Now if only I could find one for Sir Luke…
Getting married? I’d love to be there. I take pictures. I love it. Let’s chat.
meganruthstay (at) gmail (dot) com
Okay, I Fibbed
Tomorrow, tomorrow will be the day you see all the wedding photos. Some unexpected things came up this evening and we ended up spending four hours procuring this giant thing for a mere $300.
Could it get any better?
Oh yes, it can. James Terry Stay was born yesterday! Congrats to Ben and Rebekah!
Looks like they need a new family photo.