The Goetz family is pretty spread out, with brothers in Connecticut, Florida, Arizona, and Tom in Tennessee, but when Steve sent word in February that he and his fiancee, Marti, had set a wedding date for early April, of course we were all going to attend.
Then lo and behold, a few days after we all bought plane tix, the wedding venue fell through. So without further ado, Steve and Marti headed straight to the courthouse to tie the knot, with a dinner reception with family and friends to follow on the originally scheduled weekend.
Thus, John and Kathy, Bill and Patti, and Tom and I (Jana) were lured to Arizona under false pretenses, but it had been several years since we'd all gathered in one place – and most of us hadn't yet met Marti – so it was all good.
The Goetz gang: John and Kathy, Jana and Tom, Steve and Marti, Patti and Bill
In addition to Prescott and Sedona with the whole gang, after the others flew home, Tom and I headed south to Ajo for a couple of nights to check out Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, before spending a final fun night in Tucson visiting with Tom's cousin Marie and her husband, Diego. There's always lots to see and do in Arizona!