It's nap-time on the holiday, & I'm taking advantage to catch-up with the Ords! So glad to see Sandy made it here. It reminded me that I wanted to post MY Ord connection from a few weeks ago...
It was during a weekend road trip I took with Ben's parents, his sister, her husband & their baby. We traveled to Phoenix to celebrate the blessing day of his other sister's baby, and the med. school graduation of that new baby's dad! The weekend was packed with events, so it wasn't really a sight-seeing trip, but it was fun to be with his family. Not to mention, we were staying in a mansion. Or an estate, almost. We stayed with Ben's charming uncle Paul, a lawyer in Pheonix. It was quite a treat to enjoy their new "Cielo Azul" big big home especially catered to grandchildren. There was a fun pool out back, a putting green, a giant chess set, a play room complete with the Wii, a gym (not-so-much for the grandkids), and much more. But a favorite moment was finding an ORD connection!
Paul's daughter was at Girls' Camp, so on Saturday, her husband & kids came for breakfast. The husband's name is Mike Ord. I told him I was an Ord, too & he asked if it traced back to Thomas. I finished his sentence & said, "Yeah, and Eleanore?" "Yes!!"
I mentioned it to Mom, who knew right where he would have decended. Mike has a brother that played football for BYU--Mom says Grandpa knows how that one is related. (Tid-bit: Paul told us that Mike actually received a scholarship to play football at Harvard or somewhere & when he told them he'd be taking a 2-year religious break, they said no!)
Anyway... love to you all from Provo! Thanks to Grandpa for joining us at the Grand Parade! Glad you got to check it off your "Bucketlist!"
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