Ode to Fran & Rick

Today was Hannah's Wedding Reception here in Orem.... I went to wish Hannah "best wishes" but mostly to see 2 people that I just love. For those who don't know Rick and his first wife Joanne adopted me as one of their own, and I adopted them as my second parents. When Joanne past away I didn't think there was ANYBODY who could replace her. When Rick started dating Fran I was angry and hurt regardless of the fact that Rick and Fran were meant to be together due to some powerful spiritual experiences...I didn't care, I didn't want it.
I remember Fran & Rick came to me sometime later before they got married and expressed their concern about my anger about it all. I remember Fran expressing to me that he wasn't there to replace Joanne and that they loved me. Since that day Fran has taken a place right next to Joanne in my heart and they mean the WORLD to me.
Rick was there for every major event in my life, my baptism, receiving my patriarchal blessing, my mission call, my endowment, my marriage/sealing, and my firstborn's blessing.
THEY are part of my adopted family, they are the extended family I never had. They mean everything to me...