helen hosted a luncheon at her new apartment. as usual, the food was delicious and plentiful. time is always short when we’re in vancouver, so i felt lucky to see so many of our friends all at once! i was especially excited to meet little madeleine for the first time… so cute!
the main reason for our visit to vancouver this time was to attend the wedding of joe’s cousin adrian. in fact, adrian and jenny invited joe to officiate their wedding, which was very exciting. the day started with a tea ceremony, which was our first time participating in one since getting married! the ceremony was read more
we shared a meal with the chen’s at corner23. mmm…taiwanese style pork hock. definitely getting our chinese food needs replenished. wish we had more time, but it was good getting updated with each other’s lives; matia is going to preschool, learning ballet, and preparing to be a big sister!
we had such a great time in new york! pam was an amazing hostess, and we were glad to be able to see a bit of her life in nyc. eventhough we feel like we saw a lot, there was still so much left to do… hopefully we’ll have a chance to return one day. read more
on our third day in nyc, we planned to visit the statue of liberty and ellis island. fortunately the line-up onto the ferry was pretty quick, but even with a reserved ticket, we still had to wait a really long time to get into the pedestal and museum on liberty island, but i think it read more
we had a somewhat lazy morning in elizabethtown and enjoyed a wonderful breakfast with james and jana. thanks so much for having us! then on our way back on the road, we took one last look at the quaint town. note the parking meter: 30 minutes for a nickel! then we drove another few hours read more
we are off on a roadtrip from chicago to new york city! today we started early at 6:30AM, armed with a 5 pound bag of coins, and drove 11 hours to elizabethtown, pennsylvania. the tolls certainly took their toll (get it?) on us; so far a hefty $40 or so! (i think we’ll try taking read more
the paterson’s invited us over for a delicious meal: beer-can-smoked-chicken. it’s made exactly how it sounds, and it was sooo juicy… good job brian! we’re coming back for smoked turkey next time!
the wedding day was on july 12th, at Hidden Oaks, Rancho Cucamonga. we began the day at a friend’s home for hair and makeup. the big arrival at hidden oaks. getting ready. it was a perfect spot for the wedding, from the big trees shading us from the sun, the cute gazebo decorated with a read more
i’m back from Los Angeles, Riverside area to be more exact, where I attended Gina and Jonathan’s wedding over the weekend. helen was the maid of honour, and we arrived a few days earlier. we were very lucky to stay at a retreat center at Lake Elsinore, which is around 45 minutes south of Riverside. read more