Wedding Plans (officially) Announced!

So we finally have a firm date, church and reception location to announce as of today:

Gia and I will be married on September 27, 2008 at Old Mission San Juan Bautista. The ceremony will begin at 3pm. The reception will immediately follow with full dinner and dancing at Don Christopher Ranch, also in San Juan.

We are currently working on hotel options and registry info for our guests. We'll be sending out electronic "Save the Date" cards soon.

Thanks for your patience during this difficult decision. We are super excited and moving forward with the details.

THE Wedding Countdown

Wedding Update Part 4

So Santa Cruz is out and San Juan Bautista is in. Close to "home" and quaint as heck.

We are almost sure of a Sept. 27 date but I'll leave the details out for now as we need to firm up the church to match the venue and make sure everything lines up time-wise before making the official announcement.

Suffice to say this has been an arduous process of selecting the all important city, venue and date. Much longer than we planned. However, I believe that through our perseverance we've selected a location and place which accommodates all of our wishes. No curfew, a great caterer, outdoorsy, etc.

I look forward to posting on here when we are 100% sure, and will give everyone invited hotel/inn options at that time.

Thanks for all your support during this stressful time. Now the fun part of preparing the details.

Maria's Hot Latte Challenge

I have a new game for the family, involving the photos below, and having to do with my favorite drink -- a hot latte! As I was going thru the pictures, I associated some right away with members of our family. I decided to come up with one for each of us 12 "kids", like Mom did for us with the prayer windows, and that's when I got the idea to make it a game.

Since there are 14, I included Mom & Dad. I went back and forth with some of them, but now chose one for each. Anyone could play and some of the "symbols" could be associated with the spouses and families, but just guess Mom, Dad or one of us sibs, by matching up ea. name with a #.

The winner who gets the most matched up correctly will get a prize from me --- maybe coffee, or chai latte for Rick.

Love you a latte (hee hee),
Maria

Coffee Art:
There is a restaurant in Vancouver...actually three where they dress up the lattes. You get to watch them create the pictures. What can be done with coffee, cream, milk & imagination? For the coffee lovers and others just to enjoy the art.


Add the number after the name and email answers to Maria:

+Mom=
Dad=
Ken=
Peggy=
Bonny=
Susy=
Sean=
Cefe=
Maria=
Josefa=
Kevin=
Peter=
Anita=
Rick=

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