Showing posts with label Family. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Family. Show all posts

Monday, January 14, 2013

Our Carolina Vacation

Good friends sitting in a big booth.
 We took a roadtrip to Greensboro, NC to visit Shawn's family and our friends. We took the time to lunch, supper, and toast to some good times. I checked out Blu Martini on Elm St. (Not the Blue Martini chains found in Florida), and invited everyone out for a cocktail.









Of Course, I made the crowd request a breakdance from you know who.


 But not until he had the floor wiped. Diva.
Most importantly, we spent quality time with Shawn's mom. Country park and Battleground park are the best places in Greensboro, and we went there everyday. Th air is crisp and Bully feels at home.
  And we had some Shawn & Leilani time, mostly on the road. 
On the dance floor
and in Savannah.


 It went by fast.



Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Family & Friends

I finally found my camera cable!

Now, I don't have many reception pics yet. I 've got whatever have popped up on Facebook, and some my friends are going to send me. I probably have to wait a few weeks on the photographer's pics. Here is a raw image he loved and put up immediately on Facebook. Its pretty cute!
Nick Sanders gets all the credit
Breaking Bread at Taste of Thai
But here are some awesome pics of family and friends  from my camera from over the weekend. People came from Illinois, Michigan, Florida, Texas, Virginia, Georgia and Hawaii. Funny thing is, it was colder here than every one of those places, and we had a bonfire where most of the family huddled inside of our tiny house.  Sorry, guys. At least they were prepared and brought their coats. It was fun, though. Lisa & I won at Ladderball.

Check out these pretty people:
Mrs. Orteza and Lisa


Sisters: my aunt, left, and my mommy on the right
Ortezas, Reynantes, and Bangilans. Shawn was at work.

My beautiful friend Lindsay, and Her beau Donavan. Holding pillows they've given me.
Lindsay had this pillow custom made for us from Cozy Blue on Etsy.  So cute!
"Shawn+Leilani" 
Our "photobooth"

Finishing up some welcome bags with Lindsay
Some last minute prep
Shawn serenading us
The pic above is the only picture I took at the anniversary reception/marriage celebration. As I sobbed with emotion.

 The next night we had a bonfire/cookout. Who knew corn cups melted in 2 seconds? It was fascinating. Later we went out for a beer or two.
Melanie & Mike flew from Hawaii
Brian, Chrissy, and Melaniie
Scott & Brah
Colleen & Jesse on the left drove from Michigan. Lovely Erin on the right
Mike, Shawn, and Kevin. Buddies from the Navy. Sooo glad they could make it.
Me and the sailors
again

    Breakfast the next morning at Smith Street Diner with family, and Lunch immediately after that at Bravo with friends. I ate so much this weekend. I had to show everyone our favorite breakfast joint. Everyone took pics of the giant biscuits.
Mommy, cousin Frank, his wife Karen, sister, and JP
Plus me
The wax lips were a hit!
That't what I've got for today. Stay tuned for more pics. my friends have some HILLARIOUS ones that I'm trying to wrangle from them!

Friday, November 5, 2010

This is it, again!

  In a few hours, all our hard work will come down to one evening. We'll present  ourselves to our friends and family as a Mr. & Mrs, many for the first time. I hope we don't forget a single thing, but it is inevitable that something may be left out. In fact, it's Murphy's Law. I'm not focusing on that, though, but I am acknowledging that things may not always be perfect or according to plan.

I am the only one who cares about the details.

But today is not about Shawn and me. We've had our wedding day. Today will be about sharing love with our loved ones. Its about you.

We are truly thankful to have all these wonderful people who have always been there for us, and for those who are always there for the milestones. The fact that many of you have traveled on what is still a work day to be here for us means more than you know. Shawn and I are as lucky to have you and we are lucky to have each other.

To us, a big part of being married is the people in your life as a couple.

So we are going to put on our appetites, dancing shoes and love of fun to the test. There so many cool things we've got planned, and I hope this is a memory that sticks with everyone, 'cause we'll never forget it!

My friend April, who can't be here today, wrote a sweet blog post about our friendship today. Her sentiment is heartfelt and her memory-impressive! I am going to share it with you today 'cause I'm in a loving mood!

                   A Once in A Lifetime Friend by April Clark

Sunday, September 12, 2010

Mommy's in town!

outside Maria's
and my Manay Tina!

This weekend my mommy came to NC. We just hung around, visited some shops, met with the caterer and went out to eat a lot! Also,the Hubbs and I met with a DJ.
 ...and had a Smith Street Diner HUGE biscuit. They were real fresh 'cause it was early. YUM. Obvs, I took this home because I could only eat half of mine. This was Shawn's.
Bully wanted hugs.

We had a little photoshoot in our back yard with our little pony.

Seriously, this dog is gorgeous. Look at that sweet mouth.
Picture perfect.

 Dinner with my moms, Hubbs, & Cousin Tina

and my fortune was dead on: