It’s been a long time since I’ve updated here, and we have been super busy. Thanksgiving has come and gone, and we have been consumed with Babes in Toyland. Zack and Michael have roles in the play and Nick is working with the stage crew. Corey has helped with the set building.
So this has taken up a great deal of our time with lots of late night rehearsals and very few days off. But the boys absolutely love it, and it is exciting to see them shine on stage.
In the middle of all the craziness of the play I went to Argentina for 6 days for my brother’s wedding. He married a friend of ours who we knew from high school in Singapore
and whose family is from Argentina. It was an absolute blast!!! What a neat chance to spend some time with my brothers and sisters while my wonderful husband stayed home with the boys. While I was so excited about the wedding I was not sure that we would be able to
afford for me to travel to South America. Many family members were planning to go, and I so badly wanted to be there. So after a yard sale, some creative saving, and carefully watching air fares, I managed to scrape together the funds!
So the week after Thanksgiving I set off on my adventure. Even the 10 hour flight was
fun since I got to fly with a brother, sister-in-law, and sister. We started laughing and taking pictures right away. We landed and were met by the bride (K) and groom (T) at the airport. We
were whisked away for a city tour of Buenos Aires followed by a delicious dinner with K’s and T’s siblings. It was just like old times as the food reminded us of our days in Singapore where we
went to high school and were friends with K’s family.
The next day was the registry wedding (the legal ceremony in Argentina). Then was a fabulous
reception at K’s parents’ beautiful home with delicious food and Tango dancing. It lasted all day, and there was more laughing and photo taking. Friday we finally relaxed a bit.
There was relaxing by the pool, a visit to the grocery store, a trip to a market, and an interesting stop at Freddo’s ice cream where it would have been helpful to know Spanish.
The wedding on Saturday was just perfect. Great weather, a beautiful ceremony, lots of
laughing and crying, and hours of dancing. I loved seeing the bride and groom so happy, and I was so excited for K’s two little girls to join our family. They are 7 and 5 years old, and I just love them! And like I said when I spoke at the wedding, we will miss T dearly, but we loved seeing how happy he is starting this new chapter in his life.
It was truly a vacation for me. I really missed Corey and the boys and I wish they could have been there. But while I was there I decided to live it up. I had such a great time just hanging out with my parents and family and visiting with K’s family after more than 20 years. I loved spending time with my new nieces and seeing a new country. Argentine hospitality is the best! I even picked up some Spanish while I was there. It was wonderful, but it was just as wonderful to see my family when I got off the airplane in Dallas.
So this has taken up a great deal of our time with lots of late night rehearsals and very few days off. But the boys absolutely love it, and it is exciting to see them shine on stage.
In the middle of all the craziness of the play I went to Argentina for 6 days for my brother’s wedding. He married a friend of ours who we knew from high school in Singapore
and whose family is from Argentina. It was an absolute blast!!! What a neat chance to spend some time with my brothers and sisters while my wonderful husband stayed home with the boys. While I was so excited about the wedding I was not sure that we would be able to
afford for me to travel to South America. Many family members were planning to go, and I so badly wanted to be there. So after a yard sale, some creative saving, and carefully watching air fares, I managed to scrape together the funds!
So the week after Thanksgiving I set off on my adventure. Even the 10 hour flight was
fun since I got to fly with a brother, sister-in-law, and sister. We started laughing and taking pictures right away. We landed and were met by the bride (K) and groom (T) at the airport. We
were whisked away for a city tour of Buenos Aires followed by a delicious dinner with K’s and T’s siblings. It was just like old times as the food reminded us of our days in Singapore where we
went to high school and were friends with K’s family.
The next day was the registry wedding (the legal ceremony in Argentina). Then was a fabulous
reception at K’s parents’ beautiful home with delicious food and Tango dancing. It lasted all day, and there was more laughing and photo taking. Friday we finally relaxed a bit.
There was relaxing by the pool, a visit to the grocery store, a trip to a market, and an interesting stop at Freddo’s ice cream where it would have been helpful to know Spanish.
The wedding on Saturday was just perfect. Great weather, a beautiful ceremony, lots of
laughing and crying, and hours of dancing. I loved seeing the bride and groom so happy, and I was so excited for K’s two little girls to join our family. They are 7 and 5 years old, and I just love them! And like I said when I spoke at the wedding, we will miss T dearly, but we loved seeing how happy he is starting this new chapter in his life.
It was truly a vacation for me. I really missed Corey and the boys and I wish they could have been there. But while I was there I decided to live it up. I had such a great time just hanging out with my parents and family and visiting with K’s family after more than 20 years. I loved spending time with my new nieces and seeing a new country. Argentine hospitality is the best! I even picked up some Spanish while I was there. It was wonderful, but it was just as wonderful to see my family when I got off the airplane in Dallas.
