Seeing as since we have a view from our rooftop deck of SD bay, downtown and the airport, we have had several comments about how wonderful it would be to watch the 4th of July fireworks from the deck… and we agreed.

So the thought of having some friends over to watch the festivities started… and grew. We ended up co-hosting this event with our best friend Steve, who also had a list of friends to invite. All in all, an evite went out to about 50 people!

So now we need food, lots of snacks and of course a BAR! So by the end of the planning stage, we had hired a caterer. Her name is Karen and she is wonderful. The food was out of this world. She made about 10 appetizers, 2 main meat courses and lots of sides. We had enough food for an army.

Between John, Steve and myself, we took care of the full bar and 3 different types of Sangria…Red, White & Blue(berry) TASTY! We also made all the deserts, 7 in all.

Of course we thought we would have too much food, but by the end of the party, we figured we had about 75 guest, and 5 of those were party crashers! We still have no idea who they were. The amazing thing is we had leftovers!

In short, it was a great party, great food and great friends. The perfect way to celebrate the 4th and our independence in this great country of ours! Enjoy the pictures below.

Well hows that for some blogging?

I hope I have redeemed myself for my past negligence of blogging current.

I think this gets me a little more up to speed.

There will be more to follow – just need to get to bed now and prepare for another day.

Peace and love to all…

R

So John and I have been fortunate enough to be included and invited to 3 amazing weddings this year.

First, Marie and Mark Murtagh’s beautiful wedding in London

Second, John’s nephew Christopher and Nikki Williams fantastic wedding in Cincinnati ( see blog posting below )

Third, Mike & Nancy Voticky’s 3rd  daughter Gilly and her husband Rick Mathews 2 weeks ago in Austin TX.

This last wedding was also incredible. Nancy, the MOB, did an outstanding job creating yet another over the top event for their daughter Gill. Nancy should really think about going into event planning, as after 3 wedding in no less than 25 months, she has become an expert on all things wedding. web service security . Nothing, not even the smallest detail, gets past Nancy. It is no wonder, since she planned the wedding for their eldest daughter Allie in Montreal back in May 2007 and second daughter Candy in Austin in June 2008, she has had lots of practice.

So here are some pictures of the wedding held at the Four Seasons with video as well.

The wedding ceremony was beautiful

The Hora dance is a traditional Jewish dance in celebration of the Bride & Groom as well as the parents of both Bride and Groom. I took this in 2 parts – total dance time over 9 minutes!

Watch the dance off between some of these men… including John and Mike!

Who knew these guys had such moves? ( I knew John did, after all, his dance card was full of requests from the ENTIRE wedding party a week before the event! )

And finally, Ryan Kasprzak, a dancer from season 5 and season 6 “So You Think You Can Dance” was a guest at the wedding, as he and the groom Rick have been friends since high school, and as a special gift to Rick and Gill performed a tap dance for all the guest, which was fantastic… video below – enjoy!

Here are some pictures of John’s nephew Christopher and his beautiful bride Nikki on their wedding day May 16th 2009 in Cincinnati OH.

It was a beautiful wedding and amazing family gathering. One of the wonderful things about John’s family, as with my own, is the love and connection they have for one another. Every event, wether it is a wedding, birthday party, holiday or just Thursday night dinner, it is done with love and togetherness. I am lucky to be included in their family, for this is a blessing.

The time has gotten away from me…

I keep meaning to post all sorts of pictures and videos of the last several weeks, but before you know it, the day has gotten away from me and a new day has started.

So I am working on it… the postings may not be in chronological order of when the event happened, but I will try and put them in a timeline so there is a little bit of order to them.

In the meantime, take a look at this great video from Dave Letterman and stupid pet tricks that John’s sister Lizz sent to me. It is so funny!