We had the most amazing weekend!!! We all drove up to San Jose for my Tio Hector and Tia Petra's 50th Wedding anniversary celebration! My tio is my mom's older brother. It was also his daughter (my cousin) Olga's 25th wedding anniversary with her sweet husband, Javier. (Olga is named after my mom.) What a PARTY my cousins know how to throw!!
It started with a beautiful ceremony where my tio and my cousin renewed their vows. My cousin Olivia and Olga's husband, Javier, sang some beautiful songs while Olga accompanied them on guitar. It was sooooo beautiful!! Their voices are gorgeous!
After the ceremony, we were treated to a wonderful slideshow that showed the many special landmark times of their lives. Then, Olivia's daughters, Tatiana and Penelope danced with their little folklorico group. They were adorable!
Ceci and Zeke decided to do their own dancing while they danced!
We were then treated to a Mariachi band!! They were FANTASTIC, we LOVE to hear Mariachi music. During their playing, dinner was served-- we had a delicious dinner of pollo, arroz y frijoles. It was super rico!
It was so wonderful to see all my cousins that were able to attend-- My mom's sister, my Tia Lula came with my Tio Larry and my cousin Lisa and her son Hunter. (picture on the left.)
I also got to see the children of my Tio Mel, my mom's other older brother (he passed away in 1998.) His children are Hector, with his wife Sylvia, Freddie, Angie's son, Angie, Perlyne, (David did not attend) and Danny, Freddie's son. It was so great to see all these people! (picture on the right.)
So after dinner, Hector, Petra and their children all went out so that they could come back in and be introduced and dance. I felt pretty honored when they asked me if I would be Max's escort!! Since he is the oldest, we were the first to come in. Then it was Olga and Javier, Olivia with her husband, Joseph, and then Hector Jesus with his wife, Sari. Then Hector and Petra came in and started dancing. Then we all danced with them. There was a fantastic live band that played some great latin music.
Can you believe there was a playground where the kids all played for much of the evening when they weren't dancing?
There was dancing all the way until midnight to the great live band. We danced to banda, boleros, nortena, rock, and they even played some Santana-- "Oye como va" and "Guajira." Very cool!! We had soooooooooooooooo much fun!! We LOVE our family up in San Jose!! They are wonderful, and they so know how to party!
This big picture on the left was the one we got with as many of us as we could get!! The one on the right is of Hector and his family after the toast.
Los ninos-- too many to name!
Las chicas!! Cindy, Angie, Brenda, Olivia, Olga, & me! I love my cousins so much! What a wonderful celebration!
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