Aunt Lin and Uncle John's 25th Anniversary
A big family reunion in New Jersey occured this month to celebrate the
above. It was a surprize party and they were surprized. ;)
The preparations went on and on. Here are balloons in the car.
Laina and Janna icing one of many cakes.
While my mom threw together some salad.
Uncle Rich made sure the air conditioning worked.
Sophie waits for the guests to arrive.
The Gagliardis' new puppy Abbey is the cutest thing ever.
So cute in fact that I almost can't stand it.
Me with my cousin Janna (who is currently in Perth!)
Eventually John and Lin arrive to what they thought would be a routine bbq.
To discover friends from out of town they hadn't seen in a long time.
And my mom and me, unexpectedly in from Chicago.
Everyone tells their stories of keeping the event a secret for weeks.
A caterering friend had laid out a gorgeous spread.
Shrimp cocktail
And, etc.
Everyone starts drinking pina coladas and mai tais.
Codi goes swimming.
Jessie and Sophie hang out. (are my cousins all gorgeous or what.)
A singing telegram guy arrives and serenades the couple.
Using personal facts the others had given him.
Lin and John laughing.
Then, my Aunt Mairz and my mom serenade the couple.
Then all the aunts serenade all of us.
The end, for now (i have thousands more pictures to go thru from that day).
Oh yeah we went to Aunt Kim's house next. Here are her dogs Bear and Stowy.
And we swam in her pool.