It’s Official

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

We had a busy and fun 2008. We started the Chinese New Year with our friends and family for our Feb 8 wedding in Cozumel, Mexico. Our group looks stylin in our kung fu dragon outfits. Robertson rocked the guitar, with Jess on vocals. We swam with our aqua reef friends; including fish, mr. ray, turtle, octopus, sponges, and barracuda.

After a short ski trip, we spent two weeks running through train stations, to see Italy, Germany, and France (still working on posting these pics). You can imagine our joy arriving in the Munich train station to eat a Bavarian breakfast of white sausage, pretzel, and Weiss beer.

Kevin picked up a summer golf habit, and broke bogie golf at the local 9-holer. Vana signed up with a personal trainer, and perfected the after-gym-floor-drop in our living room.

Vana joined Kevin for a quick trip to Taiwan in the fall; working, street food, and karaoke, oh my! We flew out in a typhoon.

We spent thanksgiving in New York with our parents at Erin and Robertson’s new place. We visited Vana’s cousin DongFan, the Bull, and his suit and tie guy friends on Wall Street; delivering my personal complaints. We ate our way through Madison Square Park, and ended most nights with No Sleep till Brooklyn moments on the subway.

2008 ended with a bang! Vana and Kevin left their jobs, took immunization shots in the arm, and planned a world trip. The plan is to explore the following continents in three separate trips. The goal is discovery and staying on budget.

1. South East Asia
2. Eastern Europe
3. Central & South America

Our first stop is South East Asia. The trip officially starts on January 27th. Let us know if you have any recommendations. We love to hear from ya! HAPPY 09!

Mammoth Ski Trip

We had a cool trip. Plenty of blue sky, but no fresh fluffy stuff.

Its Wolly the mammoth!

Sunny, but high winds!

What next?

After hours entertainment.

Keeping plugged in on vacation.

Half pipe dreamin…

Face plant!

Vana wipe out again. Try find her.

Ski beer lounge action. See ya next year!

Wedding

After months of research, we finally decided on the location – Cozumel, Mexico. Why Cozumel? Well, we love to travel to new destinations and we decided to pay for our wedding. Since we are going to spend the money, why not go somewhere we haven’t been? We looked at the map, and we looked at each other. Somehow, the dart just landed in Cozumel. As for the wedding, we had a BLAST!

Occidental Grand Cozumel Resort

Rehearsal dinner happen to be the same day as Chinese New Year. So we decided to celebrate Chinese New Year in Mexico by eating Pizza (talking about Globalization). The pizza is so hard that when my mom bite into it, her tooth fall off!

Ty & Alexandro

Getting Ready. Click to see more getting ready pic.

The ceremony. See more ceremony pic.

Chris playing Guitar pre-ceremony

Chinese Tea Ceremony.

Bride kissing father-in-law and thanks for in-laws’ blessing.

Matt was sining during our ceremony. It was absolutely beautiful!

Reading vows

Exchange rings

It’s OFFICIAL

Wedding Portraits. See more portrait pic.

Reception. See more reception pic.

Our photographers: Andrew and Josh. They are totally awesome!

More portraits shots the day after the wedding.

We Are Engaged!

Kevin and I met in the fall of 2002, at Goleta Border’s Psychology section. Exactly 4 years later, we went for a hike at Lizard’s Mouth, a SB local hiking trail. It was a crisp sunny day. We were taking a rest on a big rock over looking SB and the horizon. The ocean is calm and peaceful. Kevin got on his one knee…well, the rest is history.
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