When I married {cv}, I joined a fun and crazy Italian family. As an only child, I never had siblings, so gaining a sister-in-law was an amazing bonus. The truth is that I have many more sisters now :) Seven members of the {v} clan converged on Connecticut to celebrate my beautiful sister-in-law, {kv}. With her wedding three months away, there was no time like the present to celebrate her bachelorette!
Words can't really describe what it feels like to be welcomed into a family with open arms. I will always love the family I was born into, but marrying into one so loving and supportive makes it even sweeter. This quote from Lilo & Stitch summed up the weekend pretty perfectly...
Family laughs together. Family cries together. Family makes everything better. No matter how many miles lie between us--a text or a phone call makes distance obsolete. I count my blessings for my "original" family and for the {v} family that {cv} gave me on April 10th, 2010. I am beyond excited for a lifetime of memories with both of our families. Ohana to the max ;)
Oh--and remember disposable cameras?! We used two. When we handed them to people to take our photo, they joked about the clock rolling back to 1998. Truth be told, I cannot wait to see what comes from those little guys. Seriously--let's bring back disposables. Who's with me?! I can't wait to share more details of the night with you soon! I've got a crazy work week on tap, but I promise updates as often as I can handle. Have an amazing week, friends! xoxo {av}
Ohana is everything to me! I'm from an Italian/Irish family and we have so much fun together. I'm so thankful for my family! Can't wait to see your updates! And I thought about disposable cameras the other day... are they even in stores anymore?!
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amen (:
ReplyDeleteIt's all about family - those that you were born into and those that you choose :)
ReplyDeleteThis is sweet. Italians are the best but I might be a little biased lol.
ReplyDeleteMy grandfather only uses disposable cameras.... he is probably the reason that companies still make them. Ha!
ReplyDeletedid you just quote Lilo & Stitch? I LOVE this! :) i'm lucky to have a boyfriend who's family has taken me in as their own while my own family is thousands of miles away!
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this is so sweet! it really is all about family (blood relatives, in-laws, friends who become family!)
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of using disposables! How strange that something that used to be so commonplace - & not that long ago! - now feels like a throwback novelty.
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