2010 Chris' Birthday Trip to Disneyland For the First Day of Hollweentime Extravaganza!

This past September 17th weekend we took a bit of family trip to Anaheim, CA to visit Disneyland.

September 17th marks both my birthday and the first day of Holloweentime at the park. Not sure which one is cooler.

Actually I am sure. Disneyland's Holloweentime beats all.

The area between the Disneyland entrance and the entrance to California Adventure is designed with bricks --



Such as this one. One of our wedding gifts. It's located on the Disneyland side of the plaza, so next time you're at the park, check it out.



This is my dad, relaxing at the Grand Californian while we wait for Mike and Janet to check in. Just imagine him sitting, but instead of there, here --



The Tower of Terror! He wasn't up for the ride, but Mike, Janet, Marsha, Megan and I went up and up and up and down and down and down in that thing.

That's us. Back row.



We caught the World of Color, a water and light show at California Adventure. My lil' camera didn't do so well with all the contrast of light and dark, but this would have been my favorite shot no matter how well the others came out.

Some friends came out on Sunday and well stayed until the fireworks shot over Big Thunder Railroad.

Disneyland knows how to put on a show.

And there it is, an all to brief rundown of "2010 Chris' Birthday Trip to Disneyland For the First Day of Holloweentime Extravaganza."

- Chris

FINALLY!!

At long last the pictures have arrived.

You can check them out here and perhaps order a few if you would like:
http://www.pictage.com/794390

Or you can go to Chris' flickr page:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/17596088@N00/sets/72157624427750409/

ON WITH THE SHOW...

My father in law pointed out last night that it has been far too long since we have posted anything new and I totally agree.

Here's a brief overview of our Honeymoon. We'll post a link to wedding pictures as soon as we get them (hopefully that will be this week).

We got special buttons:

Chris wore his with pride:

We saw Pooh:

And Woodie and Jessie:

And then I got sick which was no fun:

But we powered through and everything turned out fine! After all, it is the Happiest Place on Earth!

- Megan

IT'S A DONE DEAL!

Yesterday, May 15th 2010, the day we had planned for, waited anxiously for, arrived. All the planning that began that day on Jekyll Island Georgia when I first proposed paid off. There were a lot of facets of this day that had been planned months ago, from the large scale items such as the food, tents, location, and flowers. There were also countless details like the plum napkins at the dinner tables and the cocktail hour music that were decided and probably ignored by the crowd.



First up, Megan had her bride photos.



And of course she looked amazingly beautiful.



I stood back and snapped a few photos with my iPhone. In all the lists of stuff to remember to bring, I forgot to keep tabs on my camera. It didn't matter. The day happened so fast I doubt I would have taken any more pictures than I did with my phone.



In a matter of hours it was over, we were married, had a blast, and saying our goodbyes to all of our awesome guests - such as my grandma.

It was a rare, unique day. There are thousands of weddings every weekend of every year, but this one was ours with our friends and family and I cannot think of anything that would have made it any better.

It was perfect. Wonderful.

There are a ton of people who helped it come together and even more who contributed to it being as special as it was. Most of all we have to send our greatest love and thanks to my new in-laws Mike & Janet Thompson, my parents Jerry & Mary and step-parents Marsha & Irwin.

This list will go on, and should go on. The coming weeks there are going to be phone calls and letters written to give thanks and appreciation to those who stood by us in support and gave us their free time and energy.

But now, we are off to Disneyland. Honeymoon time!

NORTON'S VAULT!!!

We had an engagement party of sorts at the place where we first met...Norton's Vault in San Francisco.

There was dancing:

Singing:

And general merriment:

Dale and Emily had a good time:

As did Zea and Danielle:

And as usual, Brother Bob sat around looking sneaky

There were chats

And a good time was had by all!

LINGERIE SHOWER!

Danielle threw me an amazing party. Here she is getting the food ready:





And here are Pam and Deb hanging out:





And last but certainly not least, the lovely ladies in their handmade toilet paper wedding gowns.

PARKING

We will be providing a valet service (Fancy, right?)

If you are staying at the Ramada, shuttles will be leaving the hotel starting at around 10:30.

ENGAGEMENT PHOTOS

http://www.pictage.com/794160

Here's the link in case you wanted to look at some pictures of us at Fort Point. It's a wild ride. Enjoy.

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WOO HOO!!!

We got our engagement photos back last night. We'll probably be posting a link soon. Stay tuned.

THINGS TO DO IN THE SOUTHEST OF SOUTH BAYS

Although it may seem like San Martin is in the middle of nowhere, there really are things to do in the area:

The Outlets:

Wine Tasting:

For the Young'ns:

DIRECTIONS TO THE WEDDING SITE

If you're coming to our wedding, it may be helpful to know how to get there. The ceremony will be held on May 15, 2010 at 11:30 AM at the Thompson residence, 221 Highland Ave., San Martin, CA.



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FROM SAN FRANCISCO --

Take 101 S. for 72 miles
Take the San Martin Ave. exit
Turn Right on San Martin
Turn Left on Monterey Road
Turn Right on Highland Ave.
221 Highland Ave. is on the Right just past the sign for Harding Ave.

FROM SAN DIEGO --

Take I-5 North
Take exit 403B Gilroy/Hollister/San Jose onto CA-152 W
Turn left on Pacheco Pass Hwy (CA-152)
Take ramp onto US-101 North toward San Jose/Watsonville/CA-152W
Take the Masten Ave Exit
Turn Left on Masten Ave.
Turn Right on Monterey Hwy.
Turn Left on Highland Ave.
221 Highland Ave. is on the Right just past the sign for Harding Ave.

We'll post directions from other starting points, but just wanted to get something up so everyone has an idea of where they're going.