Well, it's about time...

Only 10 years in the making! Chrissy and John finally tied the knot today on what I think was the hottest day of the summer! But as the psalm goes... Love endures all things (even if it is 100 degree weather!). Once we got into the reception hall though, it was actually pretty chilly and the weather outside had no effect on the partying going on inside!

Congrats to Jen and Keith too!

Many years of love and happiness to all of you! :-)

Picture note: I have no pictures of the wedding other than when we were getting our hair and make-up done in the morning. Here's a link to Karen's pics on Shutterfly so you check them out if interested. I borrowed some of them to post here!

Aren't they beautiful?

Do you? Yep. Good! ... Do you too? Yep. Good!

Joseph and I sharing a 'moment'. Who knows who, I mean what, we were talking about! LOL
First Dance
Dancin' Fools

Me, Karen, and some boob-grabbers. Hmmm, whose hands are they???

Dad and his girls

Me and 'Little' Sis

Best Man and Maid of Honor

Chrissy's Bachelorette Party

Tonight we went out for Chrissy's Bachelorette Party. First to Copabanana on South Street for some dinner and then off to Upstairs at Risque for a 'male revue'. We all had a good time, some more than others! LOL Let's just say - most pics are not suitable for posting on our 'family-oriented' blog!

Sandy and Chrissy at Dinner

The Blushing Bride-to-Be

Chrissy and one of her new BFFs

Chrissy's Bridal Shower

Today we had Chrissy and Jen's bridal showers. I was sitting next to Chrissy while she opened gifts so I didn't take any more pics than these three but Sandy took a ton for me. Once I get them on CD, I'll post more!

When I picked up the cakes and checked them out to make sure everything looked good, it said Chrissy and Steve, LOL. Then they didn't have the same green anymore so John's name wound up in a different color.

Just like John, always gotta be different!!! :-)

They got this one right though...

The Favors - Mini Manicure/Pedicure Sets

How Exciting!

On Saturday, me and Chrissy went dress shopping for her wedding. We brought our "kids" - Katie and John - and let me tell you, John was THRILLED! See...

New Year's Day Brunch

Our annual ring-in-the-new-year event!

The Mottola Bunch

Chris, Karen, Chrissy, Two Mom-Mom, John

The Moms

Hairdresser Shop:
Katie curling Poppy's hair
(after she said his other hair fell out)

Uncle John straightening Katie's hair

Supermarket Time: Katie, Maddie and Aunt Chrissy playing "shopping"

The Cashier

Uncle Chris crashed... too much NYE partying?

I told Maddie to smile and this is what I got!
So I told her it was going on the blog just like that!!!

Uncle John jammin' Guitar Hero

His adoring fan, lol

Aunt Chrissy checking out the blog

Coffee Klatch

Oh, look... Maddie CAN smile!

New Year's Eve

Wow, I'm actually going to be all caught up by the time I'm finished tonight!

We rung in 2008 at James and Sandy's house with me, Joseph, Katie, James, Sandy, Juli, Livi, Karen, Chris, Maddie, Jenine, Chris, Kelly, Liam, Chrissy and John. This year the kids were old enough to play together most of the time giving us some time to play games and have some fun. It was really nice!

Putting on our party hats

It's almost time to ring in '08

Aunt Chrissy teaching the girls how to use their blowers

Are they smarter than 5th graders???

Ready to party!

Best of friends

Liam didn't make it so Chris got to ring in the New Year inside

Kelly barely held on but she made it until 12!

Is it time to go outside yet???

Maddie's ready

James with our fancy champagne glasses!

It wouldn't be New Year's Eve with a picture of Joseph like this!

Hey look, a picture of me!

Good bye 2007!

Is all this loud noise really necessary???

Joseph and Katie

Juli, James, and Sandy
(Livi hit the sack hours before!)

Joseph, Katie, and Denise
(and James kept jumping in our picture!)

Chrissy and John

Karen and her New Year's monster (aka Chris)
(This sweatshirt scared the heck out of Juli!)

Pooped out

She actually stayed awake longer than Uncle Joseph!