Big day......little ring

How do you get engaged in a city where you have no control, no familiarity, and generally no clue of where to go and what to do? I would have much rather been able to plan everything and cover all the angles to ensure a perfect moment, but c'mon! There has got to be some credit due for flying to Bogota, Colombia! So, you want all the mushy details right? Sorry folks, there are some things that are said under the breath of this world, and will remain hidden until the unfolding of all things.......whenever that is.

Well, I'm not a diamond guy. I'm not a one-knee guy, and I'm also not a restaurant guy! So, I held true to 2 of the 3. No diamond! No knee! But the restaurant was A+. It was a French place with a menu translated in Spanish! That's great! What the heck are champiñones anyway? Despite the unpredictable setting, on October 29th at 7:30 PM, Bogota Time, somewhere between tilapia and cinnamon laced fruit dessert.......... between the Equator and the Tropic of Cancer.......and between love and insanity. I became engaged to a wonderful young woman from Clinton, NC.


Now that a few days have passed since the blessed event; I can't imagine this happening anywhere else. The last two days as we've walked into the cafeteria at lunchtime, we've been greeted with a raging and rowdy applause. This is seamlessly followed by the traditional "duhn duhn duh duh" wedding tune by the entire Elementary School at El Camino here in Bogota! I doubt there is another crowd in the world that would have given us such a warm ovation.

So, we're happy, the families seem ecstatic, and we hope that you too are in high spirits and look forward to the many babies, surfing lessons, and soccer games that are sure to ensue. Lots of love to everyone who has been there along the way!

Alan and Casey