It was a busy, busy weekend and I have the pictures to prove it!
On Friday Jose and I skipped out of work a little early to go see our foundation! They poured it that morning and by the time we got there, the top was already hard enough to step on. (We only stepped on the patio, just to be safe.) It is completely amazing to me how fast things have started to happen. One Friday we discovered they had broken ground on the house, and a mere week later, we have a foundation! I can’t wait to see the framing start.
They also poured the driveway and part of the front sidewalk. There area few more photos on Flickr if you’re interested, but I understand that no one is as interested as I am. 🙂
We left the house and immediately hit the road to Corpus Christi for the holiday weekend. We spent more time at Jose’s aunt Dalia’s house that we did at his mom’s house, thanks to all the events planned. His aunts hosted a bridal shower for me on Saturday afternoon and that was a lot of fun. Unfortunately some of his cousins had to work, but we still had a good time playing games, eating a HUGE cake, and opening presents. I had to wear a veil and corsage that his aunt Mary made — I was very impressed with her craftiness! We got some great things for our house, but it made me wonder — what are the rules on using wedding gifts before the wedding? Can we use kitchen stuff now or do we have to wait until we’re married?
Playing bridal bingo
I even let Jose open some of the presents. He was not entirely forgotten either — his aunt Ami gave him a manly tool kit. 🙂
Our “loot” from the shower — Jose has a very generous family 🙂
We stayed over at Dalia’s house for the rest of the day and the rest of the family eventually arrived to help finish off the cake and snacks from the shower. Later that night, we met a couple of Jose’s high school friends at a hookah place. That was a new experience. It was interesting, but fun to see his friends again and meet one of them for the first time.
Sunday of course was Easter, which meant another huge family gathering. (My small family is going to be overwhelmed by Jose’s giant family at the wedding, I think!) There was tons of yummy barbecue to eat — pork, chicken, and beef — along with beans and rice and potato salad and lots of dessert. Jose and I had to get on the road back to Houston, so Jose and his brother spearheaded an effort to get the cascarones (confetti-filled eggs) started early so we could participate before heading home. Confetti filled the air and it was lots of fun.
Some of Jose’s cousins with some significant others thrown in for fun
I don’t know why I’m frowning at the beginning of this video. I look mad, but I wasn’t! I think I had just been looking down to see how much confetti I had attracted so far. There is now confetti in my car, and when I took a shower this morning confetti came out of my hair.
It was a most excellent weekend.
Interesting. They poured our driveway at the very end to help keep vermin out – or at least make it harder for them to back up to the house.
I was happy to miss out on the cascarones this year! I feel like I am getting glitter and shampoo out of my hair for days, lol!