Adriana's Pictures
Adriana Mora Jiménez is one of my many new nieces. She is the
daughter of Antonieta (Toni), one of Angela's sisters. Since moving to Berlín,
Angela and I currently live next door to Adriana and her family. In any case,
she took some very good pictures, particularly of the Costa Ricans at the
wedding (there was a slight language barrier, and they were a bit
under-represented in some of the other picture pages). Enjoy!
Some of Angela's nieces and nephews; from left, Guadalupe
(Lupe), Veronica (Vero), Mariela, Enrique, and Donald. Most of these first
pictures come from our rehearsal dinner.
My cousin Brian, my cousin Kiersten, my brother Paul, and my
cousin Katie.
Mariela and Andy, aka "Chorizo."
Bobby, Brad, and Shani.
Davey and Abuela. Abuela looks like she's just about through
with putting up with Davey's drunken shit.
My aunt Kathy, totally owning my cousin Brian. Not only is
Kathy strong; Brian is also weak. Ha ha!
Angela and Adriana, the girl who took most of the pictures on
this page.
Me, handing Angela her ass in an arm-wrestling match. The ass
is the traditional groom-to-bride wedding present here.
Kathy and Ligia arm wrestling. I believe that Kathy won this
match, which is saying a lot, since Ligia is hardcore. Seriously, if you watch
her pick coffee, you're likely to get an eye knocked out, what with all the
flying coffee beans.
My mom arm wrestling Angela's mom. I have no idea why we all
started arm wrestling, but it should be used as an ice-breaker in any new
cultural situations where there is no common language. After all, physical
aggression is the world's true lingua franca. By the way, this match was
a tie. It took about two minutes, also. But look at the way they're holding
their hands, and you'll know why.
Angela's brother Arnoldo and his wife Vicki.
Chorizo, Kati, Bobby, Mariela, and Davey.
This about explains itself.
Behind the scenes: Adriana went with Angela to get her makeup
and hair done on the wedding day.
Me and Angela when I picked her up at the hair place.
Angela outside of the church with her parents, Cecelia and
Honorio.
Veronica.
Ligia, Vicki, and Ronald making preparations for the
reception.
Yoselin, Arnoldo and Vicki's daughter.
Angela and I during our first dance.
Angela's brother Ronald serving whiskey.
Angela's nephew (and Adriana's brother) Olman.
Davey, Jeffrey (Adriana's boyfriend), Bobby, Chorizo, and
Ramón.
Kati and Paul.
Adriana, Mariela, and Lupe.
Honorio enjoying a beer.
Donald.
Veronica.
Kati, Angela, and Paul.
Angela with her two brothers, Ronald and Arnoldo.
Arnoldo and Ronald.
Angela and Brad, our wedding photographer (and my old friend).
Donald and Angela (aka Tía).
My grandma Barbara with Antonieta, Angela's sister.
My friend Aaron McGrew with Adriana.
Angela and Marie, a friend from Colorado.
Mariela, Jeffrey, Chorizo, and Olman.
Jeffrey, Davey, and Chorizo.
Jeffrey, Davey, Chorizo, Olman, and Eduardo (Mariela's
boyfriend). Interesting fact: people in Costa Rica like to flash the "thumbs up"
in pictures whenever possible. If this were an SAT-style equation, I'd read
like:
Costa Ricans : "Thumbs Up" :: Asians : "Peace Sign"
OR:
Costa Ricans : "Thumbs Up" :: Americans : "Middle Finger"
Chorizo doing some monkey stuff.
Angela with the moms of the day.
Me with Adriana.
Antonieta, me, and my mom.
Angela and Mariela.
Angela and Lupe.
Angela and Kati.