Celebratin' the Decade

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I can't hardly believe it, but 10 years have passed since Tony and I got married! I made this little video for our anniversary 2 years ago, but I thought I'd share it again now since it shows our unique wedding.

We had a small wedding on 8/22/98, just us, with my best friend Maria, who brought us a flower, her husband Eduardo who took pictures, and their daughter Hope. Then the next day, on 8/23/98, we had our Feast of Celebration potluck picnic, with about 200 friends, artists, activists, and family.

Our budget was about $2,200, which included the rings, and my dress, which was $37. Instead of wedding presents like china or silver, our friends helped organize the folding of 1,000 origami paper cranes, and also brought things like a helium tank, easy-up tents, catering warming trays, arts and crafts supplies, that added to our celebration. I'll end this post with a poem Tony wrote way back when.

Two Lovers
two lovers in love
two birds building a nest in a grapefruit tree
two dancers doing the Tanko Bushi
two hands raising a red banner
two eyes dreaming of a new day
two wheels on the J-town Express
two fists pounding out their history
two feet taking each other down First Street
two arms holding up the sky
two grains of rice in a Feast of Resistance
two lips--one kiss

Happy Ten Years Tony O, I love you, I love you.
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Letty & Paul's Dodgerversary

Last Sunday we went to celebrate Letty and Paul's 2nd anniversary at a Dodger game! See their wedding reception at Dodger Stadium Club back in 2006. It was Maiya's first time to see a Dodger game, and my first time in over 13 years. We got to see Manny Ramirez, the new guy, hit a pretty amazing homerun on his 2nd day with the Dodgers winning 9-3. Overall, it was a very fun game, lots of excitement and we enjoyed the Dodger dogs, frozen lemonade and hanging out with Letty, Paul and their family and friends.

The Happy Couple!Sharing snacks and water with Daddy

Hector, Erika, Mr. & Mrs. Ayala watch the game

Grateful to be on the shady side of the reserve section

Jenni & Maiya posing a little

It's time to go home now!

Happy A-Day to Letty & Paul and thanks for inviting us to your celebration!

13 years!

Happy 13th anniversary to me & Tony. Hard to believe it's been 13 years since our first date 7/1/95. You know how sometimes you just know? I knew. Months before our first date, it came to me in a dream.

Edited to Add: For our anniversary, Tony's friend's daughter Katalina watched Maiya for 2 hours while we went on a date for dinner at Orris. We had tapas and then had dessert at Beard Papa's.

Happy Anniversary Love!

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Just wanted to share some images from our wedding and feast of celebration picnic 8 years ago this week. I love you honey bun.

Yesterday's pix

Maiya and I started Wet Tots two mornings a week at the Y a few months ago. Yesterday, Tony took Maiya to the class instead of me, and I took pictures and thoroughly enjoyed watching them have fun together. Then, after swim class, we picked up sandwiches at Roll N' Rye and went to the park where we had our Feast of Celebration wedding picnic 7 years ago. It was a great way to celebrate our anniversary with our girl.


Maiya's first time in swim class with Daddy

Maiya enjoying the beautiful summer day

Maiya's first time swinging at the park

Seven Years of Bliss

It's hard to believe that Tony & I got married seven years ago. I love you Tony. Here we are on our wedding day in 1998.



P.S. If anyone is interested and available to babysit for us a few hours one night this week so we can have an anniversary dinner, lemme know! I think it would be our first time alone together since Tony's birthday in April! :)