Banana Singing at the Wedding

Check out this video (not taken by me, although I do have a few to upload) of César Banana Pueyrredón singing "Just the Way You Are"

Lazy Sunday

... every muscle in my body hurts.

It was a great weekend. We kicked it off with Katie's bachelorette party on Thursday, then celebrated Cassie's birthday on Friday with a Mexican feast (and one too many margaritas), and Saturday was Katie & Marcos's wedding. Argentine weddings are known to go on all night - a big shock to those of us who are used to the party winding down by 12 - and always manage to get a little rowdy. Won't be able to get the image of the groom being lifted up on a circular plank of wood over the dance floor for a while!

The wedding was beautiful - I'd never seen my friend so happy, and it was a really fun party. The groom's father is a very well known singer who enjoyed his heyday in the 80s. José used to see him live when he summered in Punta del Este !! After dinner César "Banana" Pueyrredón sang a few diddies which got everyone singing along at the top of their lungs and throwing flowers all over the place. Total legend. 

My feet didn't last until dawn, however, and I hobbled home with the help of Josey around 4. Have a huge bruise on the top of my foot today. My voice has been misplaced... hopefully it will turn up somewhere.

Deb was able to go to Sass's engagement party in DC last night and they sent me a picture mid-fiesta! I definitely had a glass of champagne in their honor, despite being halfway across the world. So happy for yet another amazing couple!

Xalapa for Cassie's cumpleaños

Friday I'm in Love

... with champagne. How could you ever say no? Especially when it's presented like this, as was done at Kate Moss's summer wedding. My friend Will (reliable source of all things fun on the internet) sent the link from Vogue's website to some of the snapshots from the fete. I'm not really a huge Kate Moss fan, but I loved her dress and I thought the color palette was beautiful.

I vow to have a champagne tower at some point in my life. Even if it's just for José and me (and our dachshund, le sigh .. one day) it will happen!

Cheers!

Reason #1 to read the New York Times Sunday Weddings Section

Please, please pretty please with a cherry on top read the most romantic and uplifting love story of LIFE in today's New York Times Wedding section. The charming piece will make you swoon! Dorthy and Charlie, aged 75 and 80 respectively, were just wed in Minneapolis. They weren't highschool sweethearts who reconnected after decades, nor were they lifelong friends who finally came to their senses after years. I love how they found each other and my heart just melted when I read about the proposal:

"So there would be no misunderstanding about whom the note in the flowers was from, Mr. Hall included his full name, his telephone number, his United States Navy service number, his Social Security number, his cellphone number and his address. He also scrawled on the outside that, if the answer was no, she shouldn’t open the envelope.

She opened it.

“You can understand, Charlie is kind of a romantic,” Mrs. Furlong said, adding he is full of compliments. “He’ll say, ‘You are so beautiful, I love your eyes, you have the greatest smile, you’re so stately.’ He never stops with them.”"

Read it and brighten up your Sunday!