October 6th, 2007 - Carissa's Wedding

Here is my new found family. After years of hearing of our Canadian cousins, we finally meet. Well actually we met in Michigan at my wedding! So the least I could do, when Carissa generously invited me to her wedding (in Italy!), was to repay the favor.

So years ago when an American Italian decided to pick up her life and move to Italy, her distant Canadian Italian cousin decided to do the same, unbeknownst to both of them.

And in August of 2007 the American Cousin decided to get married in her hometown. In this same period the Canadian cousin decided to celebrate her upcoming marriage in Canada with all her relatives and friends. Being only an 8 hour drive away instead of an 8 hour flight, she made it to Michigan and the two met. Strange to live so close and meet so far from home.

A few months later, after the American cousin had celebrated back in Italy with her friends and family, they found themselves at the Canadians cousin wedding in the beautiful Italian Dolomites.

And they all will live happily ever after. THE END.

ps. In the photo from left to right: Anthony (brother of the bride), John (other brother of the bride), Aurelio (groom), Carissa (bride), Gale (mother of the bride), Bobby (father of the bride)