Showing posts with label family. Show all posts
Showing posts with label family. Show all posts

Wedding Week

Starting on Monday, family and friends began showing up for the wedding.  First was Ivan, Eliza, Neveah, & Eden, then the Heilmans, and then Tati's brother Ervin & wife Allie from Canada made a surprise arrival.
Then later in the week, my sisters Leslie and Laura (and her family of course) showed up.






We had a wonderful week with our  families.  It was so nice to have everyone up in Mammoth with us.

Huntington Gardens - Engagement Photo Shoot

Tati and I had our engagement photo shoot this weekend at Huntington Gardens. These pix are from our own camera. The photographers shots will be up on his website soon http://www.markbrooke.net/. He and his wife were super fun to work with. And they definitely helped us get creative with the rainy weather. I gave my best Zoolander, but they asked Tati if she had modeling experience cuz she was so natural. We can't wait to see his shots! Bambooooo
Where's Tati?
Beautiful cherry blossoms and my beautiful pre-wife!

Woof! Woof!

Valentine's 2008

My love, my life, my pre-wife.Tikis, Mai Tais, and My Tati.

Today's headline reads ...

She said YES!!!Two years ago, Tatiana and I met on a blind date, on of all days, April Fools!!! (Thanks Tommy). After dating for about a month, we took our first trip together. It was a riding trip up to Castillo Ranch. I was surprised that she would want to go and watch me and my friends ride dirt bikes. But she was really excited by the idea. As a coincidence, it happened to be her birthday that weekend. That Sunday, on the way home, I took her up to one of my favorite lookouts and then we stopped at the Cold Springs Tavern.

Well, fast forward two years and we're back at Castillo Ranch. Tatiana is now riding dirt bikes herself (getting darn good, I might add). So after two beautiful days at the Ranch, I convinced her we should repeat our "date" we had. So back to the "lookout" and back to Cold Springs Tavern.

I popped the question at the top of Figueroa Mountain, with the sun setting on the end of a perfect day. She said yes!


Back to the Cold Springs Tavern to finish of the weekend. Great food, cold beer, live music. Magical atmosphere. We're so happy to have found each other and excited to spend the rest of our lives together.

TLD (Tati Loves Dan)

Heilman Weekend Visit

Tatiana and I finally got to see John and Heather's new baby Ellie. She's so cute and so easy going, just like her parents. We spent Saturday at San Elijo Beach and then Sunday brunch at Karl Strauss Brewery Garden.
Ellie and her proud mommy Heather.
Water was cold, the surf was small, but the beach was beautiful and it was really fun hanging out with John in the water.

The Heilman Family.

John and his "bald spot protector."

Me & Miss T at Karl Strauss.