It was 2yrs ago on Labor Day. Derick and I met after the wine tour in Livermore, at our mutual friend Amy's house for another good time with good friends. Ben & Derick showed up to join us. As I was leaving, Derick introduced himself to me and asked if I wanted to audition for the band they were going to start. All the thanks go to Amy for suggesting to them that I would be the one up for the challenge. Derick gave me his ph# and said to call so we could meet the next week at his house with the band to play. We discussed the songs and had an easy time with coversation from the start. The band worked well together and we have been playing for fun ever since. Right away I fell in love with Derick's sparkling blue eyes and his gorgeous smile. He was so polite and respectful with a constant sense of humor that you could not help but love. After just a few practices together saying a quick goodbye at the end was getting harder. Derick would walk me outside to my car and we would talk and get to know each other more. We had our first kiss after Saturday practice and I will never forget how we shut the world out by ignoring the phone calls and plans that we had previously made with friends and family just so we could enjoy the moment and the good feelings we felt for each other. This has been the best 2 years. I have no complaints and our love just keeps on getting stronger and better each day. On the 2yr anniversary of the day we met , Derick & I planned a get a way to Half Moon Bay. We stayed at a romantic Bed & Breakfast on Main Street. We enjoyed the day walking along the streets window shopping. We enjoyed a really nice dinner that night as we toasted to "The Best Weekend Ever" Little did I know it was about to get even better. After dinner we enjoyed the breeze out on the balcony of our upstairs private suite as we sipped champagne in the candle light. Derick got one one knee and asked me to marry him. I was in shock then threw my arms around him as I cried and smiled ear to ear, I had almost forgot to look at the ring. We went inside to put the ring on my finger and the diamond sparkled so bright. Derick could not have picked a more perfect ring for me. I have been on cloud nine. we are both enjoying the engagement and making our plans to be together for the rest of our lives. I feel soo blessed and thankful to experience this once in a lifetime kind of love with such a good man.
Save the Date! Derick and I will be married on Fri. 5/8/09 aboard the cruise ship, Carnival Paradise. We both would love for you to join us in Los Angeles (Port of Long Beach) for 3 day Baja Mexico cruise 5/8/09 to 5/11/09 (Fri-Mon) To book and for more info/details contact Linda Gagne (925)447-4300 w/Travel Bug 2269 Third St. Livermore. Group name: Sheila's wedding. ***Consider this ..For those of you who do not wish to cruise, you can still attend the wedding & reception as a non-sailing guest!! The ceremony will take place aboard the ship in port (Long Beach) prior to sailing. All guests attending the cruise must provide Orig. Birth Certificate WITH photo ID (if you do not have a passport) Children, under 16yrs must bring Orig. Birth Cert. Everyone will need to be ready to board the ship promptly at 10am on Fri 5/8/09 for early check in/priority boarding. Non-Sailing guests will need to disembark the ship immediatley following the ceremony/reception. FYI- We have booked our flight w/Jet Blue Thurs. 5/7/09 Flight #247 leaving Oakland 12:30a/arrive in Long Beach 1:50p. (Mon 5/11/09 Flight #248 Leave Long Beach 3:10p /arrive in Oakland 4:30p) We have also rented a van to transport us from Livermore to the Oakland Airport cost is $30.00 round Trip (includes $5.00 tip). We have 5 spots left to so let me know asap if you want to reserve asap. We have booked rooms for the previous night to stay at the Queen Mary Hotel located in the same port of Long Beach (walking distance to Carnival Cruise Port). Call now #800-437-2934 for reservations and ask for Carnival Cruise Passenger Rate $129/per night. It is recommended to arrive the day prior to sailing to avoid any delay in travel time. Taxi from Long beach Airport to Queen Mary is approx $27.00 one way. Parking at Carnival Port is $12/per day. We also booked the excursion on Sat 5/9 for Papas & Beer at Rosarito Beach (on-line w/ carnival refer to your booking #) Please reply if you are interested or feel free to call me. Stay tuned for more details to follow. We are both very excited and feel really blessed to have so much love and support from our friends and family. Let the fun begin !
We will be having a reception celebration for family, after we return from our Honeymoon (at our home 845 S. Livermore Ave Livermore , Ca 94550) on Saturday afternoon June 6, 2009 at 2pm. We will also be welcoming friends to join us later that same eve around 6pm. We will be excited to show our wedding pics and video from our cruise and share our memories made on our honeymoon. Looking forward to seeing you then. More details to follow...
Contact our Travel Agent & Friend Linda Gagne at Travel Bug Livermore 925-447-4300 www.travelbuglivermore.com or www.atravelbug.com
We will be leaving the Carnival Port on Mon 5/11 to catch a 1pm flight from Los Angeles to Orlando Florida , where we will spend 3 nights at Corodado Springs Resort. Then Thurs 5/14 we will take flight from Orlando to Miami for one night stay. Then Fri 5/15 afternoon we will board the Norwegian Cruise Ship-Sky from Miami to Bahamas until Monday 5/18 when we arrive back in Miami. Then we will head back to airport for the long trip home!
We want to say special thanks to all of our friends and family, who we love very much and appreciate all the love and support you give to us. We are so happy and look forward to making many more new memories together.
