Utah Engagement Party

Our engagement party this past weekend was a blast. It was such a wise idea for us to have an event in Utah because we both have a lot of friends and family that are in that area. The venue was in a very spacious ballroom in the old Provo library. Angela's extended family did most of the cooking and even brought food with out being asked. We had fried rice, roasted quail, egg rolls, macaroons and a few other things. In all it was way too much food, but it was all appreciated.

 Both of my sisters were able to come. Ashlee is nice and plump with a baby girl due in September and Hannah brought a long some guy that likes to go by the name "Dick" who she is marrying next month. Unfortunately Ashlee and her husband Smith will not be at our wedding in September because it is so close to her due date, but we got our fill of them anyways.

What we brought the gifts in

We had a Vietnamese engagement ceremony with most of our immediate families dressed in ao dai (long dress) that were made in Vietnam for us. The ceremony consisted of my family presenting gifts for fruit, nuts, jewelry and a few other things and I was formally introduced to Angela. Her dad also modernized the ceremony by giving me a high-five. It was a lot of fun to see all whom we did and interacting with everyone.

 This was just one step closer for Angela and I and we are excited for September 1st when we are actually getting married.