One of the things I enjoy about blogging is that my family in California often responds to my blog. Usually, when they do respond they subtitle their comments with, "brother" or "cousin".
My Cousin Chris wrote to me that he remembered the day this photo was taken, it was at his sister's Ginny's wedding.
In the photo I am the one on the far right, in a blue velvet sailor dress. I felt pretty… though I didn't like that my mom tied my long hair back in a bun.
Cousin Chris' email:
"The photo: Cousins Julie Cuccia, Robin Belforte, Lynn Cuccia, Mary Ann Belforte, Jeanne Corriea and of course the famous flower-hog, Corey Amaro. Also, Aunt Ann Corriea in the background.
This was at my Sister's Ginny's Wedding Reception which was in Sacramento which was a big deal because it was in an actual CITY, not like our home town Willows. It was a big deal because ALL of us made the trip.
I remember it rained.
The Family followed each other from the Church to the reception at the Del Prado. I remember being in our car, a 1963 Pontiac Catalina, coming up to a split in the road, half of the cars went one way, the other half went the other because the mist and rain was so heavy that you couldn't see very well. Needless to say, Some people were a bit late to the reception.
It was a huge reception. I remember Dad saying, "I'm going to have to sell a cow or two to pay for this deal"! I remember I was a little upset because I didn't get to sit up front with Mom and Dad at the Wedding Party Table. I sat with my cousins the Corriea's.
I remember running around the place, having Mom constantly telling me to "Slow Down Chris, you're going to knock someone over"
I remember Ginny and Jim leaving on their honeymoon……in Jim's Red Porsche 356! It was the coolest, I thought it was a racecar!
XO, Cousin Chris"
(What I remember about this photo is that my Aunt, said we could take a posy from the table as a souvenir. Being that I was little, had never heard of the word "posy", saw my older cousins taking flowers off the tables, and not wanting to miss out…. I took several. I was as happy as a puppy dog, until my cousin Jeannie pinched me and my Aunt Ann noticed that I had more posies souvenirs than I should have.
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