Ivy's Notes

Happy Independence Day!!!  Today is a very important day in the Chilean culture and every year for as long as my parents have been in the US, they've made it an important day for all of us to remember our heritage.  The house is all decked out with flags and pictures of the Chilean countryside and soon we'll be making the yummy food of our country.  Granted b/c of the day of the week, we decided to do it tomorrow instead but that's ok b/c it still follows the traditions of the land. 

In 2000, we all took a trip down there for the 18th and we literally learned that the country shuts down for 3 days!  The 17th through the 19th is all about cooking and partying.  With special parades and non-stop eating and drinking, we had a really great time.  This was Joe's only trip to Chile and one I assure you he'll never forget.  Someday I'll hopefully post a few pics from the trip but here's an article explaining it all.

In the meantime, "Un feliz 18 a todos!  Viva Chile mierda!!!!"  This piscola goes to you!!!!

gosouthamerica.about.com/cs/southamerica/a/ChileDieciocho.htm

The Bridgemen Alumni Drum and Bugle Corps are hosting a Pasta Night Fundraiser on Saturday, October 11 at St. Andrew's School in Bayonne.

The cost is $15 for Adults, $10 for kids 7-12 and free for kids 6 and under

This should be a really fun night and a huge help for the corps so if you're interested, please check out the information on www.bridgemen.com 

Thanks!

Since I had insufficent space to upload all of the pics from these two awesome events, here is a link to see the pictures in the meantime....

(Measi - I'll somehow get the pics to you - hopefully you'll have better luck)

Subject: Melissa and Erich's Wedding
http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=luphn09.8rm84ge1&x=0&y=v9vean

Subject: Melissa's Bachelorette Party
http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=luphn09.4wgmobrt&x=0&y=bqjy1j

Hopefully these links will work but if you have any problems, let me know!!!