Dallas’s parents and sister :: George, Kathy, Caroline
I think this is the relative from HI who won $30k last year. We made him pay for dinner for everyone.
I know Uncle Neil in the back (from MI) & Great Aunty Mary in the front left is Dallas’s grandmother (Doris)’s sister. The rest? Hawaiian relatives.
In the back left and right are Hawaiian relatives. In the middle is Aunty Gail & Uncle Sonny. In the front are Aunty Glenna & Uncle BB.
Peggy & Neil with their daughter Miko and her fiance John. They got married the next day.
Dallas and I with our friends Molly, Matt, Adam & Sarah. Matt & Adam are brothers.
Hawaiian cousin (?) in front. Cory & Chris in back.
Uncle Neil with some Hawaiian relatives
Aunty Laura & Hawaiian relative. They look alike, huh?
Uncle Sonny in the back. Aunty Glenna & Uncle BB in the front. All from Chicago suburbs.
Aunty Glenna, Chris, Uncle BB, Uncle Sonny, Dallas’s dad George.
Aunty Glenna, Chris, Uncle BB, Uncle Sonny, Dallas’s dad George.
Great Aunty Mary, George, Aunty Laura, Uncle Neil, Aunty Gail
Aunty Gail, Aunty Laura
Dallas with his brother Jordan
For Thanksgiving dinner, about 40 or so of Dallas’s family gathered at Makino. As well, our friends joined us for dinner. Makino’s is a Japanese buffet. We had dinner there a few years ago with all of the family, and this dinner was pretty much the same. Except with more relatives putting us on the spot and making a fuss about our engagement.
The Paparazzi
There are always a ton of people taking photos at this dinner and usually I’m not one of them. These photos are Aunty Gail and Uncle Sunny’s photos. Hopefully they don’t mind if I share them.
After dinner we went out for a while then headed to a club. Dallas’s brother Jordan’s friend is a promoter in Las Vegas and got us into one of the hottest clubs on The Strip, Tryst (located at the Wynn). As VIP guests we didn’t have to stand in line to get in and we didn’t have to pay the $40 cover either. SCORE! The club itself was pretty cool. Dancefloor that opened up to an outdoor pool of water and a waterfall, crazy lights, go go dancers. We drank and danced like crazy until something like 4 a.m. We would never go to a place like this in Chicago and never go dancing here either, but when in Vegas….