The big day is here! We relaxed and then made our way to the river walk to the family luncheon also planned by Aria. We met at noon at "Casa Rio" for a buffet lunch with the family. This lasted until 3:00. Aria and her family left around 2:30 for a river boat cruise. We left shortly before 3:00 to go to the gardens. Once there we found parking and walked to the pavilion. Lots of activity and people as it was an all day festival with "animae" and vendors at the Mexican village below the gardens. At 4:00 there were photo opportunities and a reserved room with air conditioning for the family in the Jingu House. It was a hot hot day. The room also had iced drinks for us which were very welcomed.
At 5:00 there were Taiko drummers from Corpus Cristi and then the program began at 5:30 and lasted til about 7:00.
After the program we had a chance to talk with visitors and then finally relax and eat and enjoy the company of family. I was relieved to have my speech over and now could enjoy the night with everyone.
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