San Jose, CA Reception (Nov. 15 2008)

Since Dave had to be back to work right after our honeymoon, we had to wait to have our California reception until November. It was a little strange to get all dressed up again after we had been married for a few months but it was great to take a weekend trip to Cali and see our family again. Robin (Dave's mom) had been working very hard to finish some remodeling on her house before the reception and to surprise us. Dave grew up in this house in San Jose so he was a little sad to see some of the changes (like the kitchen diner booth was gone) but everything looked fabulous. It's amazing how much you can transform a house with decorations and lights for an event.

We planned this reception around the Stanford/ USC game so we could do both in two days. The Bennett's bought football tickets for my family and all of us left at 11 am to tailgate in the parking lot, BBQ, play a pick-up game of football (Bennett's Vs. Torgersen's + Davey) and tour the campus. Unfortunately, Stanford lost the game and we had the USC fight song in our heads for the next week but the game and festivities were a blast regardless.