Friday Night in Cuenca

Friday night, before Jane's Wedding, Bill & Alice O'Brien, Bobby & Fay Moore and Johnny & Pat O'Brien gave a great party for Javier and Jane at a Salsa bar.    The Salsa band was out of this world and a few even learned to salsa.

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John O'Brien welcomes everyone and makes a toast to Jane & Javier.  Note slide show in the background.

Jane and Javier demonstrate their talents to the Salsa instructors.

Susie, Raine, Shannan, Blake, Kieran and Alice O'Brien before the Friday party

Lucy (center) joins the sisters--Chela, Susana (Javier's mother), Ceci and Eliana

Kam Manahan, Alex & Meg O'Brien

A highlight of the evening was Bill O'Brien's slide show of photographs of Jane and Javier.

Hamilton Madden and Susie O'Brien prepare for their competition to see who can enjoy the party most.

Cousins--Meg O'Brien, Tamara Drenk (we hope), Taylor Moore, Lisa Moore, Alex O'Brien, Hamilton Madden & Chris Wallin

"Hands out of my pasta," said Davis Wallin to cousin Exie Manahan

Mary Klingensmith meets Walter as Pat O'Brien watches and the band plays on.

Honorato, Chela, Javier and Jane

The Friday night party was a Salsa lesson and everyone tried.

Most of all, the party was a dance and everyone loved it.

Revolutionaries, Marty, Ninia and Che.
Shots with Granddad Everyone danced.
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Sunday after the wedding, everyone went to the mountains to a trout restaurant and had a local drink to recover.

Bill Pangburn, Gustavo Jara and Andrea

Cari Dodson and Mary Nell Lemert with Richard Kibbey and Rex Lemert in background. Rafael Jara stole the hearts of many with his moves.
Susana and Pablo Jara dance.

Doug Conover and Katy Klingensmith found a not so quiet corner.   Doug won the trooper award by drinking Pepto-Bismol with one hand and beer with the other.

Tammy, Jane and Hanna Cluck enjoyed being together again. Mary Nell Lemert and Karin Brulliard visit at the bar.
Everyone, from younger to older danced. Dale & Caroline--Water?
Lucy & Kam cut a rug.

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