The front lobby of the Hotel Panama is spacious and airy and beautiful. Thursday started slow and easy as Patt and I had a noon check out and ride to Gamboa, the AM was spent over breakfast, visiting with Jen's parents and trying unsuccessfully to get some final electronic details worked out for the evenings program.
We did enjoy our stay the the Panama and will probably make it our choice on return trips unless price gets out of hand, the included breakfast and other amenities, including location are great.
The welcome to Panama dinner was wonderful! ! ! The location at the Locks at Mira Flores was a spectacular choice. The place of course has its built in entertainment with ships going through the canal, and view and such. the staff decorated the room and the food was great. As were the recollections of "first time meeting" Stephen and Jen or Stephen or Jen. It of course made for some cute and funny stories, You may not know it but the two of them are an interesting and apparently entertaining couple to be around - and have had some strange first impressions on people. Go figure.
Above is Jen with her parents.
Above is Patt with Doug, Jen's younger brother and below is Jen's Mom's family from Brazil, and some now in India where they currently live and work. Traveling and adventure is really going to be part of Stephen's and Jen's children's heritage. From all sides they get it. Jen's father's family, Jen's mother's family and well sorta look at us- The Crissmans - Omans. So it is not odd that we would be here for the wedding I reckon. It is not a "destination wedding" --except for some of the guests.
Jen and her Dad
After the dinner we headed back to the hotel, which was closed down, a fairly large, but rapidly dwindling crowd stayed up on the outer deck -- among the last to call it an evening were these three. yes, Stephen was long gone by now. and there are witnesses ! well perhaps not long gone, but he had left for the evening before these guys did !
Thanks for all the great pictures. I feel like I am almost there except for the weather and late nights!! Keep the pictures coming! Glad to see Eric, susan and graham got there too! Tell all we send our love and miss terribly being there. Love Julie
ReplyDeleteHey dad. thanks for the photos too! The late nights would be tough on our family :) but I am glad you can all enjoy them! you'll need to rest for a week or so post-wedding!!
ReplyDeleteLooks like you guys are having a blast! It sure would be fun to hang out with all of you and get to see Panama with you. We ask God to give you fun times, good weather, and a great start to a marriage that is richly blessed by Him.
ReplyDeletelove, Matt
PS Were you able to show our greeting yet? Hope so. :)