ADAM & JEN TIE THE KNOT

My buddy Adam finally took the plunge and married his longtime sweetheart Jen at their fantastic wedding in Stanley Park. 130 friends and family members gathered for a wonderful outdoor ceremony and then we headed inside for drinks, dinner, speeches, cake and dancing. I was the MC for the evening and had a blast doing it, Adam's brother Dave delivered a homerun of a speech, DJ Paul delivered solid tunes for the entire evening, the dinner was delectible and the booze flowed freely all night long. Jen's family came up from Michigan and made everyone feel loved and Adam's family was dynamite as always (even though Brad didn't have any ribs on hand)! It was a hell on an event and the best part were the smiles plastered on Adam and Jen's faces all night long. They're off on their African Honeymoon but you can relive the event through pictures HERE!!!

A QUIET WEEK...

Been a quiet week around Corsiworld, PUPPY TRAINING, dinner with ADAM & JEN, playin' GUITAR HERO, eating massive STEAKS, practicing PHOTOSHOP, tasting Lorissa's homemade KEY LIME PIE and a great pre-wedding dinner with GEORGIA and TIM.

I also set up two new FLICKR GROUPS! Check out 250+ VIEWS and FOOD.

Like I said quiet...

LACH FREGUSSON: MARRIED MAN

So this week saw my buddy LACH wed his long time girlfriend Amanda over in London (current home for them both). Some of the old school crew (Peter, Kev, Ice & Jeff) made the journey to be there with our friends which is awesome. Lach has been living abroad for quite some time now and been on many an adventure (working with the U.N., living in war-torn countries & riding across Africa) but for the last few years he's been lucky enough to have Amanda at his side or leaving the light on for whenever he made it back home from some crazy job.

Michelle and I raise our glass to you both. Congrats on your wedding and we can't wait to meet you in person Mandy. Hopefully you'll both come and visit Vancouver soon!

JERICHO

One of those weekends where you get to hang out with friends, play some Bocce, BBQ some meat and catch up with some buddies. No better place to do it than JERICHO!!!

ADAM'S STAG: THE VIDEO

If you haven't read the POST about ADAM'S STAG or seen the PICS, do so before watching this video. Here is proof of the weekend shenanigans.

WARNING - This video contains excessive drinking, swearing, laughing, violence and projectile vomiting (I kid you not). Enjoy...



Thanks to BLOCK ROCKIN' BOYES for putting this masterpiece together. Good times!

WHAT A WEEKEND!

This was quite the liver-damaging weekend.

First off, I attended ADAM BOYES' STAG at his family's cabin in Princeton. 16 guys, lots of BBQ meat and probably the biggest mountain of beer you've ever seen. You see, Dave (adam's bro) planned for some BOOZE OLYMPICS this weekend and most every event involved some form of beer and chugging. It was pretty hilarious. I didn't get too many pics but here are the ones I did get.

ADAM'S STAG


Once I got home Sunday morning, I basically showered and changed so that Michelle and I could attend my COUSIN PATRICK'S BIRTHDAY PARTY. Patrick knows how to do it up right, he closed down Quattro, invited his friends and family and held a kick ass dinner. It was a grand time, I wish I wasn't so hungover for it. Check out the pics.

PATRICK'S PARTY

Thanks to the Boyes family for providing a memorable weekend and congrats to my cousin Patrick, hope you had a great birthday.

WINE 2007

For the fourth year in a row, Corsiworld has hit the Okanagan in style for a Wine Tour of the ages (see some of last year's pics HERE)! This time however, we camped. With our trusty partners in crime, The Forbzez and the "dynamic Boston duo" of Laverne & Bozlee, we tackled a number of fine wineries and came home with a booty of 4 cases of vino. Yes, that's a lot wine!

Day 1 - Rain stopped the camping adventure from ever truly beginning as it came down so hard, we had to abandon camp and sleep in a hotel, the Penticton Ramada. Not too bad though, we had dinner in the room and while the girls hung out, Chad and I hit the casino (I won $40) then the pub for scotch and dry ribs.

Day 2 - The sun came back and so did the heat. We ate some breakfast at the Ramada, checked out, hit the campsite to set up homebase then off a wine-touring we went!!! We headed south and hit STAG'S HOLLOW, BLUE MOUNTAIN, BLASTED CHURCH, WILD GOOSE, TANGLED VINE, OLIVER TWIST, FORBIDDEN FRUIT and NK'MIP. We had a giant lunch at Nk'mip (third year in a row) which was to die for, we then headed back to camp for wine, campfire, s'mores and an early night.

Day 3 - The sun was still in full force for Canada Day and this time we headed north to the Naramata Bench where we hit: KETTLE VALLEY, THERAPY, ELEPHANT ISLAND, HILLSIDE, LAUGHING STOCK and POPLAR GROVE. Lunch was had at Hillside which was quite tasty but I think I had the meal of the day with a thin crust pizza topped with carmelized onions, pear and blue cheese, it was awesome. We then dropped off the gals at the beach while Chad and I brought the wine back to homebase and had a beer while playing with the dogs. We then picked up the ladies, came back, had dinner and way too much wine before turning in for the night.

Day 4 - An early, slightly hungover start to the day as we tore down camp, hit the Ramada for a big greasy breakfast, then hit the road for the 5-hour journey back. Along the way (near Hope) I got caught in a radar trap for exessive speeding (135 in an 80 zone) and rode off with a $370 ticket! HAPPY CANADA DAY WEEKEND!!!


See CORSIWORLD WINE 2007 pics HERE!

See FORBZEZ WINE 2007 pics HERE!

All in all, it was an awesome time. The dogs did a fantastic job with the tenting, heat and all the car riding. It was another great trip with the Forbzez and already I am looking forward to next year!

Interested in our wine choices? Read on:

GIO'S FAVORITE WINE: SuperEgo (Therapy) - I finally found that big chewy Oakanagan red I've been looking for!

MICHELLE'S FAVORITE WINE: Vidal (Stag's Hollow) - great last year, better this year!

GIO'S FAVORITE VINEYARD: Therapy (13 bottles purchased) - I joked before the trip that I would buy a case, I wasn't wrong.

MICHELLE'S FAVORITE VINEYARD: Forbidden Fruit (9 bottles purchased) - It gets better and better each time we visit!

GIO'S BIGGEST DISAPPOINTENT: Blasted Church - Didn't like the tastes of any of the whites or reds this year.

MICHELLE'S BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Elephant Island - a pale imitation of the far more flavorful wines at Forbidden Fruit.