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Czechs and Americans
June 9, 2009 In Things we've done

When Petra and I decided to get married we discussed the difficulties in trying to involve all of our families and friends into one ceremony. After much deliberation, we came to the conclusion that we would need to have 2 separate events to mark the beginning of our life together. We planned to have our official wedding in America due to issues with her residency status. We also planned to have a second “reception” or party in the Czech Republic with the rest of her extended family shortly thereafter. We soon discovered, due to the snails pace of the U.S. government (or any government, for that matter) we would probably have to wait until almost a full year later before the second party could happen.

So we saved; and we waited.

“The kindness, hospitality, generosity and altruism bestowed upon my wife and parents was nothing short of unimaginable and humbling.”

Nearly 1 year later, Petra and I traveled with my parents to The Czech Republic to meet and celebrate in her home town of Sumperk with the rest of her family. We were also shown around to many other scenic towns in the northern region of Moravia, the eastern part of the Czech Republic. The second part of the trip was located in the western region of The Czech Republic known as Bohemia, where Prague and Cesky Krumlov are located.

The kindness, hospitality, generosity and altruism bestowed upon my wife and parents was nothing short of unimaginable and humbling. We learned very quickly not to comment on how we liked something, lest it be quickly wrapped up and given to us as a gift in a matter of minutes. The love Petra’s family has for her is profoundly apparent and the time and energy put into making our stay there enjoyable, was awe inspiring.

This was one of the most incredible trips of our lives thus far and I was overjoyed that I could share it with 3 of the most important people in my life.

Seeing Petra’s family together and how they treated all of us, confirmed to me once again that I had chosen the perfect partner and new family to experience my life with. I found it overwhelmingly joyous to sit there the night of the party and watch as both families sang “Country Road” together in Czech and English while family members played guitars and percussive instruments in unison while clapping and dancing to firelight. The language may have been different, but the melodies and sentiment was the same:

This is a time to celebrate.

From the very bottom of my heart, on behalf of my family to all of Petra’s relatives in the Czech Republic; “Dekujeme moc”.

(Cesky Preklad)-

Kdyz jsme se s Petrou rozhodli vzit , premysleli jsme, jak to udelat, aby byli obe rodiny pritomne na jedne slavnosti. Po delsim zvazeni jsme se rozhodli, ze usporadame 2 udalosti na oslavu naseho spolecneho zivota. Nase oficialni svatba musela byt naplanovana v Americe kvuli tomu, ze Petra nemohla po urcitou dobu odjet ven z USA. A tak jsme si rekli, ze kratce po nasi svatbe v USA budeme mit druhou “recepci” neboli mejdan v Ceske Republice. Brzo jsme vsak zjistili, ze kvuli zdlouhavym imigracnim procesum (a to nejen v USA) budeme muset pockat skoro cely rok, nez muzeme neco usporadat v CR.

Tak jsme setrili a cekali.

Skoro o rok pozdeji jsme s Petrou a mymi rodici vycestovali do CR, abysme potkali zbytek Petrine rodiny a pote v Sumperku oslavili nas snatek. Navic jsme se podivali do okoli a videli nekolik krasnych mest na Severni Morave – vychodni cast CR. Druha cast naseho vyletu smerovala do Cech – zapadni casti CR – do Prahy a do Ceskeho Krumlova.

Vsechna ta laskavost, pohostinost a stedrost, ktera nam byla nabidnuta, bylo vic, nez jsme si mohli predstavit ci prat. Brzy jsme se naucili nechvalit to, jak nam vsechno moc chutnalo, protoze jsme to pak okamzite dostali zabalene domu jako darek. Bylo velmi zretelne, jak moc ma Petru jeji rodina rada, a bylo uzasne, kolik casu a energie pro nas vsichni obetovali

Tohle byla dposud nase nejuzasnejsi dovolena a jsem velmi stasny, ze jsem ji prozil se 3 svymi nejdulezitejsimi lidmi v mem zivote.

Videt celou Petrinu rodinu pohromade a to, jak se o nas vsichni starali mi jenom potvrdilo, ze jsem si vybral tu perfektni partnerku a take novou rodinu, s kterou mohu sdilet cely svuj zivot. Bylo pro me obrovskou radosti sedet se vsemi na tom nasem svatebnim mejdanu, zpivat spolecne “Ved me dal, cesto ma” v Cestine a v Anglictine, zatimco ostatni z rodiny hrali na kytary a vozembouchy a tleskali a tancovali do rytmu hudby. Nas spolecny jazyk mohl byt jiny, ale ty melodie a sentiment byly uplne stejne.

Tohle je duvod na oslavu!

Z celeho sveho srdce, a taky za mou rodinu, bych chtel vsem Petrinym pribuznym v Ceske Republice za vsechno moc a moc podekovat!

A little movie I made of the trip: (Give time to load)

Virtual Reality Images. Click to experience. (Give time to load)

Click on images below to see slideshows:

Lastly, if you’re having trouble viewing the video on this site, you can view it on YouTube HERE for a short time before they find out I’m using music that I don’t have the rights to. At which point, the sound will be removed.

or on Vimeo HERE. (Vimeo will not remove copyrighted music like YouTube)


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7 Comments

Deanna Brittain
June 10, 2009 at 8:08 am
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Congratulations Robbie and Petra! What a beautiful wife and new family you have! It was great to see your parents in action too-they are so wonderful! Too bad Jennifer could not attend, eh? Have a wonderful life-what a blessing marriage and family are!
All the best
Deanna



admin
June 10, 2009 at 8:11 am
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Thank You! We had a fabulous time. Though I think I’m really starting to feel my age, as trying to stay awake and alert through the first 2 days of jetlag was extremely difficult, but we all managed. I was especially proud of my parents who kept up with everything.



Eric B.
June 10, 2009 at 9:16 am
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Robbie and Petra,

I’m glad you guys had a great time, the pictures and movie are terrific. It is so good to hear that there is still beauty and kindness in the world.

Welcome home,
Eric & Laura



OEB
June 10, 2009 at 1:12 pm
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Great job
Looks like you had a great trip.
I just wish we could have been with you all.
Good luck and love to you both
Simon



Judy and Jim
June 10, 2009 at 1:34 pm
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Can’t wait to talk to your parents. Called them yesterday and they had just gotten home. We are anxious to hear all about the experience. How lucky for you that they where able to share this great time.
Love you both.
Judy and Jim



Lori Taylor
June 11, 2009 at 1:34 pm
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Oh my gosh, Robbie! The video & pix are FANTASTIC!!! And I might add that Petra is beautiful. :o) Congratulations to you both on your “almost” newlywed marriage. May the Lord greatly bless your lives together!

Can’t wait to see the second half of your trip!
Lori



Kirk
June 30, 2009 at 11:01 am
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Robbie, 22 years later and you’re still sharing your cool movies with me. Thanks for that, and I loved it. What a wonderful trip and I am not surprised to learn how kind and generous Petra’s family was. Knowing Petra, that’s what I would have expected. When are you two next coming to Michigan?

Love and all my best to you and Petra,
Kirk



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