Tim's Solo Ride!!!

Hi Hi All,
Here are pictures of Tim's first solo (without and instructor) flight of the T6. He did a great job! As tradition he was thrown into the solo tank, you'll see what I mean. Enjoy!

Love,
Tim and Tessa

Tim landing after his flight. 

Opening up the cockpit and taking off his helmet.

 Say Cheese! 

I got to stand on the plane with him.

  Success! The tight "pants" are his G suit

His flight buddies waiting for him to get out of the plane so they could take him to the solo tank

THE Wedding!

PreWedding Festivities
Tim and I made the drive safely from Oklahoma to Las Vegas with a stop in Denver for Christmas with the Wheeler family. We had one day to get all of our errands done before the families arrived.

Our wedding was not without out its "minor" bumps. My family arrived to Las Vegas "Home Alone" style, thankfully not forgetting anyone. Tara had a rough start to the trip when TSA shredded her bag then gracefully duct taped it back together for the flight. With the limited car seats Tim and I were shuttling everyone from the airport to Grandma Barb's or South Point Hotel all day Sunday. We finally got almost everyone in safely. Unfortunately for Juli, the Maid of Honor, her flight was cancelled and she missed the bachelorette party.

Tim went golfing with the guys on the day before the rehearsal dinner. On the way to pick up my Dad, brother and photographer, a crazy Russian with a mail-order-bride was not paying attention and turned into my large white SUV. Needless to say, the 4-Runner has not been fixed yet. After the chaos of the Russian car accident the guys went out later that night for nice dinner riding down the Las Vegas Strip in a limo.

My wonderful new family and long time friends pulled together and hosted a fabulous Bachelorette Party! It included shots with everyone and an inebriated mother of the bride. It was great fun! My best friend Jeska pulled off a great feat and got us a limo to drive down the Strip. That was also a great time with all of my bridesmaids. Juli finally made it into Las Vegas safely at around 1:00 a.m.

Rehearsal
The day of the Rehearsal Dinner was not without its problems also. This problem was mostly my fault as I could not resist getting In-N-Out. At the same time I had also taken orders for 14 other people in our party. Needless to say this put me behind for getting to the Rehearsal. After being rushed and put in a bad mood with my MIA Fiance to get everyone to the golf course for the rehearsal. We finally got everyone to the venue and the rehearsal was underway. During the rehearsal I received a wonderful surprise as Tim gave me my engagement ring while practicing the ring exchange of the vows. I was completely surprised as I had not seen my ring before this. It is a beautiful Tiffany's design in Platinum.

After the rehearsal we headed to Grandma Barbs house for a fantastic dinner of tasty Mexican food, a Margarita Machine and beer custom brewed by KDubbs Brewery. Despite the chilly weather, we had a great time! Thank you to Grandma Barb and the Gorski's for such a wonderful party!

The Wedding
The wedding day went off without a hitch! My mom, Aunt Janene and Mom Mom did a great job on the flowers for the girls! The only problem we faced was poor Tara's dress that had to be re-hemmed just before the ceremony. The ceremony was beautiful. Just as the sun set, we said our vows. Both of us messed them up, but laughed it off with our family and friends. After the ceremony we ate and danced the night away at the reception. No one was ready to leave when the DJ packed up for the night.

We had a great time with our closest family and friends! It was a little crazy, but a great start to a wonderful life ahead of us. Tim and I are so grateful for everything our families did to pull the wedding together. It was a blast and a truly memorable lifetime experience.

Until next time,
The Gorskis

We're Registered!

Hi Everyone,
We've registered at Bed, Bath and Beyond and also at Target. We have also created a Wish List at Best Buy under Tim Gorksi and/or Tessa Wheeler. Our wish list number is 7890039368. If you have questions please feel free to contact us our Tim and Laura Gorski or Don and Francine Wheeler.

Love,
Tessa and Tim

We set a date! Info on Travel accommodations

After more than a week of going back and forth on when and where to get married, we have decided to get married on December 29, 2009 in Henderson, Nevada.

We did some research on hotels. Prices are very reasonable at this time, many hotels are starting under $50 per night for 4 and 3 star hotels. Here is the link to them on Orbitz.com: Orbits Hotel Rates

Southwest and Frontier also have very reasonable prices on flights if you are flying out. Here are the links to Frontier and Southwest:

Frontier Airlines

Southwest

Engagement Plans!

After a very rough and unsuccessful surgery on Tuesday, we have decided that life is just too darn short to not get to where you want to be and be happy! So we're getting married in December the weekend after Christmas. We are planning a small wedding in Las Vegas, Nevada! More to come!



We are also in the process of putting together a list of websites and getting group rates for hotels and rental cars for those attending our wedding.

Please feel free to contact Tim or I as well as our parents for more information.

The Story of Tim and Tess

We met in May of 2008, the night of Joey's high school graduation at a little event called Ring Dance. This is a traditional dance that is held at the Air Force Academy every year for the Juniors who receive their class rings. The event is followed by a weekend of fun and games in the mountains. We had different dates to the event, but managed to stay in contact after the weekend.

After getting a chance to see each other again, we were separated by distance when I traveled to Corpus Christi for an internship with Toyota and Tim spent time at Eglin AFB in Florida during summer terms. We were eager to see each other again so we planned to spend 4th of July in San Antonio. We spent 4th of July at Laughlin Air Force base watching fireworks and going to Schlitterbaun, a water park in the area. Our first official date was on July 5th, 2008. It was intended to be a very romantic dinner on River Walk, on our way to dinner, just as Tim reached for my hand I fell down the stairs of the River Walk. Immediately followed by embarrassing horror, the women in front of turned around promptly screaming, "OH MY GOSH SHE FELL DOWN THE STAIRS."

Needless to say, Tim was a keeper after that.