We are excited to announce that our son David is engaged to Lara Leite of Salvador, Bahia, Brasil.

They met when we were at language school 3 years ago this January. 

We met Lara a few days after we arrived in Salvador. Her uncle, Tito, was bringing us over to his house for lunch and stopped off at an English School to pick up his niece, so that she could help us communicate. She spoke fairly good english.

She was excited to help and also to notice a good looking young man.

From the first day that Cyndi and I laid eyes on Lara we thought, “Wow, what a beautiful young lady. beautiful inside and out.”

Since that time they have been growing in their relationship and we have been getting to know Lara’s family. We get along so well were able to all vacation together last Christmas. 

They are planning to get married in May 2015, in Salvador, Brazil.  

Here’s to another year of change for the Rae’s:)

This was their fake engagement picture. This happened 2 weeks or more before David asked her on the beach.

Larinha, Voce quer casar comigo?

Larinha, do you want to marry me?