In my 50 things list I accidentally said this:
4) People feel that returning a “No” RSVP will hurt the couple’s feelings. What it really does is anger the bride.
What I meant was this:
4) People feel that returning a "No" RSVP will hurt the couple's feelings. What it really does is anger the bride when they either 1) don't return the RSVP, even if it is to say no so she has NO CLUE how many people are coming, or 2) return it with a yes even though they know they aren't coming.
I apologize for the confusion.
Friday, October 27, 2006
Sunday, October 22, 2006
We saw Paris on our private beach! Hehe. Just kidding. So that's me on our honeymoon. I stayed really lathered up, since my skin is so crazy sensitive. I tan, but geez...you never know what's going to happen to me. By day 5 on the beach, I got heat rash on my chest. I don't even know what heat rash is, but the gay guy at the pepper shop told me what to do to help it. he was cool.
We had a really great time just chillin'. I wish I had brought a better book, though.
"It's the end of the world as we know it...
it's the end of the world as we know it...it's the end of the world as we know....and I feel fine!"
:-)
Oh, yeah - I guess I could blog about other things, too.
We went out with Chris & Amy and Dave & Shanon last night. Good times, good times. We went to tbones and and saw some people we were in graduate school with which is kind of cool. I'm used to seeing work people out, but this town had always felt a little weird bec it had a university but I felt I didn't belong in that respect, and now apparently, I belong in that respect, too.
We have been worthless today.
Anybody know about picaboo? Is it ok to download their software?
We went out with Chris & Amy and Dave & Shanon last night. Good times, good times. We went to tbones and and saw some people we were in graduate school with which is kind of cool. I'm used to seeing work people out, but this town had always felt a little weird bec it had a university but I felt I didn't belong in that respect, and now apparently, I belong in that respect, too.
We have been worthless today.
Anybody know about picaboo? Is it ok to download their software?
50 Things I learned from my wedding/advice for future brides
1) Waxing hurts like hell, but is highly effective.
2) You really learn who loves you.
3) One fourth of the people who tell you they are going to come do not come. It makes you really mad because you have spent $50 to feed each one of them.
4) People feel that returning a “No” RSVP will hurt the couple’s feelings. What it really does is anger the bride.
5) I apparently cannot sleep when I have loads to accomplish. But I can live on little sleep.
6) A wedding is what you make of it. Even with all of the disappointments – people not showing up, running around like a chicken with its head cut off trying to accomplish last minute tasks, the expense, the headache of your fiancé changing *big* things without telling you, etc – it can still be fun..it's just all what you make of it. From 3 PM on Thursday afternoon on, I was so happy – and if I can speak for my new husband, so was Ben.
7) If you are not affiliated with a church, it is hard as hell to get officially married in Chattanooga.
8) If I ever hear that it’s easy to go to the courthouse and get married ever again, I will scream. Judges are public servants, yet they apparently do not feel as if they should actually serve the public. They will not return your phone calls and will not marry you. End of story.
9) The Tennessee River Place was the best place in the world to have a wedding. I could talk at length about them but will leave it at that.
10) It is very helpful to know local people. My manicurist set me up with the perfect florist. I love you Jim O’Dell!
11) People will surprise you - in both good ways and bad.
12) I don’t have to give amazingly terrific gifts anymore. I have been spending too much money all of these years.
13) What they all say is true – no matter if you schedule pics to be taken before the wedding or not (like we did) – you will not be able to eat your dinner. Period. Tell the caterer to set aside two complete meals for you and your groom. I’m so glad we did this. I ate around midnight, I think...and by that time, I really needed it.
14) Your cake can be super cute AND taste good.
15) Taking 2.5 days off before the wedding is a grand idea. Shoot - make it three - I would have if I could.
16) Welcome bags are a fun way to start the event.
17) Funny koosies have a dual purpose – not only are they a great favor, but the come in handy at the reception.
18) It’s difficult to part with your centerpieces, but you’re leaving town for over a week so you must give them away.
19) Writing your vows (compiled from friends & family vows, as well as a little bit of book help from The Knot) is the best idea in the world. So was having someone very close doing the ceremony.
20) I walk very fast.
21) Always have a back up plan - including a backup dress. Thank you White House Black Market for providing me with the dress I put on after the hook on my real dress broke!
22) A white dress is a magnet for stains -and my dad apparentely can’t keep a beer straight up.
23) Being photographed is fun.
24) Making a wedding suit you is the only way to go. I picked interesting invitations, an interesting cake, different flowers, etc – and that’s what made it so much fun. And so me.
25) No matter what you plan, something is going to go wrong. Nothing drastic went wrong with us, but I never did get to put the picture in the sign in frame, Roger accidentally played that horrible Lonestar song, the bartender showed up later than planned, and we forgot to do the toast. But ultimately, who cares? We had a fantastic time.
26) Without live music, a ceremony really loses a certain feel. It is well worth the few hundred that you will pay to have a live musician(s) play. And the local university is the place to ask around.
27) Dancing to “our song” was sweet. That was one tradition I'm glad we did.
28) Being able to say no to certain traditions is ok. You do not have to toss a bouquet, take off a garter, etc if you don't want to. Just do what feels right - not what modern convention tells you you should do.
29) Bring your laptop so that you can download photos during the afterparty or the next morning’s brunch. Otherwise, you go on your honemoon wondering how you looked.
30) Traditional dresses are more appropriate for even our location and our offbeat style. Save the beachy, informal dresses for the beach (unless it’s your second wedding).
31) We are incredibly lucky people with pretty darn awesome friends and family.
32) Ben is not much help in planning things.
33) The end of September in Tennessee is the most ideal time of year to get married. We could not have asked for better weather - we were so fortunate in our beautiful day.
34) Someone's feelings are going to get hurt - some people just want to take offense to things - so you have to overlook their pettiness. It's not about them or making them happy - it's about making you happy - it's your wedding day.
35) Excel is your friend. You will make many lists throughout the planning process (obviously a budget, but also - a list of music you want played before, during & after the ceremony, song you'll be announced to, music played during dinner, music played during dancing, your seating chart, who you invited & who has responded yes and no, what's left to take care of, what needs to be taken to the sight the day of, what's coming home the next day, etc, etc), but the most important spreadsheet will be your thank you list. Have cells for who it's from, what it is, when you recieved it and if you have sent the thank you card yet.
36) The most important thing is staying organized.
37) Plan your wedding in the town you live in -unless you are willing to give over control of things to someone else. If you want to be involved in every detail, then you should definitely have it where you live.
38) The night after the wedding you will crash. I was asleep at 9:30.
39) You will go overbudget. In all honesty, we did not go overbudget by very much at all...but we still did. That's just how it goes.
40) Renting a few colorful table linens to jazz up the plain white ones is expensive - so just tie ribbons around every other chair and put colored cloths down on every other table. It looks cute and it's half the price.
41) Do not schedule very many things for you or friends or family to take care of the day of the wedding. Pay premiums to vendors if you have to so as to have them arrange for things - unless it's a ridiculously priced premium. You as the bride will not be able to be there for most of the day (and when you do get there, you will be getting ready), so idiot proof what you need taken care of. And back up is having your best friend know how everything is supposed to be. Thanks, Jess! :-)
42) Write all of your checks & put them in thank you cards in the days leading up to the wedding bec there will be some people you will pay the day of. Write the person's name and what service they are providing on the envelope, then entrust with a responsible person. Again, thanks jess!
43) If you are having an evening wedding, don't forget to eat something for lunch. One more time, THANKS JESS! :-) She made me sit down and eat when I wanted to take care of things.
44) Be prepared for people to comment on the things you picked - especially if you do things a little off the wall like we did. They're not all going to be nice comments. Some people think that anything outside of cookie cutter weddings is weird & therefore disappointing. But the pleasure you receive from the people who "get it" far outweighs the negativity.
45) When it's all over, and you return from your honeymoon, there will still be tons of things to do. Thank yous to write, gifts to clean and put away, etc. About 2 weeks later when things calm down, your husband will turn to you and say, "Things seem so boring now." :-) There has been so much excitement and enthusiasm from friends and family for months leading up to the event that when it's all over going back to the normalness of regular life takes some getting used to.
46) Those brides that lose all kinds of weight and say it's due to anxiety are lying. They are starving themselves or working out excessively or both. A husband and a mom recently ratted out some brides I know.
47) It feels good to be married to someone you love.
48) It is difficult to change your name. I have decided that I am not going to for now.
49) Saying your vows to one another is an emotional rush - it truly, truly is. I thought the whole thing would be just a recitation - but in fact, you feel every word down to your core.
50) Having children around makes things so much livelier and fun.
I am so glad we did it. There were many, many times in these last few months (and the days leading up to it especially) that I thought, “I wish we had just run away to get married”. But ultimately, I am sooooo glad we did the whole thing. We would have missed out on a very special event in our lives had we not. I am glad that we have the memories and the photographs. I'm surprised the spine on the book hasn't broken yet, I've looked at them so many times! Hehe.
2) You really learn who loves you.
3) One fourth of the people who tell you they are going to come do not come. It makes you really mad because you have spent $50 to feed each one of them.
4) People feel that returning a “No” RSVP will hurt the couple’s feelings. What it really does is anger the bride.
5) I apparently cannot sleep when I have loads to accomplish. But I can live on little sleep.
6) A wedding is what you make of it. Even with all of the disappointments – people not showing up, running around like a chicken with its head cut off trying to accomplish last minute tasks, the expense, the headache of your fiancé changing *big* things without telling you, etc – it can still be fun..it's just all what you make of it. From 3 PM on Thursday afternoon on, I was so happy – and if I can speak for my new husband, so was Ben.
7) If you are not affiliated with a church, it is hard as hell to get officially married in Chattanooga.
8) If I ever hear that it’s easy to go to the courthouse and get married ever again, I will scream. Judges are public servants, yet they apparently do not feel as if they should actually serve the public. They will not return your phone calls and will not marry you. End of story.
9) The Tennessee River Place was the best place in the world to have a wedding. I could talk at length about them but will leave it at that.
10) It is very helpful to know local people. My manicurist set me up with the perfect florist. I love you Jim O’Dell!
11) People will surprise you - in both good ways and bad.
12) I don’t have to give amazingly terrific gifts anymore. I have been spending too much money all of these years.
13) What they all say is true – no matter if you schedule pics to be taken before the wedding or not (like we did) – you will not be able to eat your dinner. Period. Tell the caterer to set aside two complete meals for you and your groom. I’m so glad we did this. I ate around midnight, I think...and by that time, I really needed it.
14) Your cake can be super cute AND taste good.
15) Taking 2.5 days off before the wedding is a grand idea. Shoot - make it three - I would have if I could.
16) Welcome bags are a fun way to start the event.
17) Funny koosies have a dual purpose – not only are they a great favor, but the come in handy at the reception.
18) It’s difficult to part with your centerpieces, but you’re leaving town for over a week so you must give them away.
19) Writing your vows (compiled from friends & family vows, as well as a little bit of book help from The Knot) is the best idea in the world. So was having someone very close doing the ceremony.
20) I walk very fast.
21) Always have a back up plan - including a backup dress. Thank you White House Black Market for providing me with the dress I put on after the hook on my real dress broke!
22) A white dress is a magnet for stains -and my dad apparentely can’t keep a beer straight up.
23) Being photographed is fun.
24) Making a wedding suit you is the only way to go. I picked interesting invitations, an interesting cake, different flowers, etc – and that’s what made it so much fun. And so me.
25) No matter what you plan, something is going to go wrong. Nothing drastic went wrong with us, but I never did get to put the picture in the sign in frame, Roger accidentally played that horrible Lonestar song, the bartender showed up later than planned, and we forgot to do the toast. But ultimately, who cares? We had a fantastic time.
26) Without live music, a ceremony really loses a certain feel. It is well worth the few hundred that you will pay to have a live musician(s) play. And the local university is the place to ask around.
27) Dancing to “our song” was sweet. That was one tradition I'm glad we did.
28) Being able to say no to certain traditions is ok. You do not have to toss a bouquet, take off a garter, etc if you don't want to. Just do what feels right - not what modern convention tells you you should do.
29) Bring your laptop so that you can download photos during the afterparty or the next morning’s brunch. Otherwise, you go on your honemoon wondering how you looked.
30) Traditional dresses are more appropriate for even our location and our offbeat style. Save the beachy, informal dresses for the beach (unless it’s your second wedding).
31) We are incredibly lucky people with pretty darn awesome friends and family.
32) Ben is not much help in planning things.
33) The end of September in Tennessee is the most ideal time of year to get married. We could not have asked for better weather - we were so fortunate in our beautiful day.
34) Someone's feelings are going to get hurt - some people just want to take offense to things - so you have to overlook their pettiness. It's not about them or making them happy - it's about making you happy - it's your wedding day.
35) Excel is your friend. You will make many lists throughout the planning process (obviously a budget, but also - a list of music you want played before, during & after the ceremony, song you'll be announced to, music played during dinner, music played during dancing, your seating chart, who you invited & who has responded yes and no, what's left to take care of, what needs to be taken to the sight the day of, what's coming home the next day, etc, etc), but the most important spreadsheet will be your thank you list. Have cells for who it's from, what it is, when you recieved it and if you have sent the thank you card yet.
36) The most important thing is staying organized.
37) Plan your wedding in the town you live in -unless you are willing to give over control of things to someone else. If you want to be involved in every detail, then you should definitely have it where you live.
38) The night after the wedding you will crash. I was asleep at 9:30.
39) You will go overbudget. In all honesty, we did not go overbudget by very much at all...but we still did. That's just how it goes.
40) Renting a few colorful table linens to jazz up the plain white ones is expensive - so just tie ribbons around every other chair and put colored cloths down on every other table. It looks cute and it's half the price.
41) Do not schedule very many things for you or friends or family to take care of the day of the wedding. Pay premiums to vendors if you have to so as to have them arrange for things - unless it's a ridiculously priced premium. You as the bride will not be able to be there for most of the day (and when you do get there, you will be getting ready), so idiot proof what you need taken care of. And back up is having your best friend know how everything is supposed to be. Thanks, Jess! :-)
42) Write all of your checks & put them in thank you cards in the days leading up to the wedding bec there will be some people you will pay the day of. Write the person's name and what service they are providing on the envelope, then entrust with a responsible person. Again, thanks jess!
43) If you are having an evening wedding, don't forget to eat something for lunch. One more time, THANKS JESS! :-) She made me sit down and eat when I wanted to take care of things.
44) Be prepared for people to comment on the things you picked - especially if you do things a little off the wall like we did. They're not all going to be nice comments. Some people think that anything outside of cookie cutter weddings is weird & therefore disappointing. But the pleasure you receive from the people who "get it" far outweighs the negativity.
45) When it's all over, and you return from your honeymoon, there will still be tons of things to do. Thank yous to write, gifts to clean and put away, etc. About 2 weeks later when things calm down, your husband will turn to you and say, "Things seem so boring now." :-) There has been so much excitement and enthusiasm from friends and family for months leading up to the event that when it's all over going back to the normalness of regular life takes some getting used to.
46) Those brides that lose all kinds of weight and say it's due to anxiety are lying. They are starving themselves or working out excessively or both. A husband and a mom recently ratted out some brides I know.
47) It feels good to be married to someone you love.
48) It is difficult to change your name. I have decided that I am not going to for now.
49) Saying your vows to one another is an emotional rush - it truly, truly is. I thought the whole thing would be just a recitation - but in fact, you feel every word down to your core.
50) Having children around makes things so much livelier and fun.
I am so glad we did it. There were many, many times in these last few months (and the days leading up to it especially) that I thought, “I wish we had just run away to get married”. But ultimately, I am sooooo glad we did the whole thing. We would have missed out on a very special event in our lives had we not. I am glad that we have the memories and the photographs. I'm surprised the spine on the book hasn't broken yet, I've looked at them so many times! Hehe.
Thursday, October 19, 2006
Wake me up when September ends...
...oh, yeah...that's right...it has ended.
August & September passed like a fleeting dream. Obviously we had a wonderful wedding and a wonderful honeymoon. Oh...I forgot to post pics of the honeymoon. Well, no one is missing much - we didn't take too many photos on this trip - it gets a little old taking pictures of us on the beach. Here's us with this grain of sand. Here's us with this other grain of sand. Hehe. I'll still post some eventually. Maybe tonight. If I get a little crazy.
We had girls night out/happy hour this evening. It has been quite some time. We stayed way longer than any of us thought we would and it was an excellent time. love my girls.
Oh...we were bad...we did have one man around this time. :-) Little Evan came for just a few mins. It was so good to see him...he is so cute!
So, what else is going on? Well, not much. We have some b'days next week. Ben's is approaching and I had been so wrapped up in the wedding details that I was totally unprepared for it once the wedding was over. Usually I know exactly what I'm going to get for him and have purchased it or ordered it or whatever. I'm at a loss. Hopefully, I'll get it figured out this weekend.
The Office was just classic this evening - although I think the convention one was the best one ever.
Umm...what else? Oh, yeah - totally unprepared for Halloween this year, too. I usually have the bags for the kids filled and waiting in the cutesy bowl by the first week of October and this year I haven't even bought the candy, bags, pencils, etc yet. We did buy pumpkins last weekend and I think we'll carve them this weekend. Maybe we'll be dorky and cook the seeds. :-) We tried to be dorky and go to a pumpkin patch again, but they've all closed in this area.
It has been a monsoon in Tennessee lately. Most definitely one right now.
August & September passed like a fleeting dream. Obviously we had a wonderful wedding and a wonderful honeymoon. Oh...I forgot to post pics of the honeymoon. Well, no one is missing much - we didn't take too many photos on this trip - it gets a little old taking pictures of us on the beach. Here's us with this grain of sand. Here's us with this other grain of sand. Hehe. I'll still post some eventually. Maybe tonight. If I get a little crazy.
We had girls night out/happy hour this evening. It has been quite some time. We stayed way longer than any of us thought we would and it was an excellent time. love my girls.
Oh...we were bad...we did have one man around this time. :-) Little Evan came for just a few mins. It was so good to see him...he is so cute!
So, what else is going on? Well, not much. We have some b'days next week. Ben's is approaching and I had been so wrapped up in the wedding details that I was totally unprepared for it once the wedding was over. Usually I know exactly what I'm going to get for him and have purchased it or ordered it or whatever. I'm at a loss. Hopefully, I'll get it figured out this weekend.
The Office was just classic this evening - although I think the convention one was the best one ever.
Umm...what else? Oh, yeah - totally unprepared for Halloween this year, too. I usually have the bags for the kids filled and waiting in the cutesy bowl by the first week of October and this year I haven't even bought the candy, bags, pencils, etc yet. We did buy pumpkins last weekend and I think we'll carve them this weekend. Maybe we'll be dorky and cook the seeds. :-) We tried to be dorky and go to a pumpkin patch again, but they've all closed in this area.
It has been a monsoon in Tennessee lately. Most definitely one right now.
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
I have no idea what we left to - what it sounded like. She told me the name of it and she hummed it for me, but at that moment, I really remember not much. Hehe. Except, I remember seeing Ben's friend Robert when we were walking out. He's the only one. Ben says it's because he was in the very back.
The music was lively, though. A great piece for a recessional. I'll have to buy it so that I'll know.
We didn't have a videographer, so we'll never know the truth, but I keep asking if I'm the only person that heard one wrong note when I first came out...no one else seems to have noticed. I'm surprised there's not a pic of me with an agonized look on my face because of it! Hehe. But from what everyone says, the flutist (flautist - we wiki'ed it the night before for the program and it actually said flutist was more proper) was quite wonderful. I could vaguely hear her while I waited....and from what I could tell she really did sound quite good. Not too shabby since I only just hired her two days before the wedding, huh? Thank goodness for living in a town with a music department in the college!
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Monday, October 09, 2006
Sooooo.....we've been back for a week now. Things have been good. Am just now starting to get the house somewhat picked up. Got all of the silverware washed yesterday and ate my cereal with my new cutesy crate and barrel tiny spoon just now. There is still so much to do - so much to clean and put away and take to Goodwill and so forth. But, I am so much happier now that we're not on a strict schedule any longer and can do all of these things at my leisure.
Have been able to work out again which has been therapeutic. Those first couple of runs went horribly, but it picked up by the end of the week and I had a great run this morning. Well, ok, not great by the standards I set earlier this year, but great considering how long I took off. Unfortunately, Eliza Doolittle pre Henry Higgans was also working out. She's an incredibly fit older lady with an accent so necky that it doesn't sound like English. I was able to understand "buy-uck" as "back" and "die-oon" as "down". Now, you're probably thinking, "Geez, Stacey was listening in on someone's conversation at livewell..." but no, I must clarify. EVERYONE in livewell was listening to Soddy Eliza bec she was SO FREAKING LOUD. She made horrendous animal grunts and groans - and these were just in the middle of her conversation with some random man - not grunts and groans bec she was lifting something incredibly heavy. Someone needs to teach her to use an inside voice. And proper speaking.
The weather here has been beautiful this week. What a wonderful weekend to have the holiday. Ben started doing some landscaping to the front of the house - he's putting in a retaining wall and a flower bed. I think it was very creative on his part. Maybe when it's done I'll post a pic.
I tried to add a few more pics just now of the honeymoon but blogger is misbehaving. We don't really have many - how many pics of us lying on the beach can we really take?
Had a very much needed shopping frenzy on Saturday - did obtain new knee high black boots to replace my worn out ones, but failed in the chocolate brown boot category. Thank you Ann Taylor for the black ones, though. Saw the cutest black velvet military style cropped jacket - but sometimes it's so hard to spend as much as they want, isn't it? Anyway, need to put in an order to J.Crew, as well - and I thought that my expenses would die down after the wedding was over!
Ah, but isn't it lovely to be free? I was driving home from work on Friday afternoon staring at three wonderful guilt free, stress free days ahead of me and smiled. How wonderful it is to just be back to normal - with no school and no wedding planning hanging over my head. This is the first Columbus Day that I have spent not doing school work in years. Oh, happy times!
If only it could stay this way forever! Beautiful weather and a beautiful life (because I do understand now that there is in fact a newlywed phase that is complete bliss). Unfortunately, though, the cold is coming. :-( I had to wear shoes - actual shoes with actual socks - on Saturday. Yuck! My feet were suffocating by the end of the day. I wish I lived somewhere that flip flops and sandals were the norm year round.
Ben doesn't want to do any hiking this year. That also gets a :-( . Even though I don't particularly care for the fall (bec it leads into the winter), I must admit I've rather enjoyed all of the hikes we've done in the past years - such a great workout, and the views are amazing when you climb a moutain, aren't they? Unless the smog comes in. Hehe.
Uh-oh...dryer stopped...must get to the laundry...
Have been able to work out again which has been therapeutic. Those first couple of runs went horribly, but it picked up by the end of the week and I had a great run this morning. Well, ok, not great by the standards I set earlier this year, but great considering how long I took off. Unfortunately, Eliza Doolittle pre Henry Higgans was also working out. She's an incredibly fit older lady with an accent so necky that it doesn't sound like English. I was able to understand "buy-uck" as "back" and "die-oon" as "down". Now, you're probably thinking, "Geez, Stacey was listening in on someone's conversation at livewell..." but no, I must clarify. EVERYONE in livewell was listening to Soddy Eliza bec she was SO FREAKING LOUD. She made horrendous animal grunts and groans - and these were just in the middle of her conversation with some random man - not grunts and groans bec she was lifting something incredibly heavy. Someone needs to teach her to use an inside voice. And proper speaking.
The weather here has been beautiful this week. What a wonderful weekend to have the holiday. Ben started doing some landscaping to the front of the house - he's putting in a retaining wall and a flower bed. I think it was very creative on his part. Maybe when it's done I'll post a pic.
I tried to add a few more pics just now of the honeymoon but blogger is misbehaving. We don't really have many - how many pics of us lying on the beach can we really take?
Had a very much needed shopping frenzy on Saturday - did obtain new knee high black boots to replace my worn out ones, but failed in the chocolate brown boot category. Thank you Ann Taylor for the black ones, though. Saw the cutest black velvet military style cropped jacket - but sometimes it's so hard to spend as much as they want, isn't it? Anyway, need to put in an order to J.Crew, as well - and I thought that my expenses would die down after the wedding was over!
Ah, but isn't it lovely to be free? I was driving home from work on Friday afternoon staring at three wonderful guilt free, stress free days ahead of me and smiled. How wonderful it is to just be back to normal - with no school and no wedding planning hanging over my head. This is the first Columbus Day that I have spent not doing school work in years. Oh, happy times!
If only it could stay this way forever! Beautiful weather and a beautiful life (because I do understand now that there is in fact a newlywed phase that is complete bliss). Unfortunately, though, the cold is coming. :-( I had to wear shoes - actual shoes with actual socks - on Saturday. Yuck! My feet were suffocating by the end of the day. I wish I lived somewhere that flip flops and sandals were the norm year round.
Ben doesn't want to do any hiking this year. That also gets a :-( . Even though I don't particularly care for the fall (bec it leads into the winter), I must admit I've rather enjoyed all of the hikes we've done in the past years - such a great workout, and the views are amazing when you climb a moutain, aren't they? Unless the smog comes in. Hehe.
Uh-oh...dryer stopped...must get to the laundry...
Sunday, October 08, 2006
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