Three weeks to go...
I think we are at the point of being "OVER" the wait... Lets get to the party!!!
Don't forget to RSVP!
So all the invites have reached their intended targets (God willing the USPS didn't let us down) now its up to you to send us your response so we can tell the Zoo what our final count is. Personally I know how this gets forgotten or not even recognized. A few years back I got a call from a friend whose wedding I had been invited too and it went a little like this -
Friend - Hi Alan!
Alan - Hi Friend!
Friend - So you got our invitation to the wedding?
Alan - Sure did! REALLY EXCITED!
Friend - OK... You have not sent in your card...
Alan - My what?
Friend - In the envelope we included a response card with a stamp. You need to write on that that you are coming so we know how many people are coming to the wedding since we have to buy you dinner and such...
Alan - OH! That's what that thing was for! Ok, I will find it and send it off post haste!
Friend - Find it?
Alan - Uh, I mean... It's RIGHT HERE! On my refrigerator... Of course...Where else would it be?
END SCENE!
So help us out and send those back folks!
Friend - Hi Alan!
Alan - Hi Friend!
Friend - So you got our invitation to the wedding?
Alan - Sure did! REALLY EXCITED!
Friend - OK... You have not sent in your card...
Alan - My what?
Friend - In the envelope we included a response card with a stamp. You need to write on that that you are coming so we know how many people are coming to the wedding since we have to buy you dinner and such...
Alan - OH! That's what that thing was for! Ok, I will find it and send it off post haste!
Friend - Find it?
Alan - Uh, I mean... It's RIGHT HERE! On my refrigerator... Of course...Where else would it be?
END SCENE!
So help us out and send those back folks!
A new home to go with our new life...
With sixty days to go we are packing up for the other big event in our lives, our new home. We were lucky enough to find a three bedroom place just down the road from our current apartment. Its a very nice place and we know the landlord since we have been "doggie-pals" with her since we got here. It comes with a washer / dryer and I will have my own office and we will now have a full guest room for out of town visitors. Other perks include a bigger kitchen, a window that Meili can look out of and watch as people and the occasional wild rabbits go by, central a/c and heat and a bigger kitchen. YAY!
Less than 100 days to go...
Well we passed a few milestones this week. One was our first full year in Chicago and two was our count down fell into the double digits and as I write this entries we are at 92 days to go.
We did our final walk through at the zoo!
Today was a great day, Amanda, her mom and myself went to meet with Colleen and Jamie the two wedding planners the zoo provided us and let me tell you they have their act together!
We finalized the menus for the rehearsal and the reception, laid down how the ceremony will go and even how they will work with our vendors. Everything is running very smoothly.
We finalized the menus for the rehearsal and the reception, laid down how the ceremony will go and even how they will work with our vendors. Everything is running very smoothly.
Making a list and checking it twice
Amanda went through our wedding planning book and says we are right on schedule. In a few weeks we go to Ohio and take a lot of our collected stuff to her parents house for storage (Since we can no longer see our kitchen table.) And to do a walk through with the zoo.
We have been on little things like invitations and our music list for the ceremony plus as always trying to finalize the guest list. Who knew trying to get people from three different states to the same zoo on the same day would be hard?!?!
We have been on little things like invitations and our music list for the ceremony plus as always trying to finalize the guest list. Who knew trying to get people from three different states to the same zoo on the same day would be hard?!?!
Top Ten Beaches in the US
Amanda found this in the news... the Top Ten Beaches in America where voted on and the winner was Hanalei Bay, Kauai not far from where we are staying which is coo! Read the whole thing here -
FOX NEWS - Hawaii's Hanalei Bay Tops List of 10 Best Beaches in 2009
FOX NEWS - Hawaii's Hanalei Bay Tops List of 10 Best Beaches in 2009
Pearl Harbor Memorial tour
Amanda booked us a tour of the Pearl Harbor Memorial and I am very excited to see it. Its just now starting to hit home that we are getting to go to Hawaii, I have always wanted to go but have never had a good reason (i.e. A friend living there, a show, free tickets) so this is really cool. Plus have you ever looked at where these islands are on a map?! It is almost as far as going from California to New York! I think I have always thought they were closer since they always move them to the bottom left of California in maps of the US. (I get pretty dense sometimes.)
Things are looking up!
We got through the first two speed bumps we have had this week.
1. We got our replacement invitations in and they look great.
2. The ring fits and looks great. They had to make some small changed to both rings but its hardly noticeable and when they are mated together they look AWESOME! Very happy now.
In other news we found a new place to start our married life in. Its a three bedroom just down the road and is easily twice the amount of space we have not for just a little more than we are paying currently. So now we will have a spare bedroom and a separate office for me. Plus Meili will have a backyard with a nice grassy spot for her to sit and soak up the sun. I'm really excited since it feels like we are starting everything new in October when we get back from the honeymoon.
1. We got our replacement invitations in and they look great.
2. The ring fits and looks great. They had to make some small changed to both rings but its hardly noticeable and when they are mated together they look AWESOME! Very happy now.
In other news we found a new place to start our married life in. Its a three bedroom just down the road and is easily twice the amount of space we have not for just a little more than we are paying currently. So now we will have a spare bedroom and a separate office for me. Plus Meili will have a backyard with a nice grassy spot for her to sit and soak up the sun. I'm really excited since it feels like we are starting everything new in October when we get back from the honeymoon.