Wedding pics 2

Reality Strikes Back/Wedding pics 1

So I'm back at work...oh joy of joys. What a stack of stuff was waiting for me but that's alright cause it should keep me out of trouble for a while.

Matt and I have been married 17 whole days and we are enjoying it very much. It's amazing how quickly you get used to someone being there all the time. The apt. is in much better shape, as most things have been unpacked, put away and arranged. I'm almost done with my shower thank you's and I've split the wedding thank you's up between the two of us. Matt warned me I won't get much on his thank you notes since he's not a big card writer, (that's become my job), but I figure anything will be fine as long I don't have to end up writing them all! :-)

Hawaii was marvelous and beautiful and so much better than Jersey! We went scuba diving, snorkeling and hiking, laid on the beach, went whale watching, got surrounded by a pod of dolphins, (group of dolphins=pod?), drove around Oahu up to the North shore and enjoyed Maui and it's delectable Hawaiian BBQ pulled pork with pineapple sandwich - one of the best sandwiches I've ever had...needless to say it was a grand time.

Flying first class on the way out was fun too! I've never done that before, nor have I ever had steak on a plane or had my footrest go up so high! Flying coach on the way back was a little different but still not too bad, at least it was the shorter flight of the two.
My sis put up some pics on her blog and since we haven't finished making ours pretty I'll just borrow a few from her site. Thanks B! :-)

I'm not here

For those of you who check on a regular basis, I won't be here for a while. I'll be doing more important things. :-) See you after I'm married!

The right size

Size me up! This would be wonderful!

A better week

Okay, so I 'm feeling better this week with only 12 days left. We're going to make it! Saturday is moving day for me, for the most part so it should be a nice tiring day! We're renting a truck in the morning, buying a new mattress, moving my furniture and having Mom fly in in the afternoon...fun fun fun!

Think I should do my hair like this? :-)

Eloping

I seriously recommend elopement to anyone who is planning on getting married in the future. Seriously. Both Matt and I have hit a wall and essentially want to pretend we are done. It's fun in the beginning but maybe if you don't have so much time to plan it goes better, I don't know. We are still having fun, I think, but we are worn down and tired. Would you please pray that we rely on God's strength and power for our strength and running this race to its finish?

5 Pack

So, I've just had the revelation that I'm packing 5 times over (not in order of importance):

1) packing my office files/stuff to make room for new furniture installation
2)packing my boss' office files/stuff to make room for new furniture installation
3)packing my apt to move up to Matt's
4)packing for my trip to CO
5)packing (or thinking about packing) for my wedding nights/honeymoon

Maybe I should hire these people!

Oh, this and 4.5 weeks till my wedding day....no stress whatsoever over here... :-)

My wonderful boss

So I came in Monday morning after a very long weekend and was doing the regular weekend catch up with my boss. I told her if I were a teacher I would take a couple of mental health days, sort of joking but sort of not. So then she told me to take the rest of Monday and all of Tuesday off as comp time for working so hard to start up our new department and working her Christmas party last Friday night. So I left a little while later, went home and promptly fell asleep for a couple of hours. I relaxed the rest of the day. Tuesday was clean my house day and I watched a movie, spent some time with my family and had a great day. Did I say I so much appreciate my boss?? Thank you Jesus, for good friends, a good house and a good boss!

Ivy League woes

The Dangerous Wealth of the Ivy League

If this article is true and this trend continues - what will be the state of higher ed when my kids are ready to go to college??

And I must say, Whitman - (check out these pictures) - is a beautiful complex and watching them build it brick by brick was amazing but it's unbelievably more than your average Joe College Kid would need (or should expect)!

NE Patriots

At least the Colts, Eagles and Ravens have shown that this year's Pats aren't completely invincible...there's still hope!! Go Colts!

Plugs

So I think I'm doing much the same as before - not really seeing or feeling much of a difference. I'll give it a couple of weeks and see how it goes. If this doesn't work then I might get real surgery...wouldn't that be grand!
Wedding plans are coming along and slowly we are getting closer to finishing what we need. :-) That's all for now! Have a great day!

Great blog

So I have this under Other Links on the side of my blog but just felt like highlighting it today...it's "hysterical" and it's made me more aware of quotes in the general world.

The Blog of Unnecessary Quotation Marks

Running on empty...

...literally - I must get gas on the way home!
So I think I'm feeling done with wedding planning...even though in reality I'm not done. We are doing well and we're down to the little things but I'm ready to hand it off to someone else. Anyone want to volunteer? :-)
Work is good and though I'm nursing my second cold in 2 weeks , (the second one thanks to my giving nephews), I'm hanging in there!
On a side note, I'm getting punctal plugs in on Friday so I'm hoping that will help my oh-so-severe and obnoxious dry eye syndrome. Ah, isn't life fun?

Sisters, Sisters...

Weaker Partner

I've been reading some good articles lately that describe well the role of women in respect to a husband. Always a topic to get good responses but these two articles are the most recent that stick in my head.

Becoming A Godly Woman

Weaker Partner

2 day headache...and still going

Anyone have any cures for a nice sized migraine? I don't think the Advil is working and I need to try something else. This headache started the night before last and has turned into a full fledged migraine...good times! Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Kwinnie - any of that Vicodin left over from your oh so memorable hospital stay at the dale? :-)

Race for the Cure

The article explains it pretty well - and is written by a good friend and our keyboard player - but it's fun to be able to share our church's outreach efforts with other people!

http://www.pacpub.com/articles/2007/10/16/the_princeton_packet/lifestyle/doc47151ea22aa36581421130.txt

Planning...does it ever end?

So while Matt is taking a well-deserved nap and as I can't sleep, I figured I might as well blog about the successful day we've had in regards to planning our wedding. We have written - make that downloaded and edited/adjusted-our vows, have a rough outline of our ceremony, finished the wording for our invitations, confirmed on our reception place and menu, started our registry and found a great possibility for a bridesmaid dress.
Since we've both been on our own for a while and we have lots of stuff between the two of us, we didn't really think we needed to register but it's amazing what you think would be fun to have when you go and look at the wall o' kitchen gadgets at Bed Bath & Beyond. Anyway, we've had what amounts to a banner day around here.
And that doesn't even include last week when we went to IKEA and bought 2 neat bookshelves and very nice TV table with glass doors - and then proceeded to put all three of them together that same evening! Needless to say, we both were rather sore the next day but all three additions look really nice in his apartment.
So that's the latest from the northeast section of Lake Wobegon. Hope this update finds you happy and well!

The Uptown side of campus

So it's hard to believe I've been at my new job almost a month! I'm really enjoying and am quickly gaining a much larger view of the university, as opposed to my old view, limited to the Treasurer's Office. It's fun to be on the complete opposite side of campus and to see a new perspective of this place. I'm doing a project on Restricted Fund Compliance right now and having a really good time. I'm also working with my boss on some Public Safety issues as well as rolling out some new and long-awaited websites for different areas across campus. It's good to finally be in a job where everything isn't so rote and programmed. Believe me, I have no idea what could come across my desk on a daily basis. I love the fact that my boss trusts me with some pretty important things and works with me to complete them in the best possible manner. So far we have worked together really well and I hope it continues. We've had some good conversations about some difficult situations she's in and it's nice to know she wants to hear what I'm thinking.
I'm also right on Nassau Street now so it's easier access to the library, stores and more lunch options as well!
Anyway, all that to say I'm really enjoying my job and am glad that I took the opportunity to learn something new!

The beauty of Costco

My mom suggested to me a while ago to look at bulk flowers for our wedding at Costco. Now, I know she buys all sorts of fun things there, and I mean all sorts, so I decided to try it. Matt and I looked it up on Saturday night and lo and behold, we are definitely getting our flowers from Costco. $700 for a 40 piece set of mixed colored roses....$700! I'm quite excited and even though the contents of the 40 piece set are more than we need, we couldn't quite make it on the 20 piece. I know, sounds like place settings right? Anyway, check one more thing off the list. Hooray!
So not a very exciting post for most of you but it makes me happy! :-)