Time is flying

It's been awhile since I have really had time to post. Too much going on right now between the obvious--wedding planning, plus softball, work, volunteering at Crash's, keeping up with the chores, keeping the cats happy, and hanging out with friends. Still haven't been out to golf, but the weather hasn't been great either. Mike and I are both coming to the sad conclusion that it takes us an average of 3 days to recover from baseball/softball games. It'll get easier as the season goes on. : )

The wedding planning is coming along good. I mailed out the invites today-hooray-another thing off my list. The girls' dresses came in over the weekend so that's another big thing done. I scheduled our salon appointments for the wedding day and also a practice run. Still much to do. We're having engagement shots done next week. Not too excited about it. I hope they turn out somewhat decent or no one will be seeing them. ha!

Lastly, just have to say -- way to go Wings! So excited for them, having watched so many of them play in GR this year and the past couple of years. It was hard giving them up to the Wings but it has all been worth it to win another Cup. Can't wait for next season!

Happy Mother's Day!

Yes, that's me in my own personal WTF moment!

I never got a chance to put these on back when I did this in September 2007 but I thought it was too cool to not post. How many people actually get a chance to jump out of a perfectly good airplane?? Talk about conquering your fears. There was a time when I wouldn't set foot on a commercial airliner much less cram onto the floor of a crop duster with one seat and 5 people! Terrifying, exhilarating, surreal, (unfortunately nauseating), and absolutely crazy is all I can say! There was a point when I felt like I was the only thing in the sky, all by myself, free falling for about 6,000 feet and it was basically an out of body experience. Even though it was a tandem jump, believe me, you have no sensation that the expert is even there until the chute goes out. It literally went from the noisy rush of air to absolute silence and stillness inside of a huge fluffy cloud. The very coolest of experiences!

(Oh, and that picture taken from inside the plane of the big clouds?? That was only HALF way up to our jump point of 11,000 feet. Yeah baby! When they flung open the door (which was the entire side of the plane under the wing) and the wind came whipping in, it was truly a holy shit moment! That and having to swing my legs out of the side of the plane to stand on a little step and lean out of the plane while my instructor finished tightening up everything. We did manage 3 sommersaults out of the plane though.Those big clouds are where we pulled the chute and we coasted through one of the clouds for awhile. C-r-a-z-y!)

A new WTF - I'm so excited!

Ok, Sarah, I won't bail on this idea yet. I thought crazy cellar guy would last awhile but it's all over the news, so I decided to try and find something a little more obscure. This story just made me laugh outloud so I decided to make it my new post. Can you imagine trying this???

http://www.clickondetroit.com/money/16133100/detail.html

About time!

Forgot to mention that we finally got to see Mike's movie, 88 Minutes, with Al Pacino. The critics hated it, but we both thought it was pretty good. Definitely keeps you guessing throughout. I've seen much worse, that's for sure.

New WTF!

Okay, I realized I hadn't followed through on my WTF idea. The new winner -- it's all over the news so I'm not going to bother posting a link -- the guy in Austria keeping the family in the cellar. Alright, so I might have to retire this idea already. Never heard anything this crazy before. It will definitely be hard to top this one. There aren't words to describe this level of insanity, unfortunately.

Yum!

We had our taste testing for the reception tonight. All I can say is there are going to be many happy (and very full) guests when they get a load of their meals! Wow--very impressive. There will be four entrees to choose from and they're all equally delicious -- grilled salmon, ribeye steak, grilled chicken with pasta and vegetarian/cheese lasagna. Got to sample some wines and even bring home leftovers to boot. Met the DJ also. I really can't believe how wonderful all the people have been to work with and how accommodating they are being for us. I can't recommend this place enough. I'm so psyched to throw this party! Less than 4 months to go....

GO WINGS!!!!

Moving right along...

More wedding updates. We got the girls' dresses ordered yesterday. What a relief and we're excited! They aren't the typical hideous bridesmaid dresses. In fact, I'm pretty confident they will wear them again! I certainly never had that luck with the ones I had (no offense to anyone). Times have definitely changed is all I will say.

Mike and I are meeting with the people at McFadden's on Tuesday to do our taste testing and work on the details for the reception. Once that's out of the way, it will be time to order the invitations.

Whew, only 4 months from Tuesday will be the big day! I'm so excited because things have really come together so quickly and really so easy. I sure hope the day is as care free and fun! In the meantime, now the girls and I are on the quest to be the biggest loser in the weight department. It's definitely time to get on track with that. One day at a time...

In other news, Mike's birthday was Friday. Only one more year until the big 4-0. I'll be there at the end of this year. Unbelievable. I felt horrible because we were supposed to go to the movies. I took him for a yummy dinner at Logan's, then proceeded to leave my credit card at the restaurant, so by the time we got back and the manager got it out of the vault, we were late for the movie. I tried to be slick and take him to another theater instead. It would've worked out perfectly except I picked the one theater in town that wasn't showing the movie at 7:30 p.m. (it didn't start again until 8:50) and he didn't want to wait around. I felt terrible!!! We did come home and watch the rest of the Red Wings game, but still. . . SO, I owe him a movie now. I did make brownies to try and make up for it. He was understanding, but still, I felt like a schmuck.
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Keke update

I forgot to post that Keke had successful dental surgery last week. She originally went in to have her lower left canine removed, but the vet thought it would be best to have the right lower taken out too since the dental disease was starting there too. He also found that some of her small top teeth had been diseased and looked to have broken off at some point. He was able to take care of the remaining root tissue that was there. Surprisingly, the cost of all this was not bad at all. It did entail Mike having to drive her to Kalamazoo and back but the people were so nice to work with that I'm glad we followed through with this. If you ever need a pet dentist, Oakwood Animal Hospital in Kalamazoo is the place to go! I wish we lived closer but the cats just don't like that hour drive one way.

In any event, Keke is doing great. She tolerated her pain medicine and is healing fine. I think she has to feel much better than before. Of course, she looks a little odd without the bottom teeth but they didn't help her with eating anyway so she's not having much of an adjustment without them. She's such a doll and such a little trooper!