I don't know...

You Are Cowboy Boots

You are incredibly down to earth and happy with yourself. You don't pretend to be someone else. You also tend to be very practical. You don't really have a lot of room for fluff in your life. You are a very honest and direct person. You will give anyone a straight answer, even if it's a bit uncomfortable. While you're quite sensible, you always like a little bit of flash in your life. You don't overdo it, but you do like turning heads.

What Kind of Boots Are You?

Showered!

I was bridally showered by a wonderful group of DC-area ladies this weekend!







(The Dude was the only dude there and he only showed up near the end, to get some cake, see his family (which comprised about half the room), and haul gifts out to the car.)

Anniversaries

Thirty-four years ago today, my parents got married.

Two months from today, the Dude and I will get married.

And a year from today will be the first birthday of a friend's baby who is about to emerge into the world any minute now.

Spoke too soon

This morning:



Sigh.

What can I say?

Monday:



Friday:



OK, maybe not quite. But it did go from almost a foot of snow (that, up top, was the view out our front door) to over 70 degrees in the span of a workweek.

By the way, isn't that second photo (which I got by image-Googling "tropical") the picture young Ellie drew of Pensacola in Contact?

Anyway...I could use the planning of My Big Fat Nondenominational Nonethnic Wedding as an excuse for not having blogged, but that's really not the reason. I just haven't felt that there's been much to say. It seems most of the blogs I follow these days only have frequent posts because the bloggers are expectant parents or new parents. When all else fails, they can post more ultrasound, belly, or baby photos, and satisfy their readers. Somehow I don't think I can get away with posting quite that many cat photos. And I haven't felt like posting wedding-planning photos because most of the details are either not interesting enough to post about or are so interesting that I want to keep them a secret.

So for now I'll follow Henry Higgins' advice in My Fair Lady, and stick to two subjects: the weather and everybody's health. The weather, I opened with. My health: fine, except I am severely deficient in vitamin D so I'm on a super mega-dose supplement. In two months and a few days from now, I will be lounging in a scene much like Pensacola up there (with my husband -- whoa) and hopefully getting my D the natural way.

This concludes my random ramblings for now.