We've been getting honked at for two days now, driving around town in our "Just Married" mobile (thanks to Tina and Ry and Kody)! Lots of "Congratulations" and lots of smiles and waves. It's pretty nice to see the world get happy about something -- yay our marriage!
Jesse and I have been frantically shopping for the warmest clothing and accessories that we can find in California before heading off to Quebec. (Eep, cold!)
We've loved being married so far -- Jesse called the airline we're flying with, and I heard him say "My wife and I..." while I signed up for a membership at REI and used my married name for the first time. I'm sure we'll come up with lots of other fun stories in the coming weeks.. for now, we really need to pack for the trip, which we need to leave for in 5 hours.. everything last minute. =)
Monday, January 29
Sunday, January 14
The Honeymooners
That's us! Can you believe it? We actually planned our honeymoon travel less than 3 weeks before the wedding. In fact, it was within 14 business days of the day we'll be leaving for the honeymoon -- that means airfare was slightly more expensive. D'oh! Oh well. We had other things to do first -- what can you do? =P
For those who don't know yet (that's probably most people), Jesse and I are going to Montreal and Quebec City for a total of 10 nights. I'm SO EXCITED!!! This will be our first trip out of the country as a couple (and we've been together for almost 7 years). We both studied French, so we should be able to manage signs and menus, but I'm a little worried about pumping out grammatical sentences in French during live conversations... eep! Wish us luck.
We're staying at some pretty francy hotels, thanks to Winter rates. One is a very famous landmark, one is a very schmancy modern boutique hotel, and the last one is where John Lennon and Yoko Ono had a 10-day "bed in" and recorded Give Peace a Chance.
Other than the dates and the hotels, we have no real idea of what we'll be doing in Quebec. Jesse did find an awesome snow park, which is very similar to a water park, only all of the slides are ice and snow instead of rushing water. You can also do some ice kart racing there (similar to go-karts, but colder and with more fish-tailing, I'd imagine).
So, my new tasks are as follows:
(a) find super warm clothes that will keep me dry,
(b) buy a guide book or two,
(c) get a good street map,
(d) extend my health insurance to cover out-of-country emergencies,
(e) pack -- eventually
(f) relax, relax, relax! Woohoo, honeyMOON!!!
Can't wait!
For those who don't know yet (that's probably most people), Jesse and I are going to Montreal and Quebec City for a total of 10 nights. I'm SO EXCITED!!! This will be our first trip out of the country as a couple (and we've been together for almost 7 years). We both studied French, so we should be able to manage signs and menus, but I'm a little worried about pumping out grammatical sentences in French during live conversations... eep! Wish us luck.
We're staying at some pretty francy hotels, thanks to Winter rates. One is a very famous landmark, one is a very schmancy modern boutique hotel, and the last one is where John Lennon and Yoko Ono had a 10-day "bed in" and recorded Give Peace a Chance.
Other than the dates and the hotels, we have no real idea of what we'll be doing in Quebec. Jesse did find an awesome snow park, which is very similar to a water park, only all of the slides are ice and snow instead of rushing water. You can also do some ice kart racing there (similar to go-karts, but colder and with more fish-tailing, I'd imagine).
So, my new tasks are as follows:
(a) find super warm clothes that will keep me dry,
(b) buy a guide book or two,
(c) get a good street map,
(d) extend my health insurance to cover out-of-country emergencies,
(e) pack -- eventually
(f) relax, relax, relax! Woohoo, honeyMOON!!!
Can't wait!
Wednesday, January 3
Tears of Joy
Shut up, no, they're not about my upcoming wedding. =P
(Yes, I'm excited about my wedding. No, I'm not unhappy... remember that this post is about tears of JOY!!! Read on...)
Jesse and I were just sitting around in our living room, and I made a comment about how he puts all of his grumpy thoughts down in his blog (which is true -- fans of Jesse's blog, he's really much happier in real life). So he showed me his latest blog post, and I chuckled at what he wrote, then I clicked through to my blog from his, and he asked me if anyone else had commented on my last post.
Uh...
Amanda: No, nobody reads my blog.
Jesse: Doo hoo hoo, that's so sad!
Amanda: I know, I don't know why I bother to blog anyway, because I could just call you to say, "Happy New Year, I'm sick, write an email to yourself."
So we start laughing at my pathetic blog, and I get a little teary-eyed so my vision blurs, and I scroll down to prove to him that no one but he comments anymore...
Amanda: See? Every single post has one comment, and it's always from you...
(one comment)
(one comment)
(one comment)
(one--woah, wait--that's a different shape digit!)
Amanda: Oh, this one has two! I guess I'm not so lame.
Jesse: [shifty-eyed] mm-hmm, that's great.
Amanda: Wait, oh no, does it say just one? D'oh I couldn't see it very well.. [frown]
Jesse: [look of love mixed with pity] Oh man, I can't lie to you.. it says zero comments.
Amanda: [bursting into fits of laughter] Oh god, I'm such a loser! Why do I even blog? I'm going to blog about this!
And...I did.
And Jesse will probably comment. (Thanks, Bug!)
(Yes, I'm excited about my wedding. No, I'm not unhappy... remember that this post is about tears of JOY!!! Read on...)
Jesse and I were just sitting around in our living room, and I made a comment about how he puts all of his grumpy thoughts down in his blog (which is true -- fans of Jesse's blog, he's really much happier in real life). So he showed me his latest blog post, and I chuckled at what he wrote, then I clicked through to my blog from his, and he asked me if anyone else had commented on my last post.
Uh...
Amanda: No, nobody reads my blog.
Jesse: Doo hoo hoo, that's so sad!
Amanda: I know, I don't know why I bother to blog anyway, because I could just call you to say, "Happy New Year, I'm sick, write an email to yourself."
So we start laughing at my pathetic blog, and I get a little teary-eyed so my vision blurs, and I scroll down to prove to him that no one but he comments anymore...
Amanda: See? Every single post has one comment, and it's always from you...
(one comment)
(one comment)
(one comment)
(one--woah, wait--that's a different shape digit!)
Amanda: Oh, this one has two! I guess I'm not so lame.
Jesse: [shifty-eyed] mm-hmm, that's great.
Amanda: Wait, oh no, does it say just one? D'oh I couldn't see it very well.. [frown]
Jesse: [look of love mixed with pity] Oh man, I can't lie to you.. it says zero comments.
Amanda: [bursting into fits of laughter] Oh god, I'm such a loser! Why do I even blog? I'm going to blog about this!
And...I did.
And Jesse will probably comment. (Thanks, Bug!)
Tuesday, January 2
Illness, the Wedding and Goals, oh my!
I'm sick and working from home today. I know I never blog anymore, but I do occasionally add info to Wedding Central. Does that count? I think I caught a bug from Jesse's sister while his family was out visiting us from Los Angeles and Philadelphia. My throat feels swollen and also burns after a while if I'm talking or swallowing. I'm staying home today to try and avoid talking (hurting myself) and spreading germs (hurting others). Boo hoo.
The wedding is coming along! We're up to our ears in our "To Do" list. It is in an Excel spreadsheet, and has a conditionally formatted cell that tells us how many items are remaining, and changes colors depending on how high a number it is. Seriously, folks, I'm in Project Management land now, remember? That's how I roll. Anyway, we're still very in the red. I just came up with another thing today that we need to do -- our (or at least my) rings need to be polished before the wedding, so I have to figure out when to do that.
I found a website where you can compose an email to yourself and have it sent at a future date. Well, you can compose an email to anyone, I guess, but the point is to remind your future self of things you're thinking of today. I just sent myself a halfway-there reminder of my 2007 goals. I should get that email on June 2, 2007. That way, if I mess up and don't do anything by then, I'll still have half a year to get 'er done.
I may need a reminder, since I haven't been thinking much about much lately, aside from the wedding and my waistline (that truly expensive dress better fit when it comes in!!!). Happy New Year, everyone!! =)
The wedding is coming along! We're up to our ears in our "To Do" list. It is in an Excel spreadsheet, and has a conditionally formatted cell that tells us how many items are remaining, and changes colors depending on how high a number it is. Seriously, folks, I'm in Project Management land now, remember? That's how I roll. Anyway, we're still very in the red. I just came up with another thing today that we need to do -- our (or at least my) rings need to be polished before the wedding, so I have to figure out when to do that.
I found a website where you can compose an email to yourself and have it sent at a future date. Well, you can compose an email to anyone, I guess, but the point is to remind your future self of things you're thinking of today. I just sent myself a halfway-there reminder of my 2007 goals. I should get that email on June 2, 2007. That way, if I mess up and don't do anything by then, I'll still have half a year to get 'er done.
I may need a reminder, since I haven't been thinking much about much lately, aside from the wedding and my waistline (that truly expensive dress better fit when it comes in!!!). Happy New Year, everyone!! =)
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