Archives for July 2010

I’ve been selling several of my books on Amazon.com and have made trips to the local postal store.  Every single time I can’t take my eyes of the baskets of handmade coffee cozies and every single time I want one but can never decide on a fabric.  The had they name of the company Pink Gasoline on the tag and I was sure I’d remember that.  But I couldn’t the first several times.  Finally, I was able to remember it by thinking I got to the post office with gasoline and I’m a girl so it’s pink.  Is it scary how my brain works?

I finally made it to their page and OH. MY.  My decision-making process, which is already quite faulty, just got a lot worse.  I mean, how am I supposed to choose between this:

and this

and this

and this

and this

and this

and this

and this

and this

I mean, seriously?  Do they expect me to go to Starbucks 9 times a week to keep them in heavy rotation??

Which one would you get??  Which one should I get?

We had a beautiful wedding weekend in Pennsylvania.  Mornings were spent around our hosts’ pool and the evenings at The Hayloft where one of the most beautiful weddings I’ve seen took place.  If you follow me on Twitter or Facebook, you’ve heard me beg you to look at the pictures but if not, please take a moment and look at the photographer’s set here.  You can see my set here where you can take a sneak peek of my purple dress I mentioned Thursday which you will not care about at all as you drool over the wedding.

Other random notables from the weekend:

• My infection cleared up and I could finally talk with a normal voice on Saturday.
• Lexi threw up at  Friday night.  Yay for cleaning that up in someone else’s house with no help at 2am.
• Emma got sick during the rehearsal dinner.  Thankfully it was only a fever and thankfully it was at the groom’s parents rental house and she was able to knock out on the couch.
• Our host had a July 4th party that we crashed while we were there.   They sure know how to throw down some food.  Ribs, shrimp, scallops, pies, etc, etc. 
• Our host got up before we left on Monday morning and made Scott an entire blueberry pie since he couldn’t make it to their party.  The look on his face when he got it was priceless.
• I thought we might be missing on the July 4th fireworks but the display at the wedding was spectacular!  I was legit ooh-ing and ahh-ing, particularly at the finale.
• My cousin was so gorgeous.  I just can’t stop saying it.  I think my favorite part of the whole wedding though was the horse and buggy bringing the girls in as the groomsmen walked the aisle.  The clip-clop of the horses seriously took my breath away.  A close second was the father-daughter dance at the reception.  Or the bridesmaid’s toast.  Seriously some good stuff.
• All that said, we did over 20 hours of driving this weekend.  I don’t want to take a long trip for a long time!

So another cousin is getting married this weekend.  They picked July 4th and are even giving their guests a fireworks display.  I’m pretty pumped.  Also pumped about my new dress for it.  It’s the most purple dress I’ve ever known and I’m pretty excited to wear it.  Hopefully I won’t look like a bad 80’s prom date.  My cousin probably wouldn’t appreciate that much.

Scott unfortunately is not able to go.  All I can say is South Carolina drivers, beware this weekend.  Heather thankfully is going with me and the girls.  Also thankfully my infection seems to be headed out my nose at about a rate of 10 tissues per minute.  Heather said she wasn’t feeling good so let’s pray she doesn’t have a week long thing like me because that would really stink for the trip and wedding.

Anyway, I’m looking forward to the time off and sharing a special moment with my family this weekend.