I know I run the risk of alienating a lot of people if I only blog about my wedding and being married, but its kind of what's happening in my life right now. It has been a busy 3 weeks since the wedding. The initial shock of having to open all the cards, the gifts and then open some joint bank accounts to deposit things in 3 days before going back ( Read more... )

I wanted to write an archive summary of my wedding day because these moments are forgotten all too fast. I got married to Steve on July 11, 2009 in Wheaton, IL.

We had the rehersal on Friday at 5:30 pm at the church and then a laid back buffet style dinner at Steve's parent's house in Glen Ellyn after. A lot of relatives from across the country ( Read more... )

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We did get a second offer on the condo yesterday at the last minute and even though they knew there was an offer they were competing against (although they did not know the amount) the offer ended up being exactly the same. So, this makes me think that only the most price consious people are in the market right now since both offers were more than ( Read more... )

I feel like nothing in my life is automated right now. All new all the time. Some excerpts for the log books:

I am at the point where I am at Steve's place pretty permanently now so its time to turn off the phone/internet at the condo and "gasp" I have to loose my old ameritech email address I have had since 1997. Sad. I don't use it so much, but I ( Read more... )

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All of those of you with kids are probably laughing that I think my life is crazy right now. You probably still win the craziness schedule contest but compared to my simple single life this is a lot going on. Some summary below ( Read more... )

I still seem to be suprised at how people are reacting to our engagement. I have felt like we were going this way for a while but not sure when it would be official and other people must not have known that. Everyone is genuinley suprised and a little stunned but also happy. The best reaction yet has been from Steve's friend Mike who replied with " ( Read more... )