Thanksgiving, Weddings, and Other Things
I haven't posted in over a week! That would be because I took vacation time and wasted most of it on the computer playing World of Warcraft. Hehe. I didn't get anything constructive done at all. It was fun and relaxing so I don't care. ^_^
Thanksgiving was great. I spent the day with friends and family at my parents' house, ate lots of good food and visited.
Edit: And of course I forgot to mention Friday! Friday was awesome. Matt and I spent the day over at![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
finari and narkeys's house, just visiting and hanging out with our good friend Jerry and his wife Karen from Chicago who were in town visiting family. I got to watch the first episode of an anime called Wolf's Rain, which was really interesting. Of course, anything involving wolves catches my interest. finari and narkeys let me bring my dog over, so although he was hideously bored, at least he wasn't at our house all alone. Thanks, finari and narkeys! I had a blast!
My younger brother Chris got hitched on Saturday. It was a rock star wedding and I loved it. I can't wait to see the pictures for it. Hm. Wonder if any will be digital.
I call it a rock star wedding because of the way the participants looked. My brother and the groomsmen were wearing nehru collar tuxedos with black waistcoats and black and white Converse All Stars. Well, except for Chris - he was wearing his black leather pants and some cool looking boots with a little bit of a platform. Chris's mohawk was not spiked, but combed to the side and all curly and silky looking. My youngest brother Aaron's hair was all spiky alla Robert Smith, and one of the other guys had blond dreads to his waist. Only Brandon looked 'normal' and even he was sharp looking with his short, short hair and trimmed goatee. Heh.
The bride, my new sister-in-law Mary, was wearing a beautiful corset topped gown. The underskirt was satin, in a mermaid-style cut that was fitted around her hips to the knees, then flared out from her knees down. Her over-skirt was straight in front and then had a train, and was beaded around the waist and hem. The bodice was beaded, too. She was wearing a tiara, and her hair was short and spiky, with long bangs framing her face. She looked fabulous.
One of the sweetest things about the whole wedding and reception is the fact that Chris and Mary were middle school sweethearts. Mary's best lady Audra recalled in her toast a note that Mary wrote to Audra about Chris and how much Mary loved him, way back then. Heh. Mary moved away from Sanger just before high school, but Chris and Mary re-hooked up about two (I think) years ago. So now I have a new sister!
So far, my siblings have done awesome jobs on choosing their spouses. All my sisters-in-law and my brother-in-law are quirky, cool, and fun. Yay!
Oh, and another interesting note, Matt and I just took out a loan to do some improvements on our house. It'll be neat to see everything when it's done - we're getting the siding re-done with some high quality no-maintenance vinyl, new glass doors, and a covered back porch. It's making me want to spend some time cleaning up (raking leaves, trimming bushes) my back yard. Only downside is that it gets dark before I get home, and my weekends are usually out at the farm. Hm. I need to think of something, though, since I'm actually feeling motivated and excited about it.
I'll post more later when I think about stuff.
Thanksgiving was great. I spent the day with friends and family at my parents' house, ate lots of good food and visited.
Edit: And of course I forgot to mention Friday! Friday was awesome. Matt and I spent the day over at
finari and narkeys's house, just visiting and hanging out with our good friend Jerry and his wife Karen from Chicago who were in town visiting family. I got to watch the first episode of an anime called Wolf's Rain, which was really interesting. Of course, anything involving wolves catches my interest. finari and narkeys let me bring my dog over, so although he was hideously bored, at least he wasn't at our house all alone. Thanks, finari and narkeys! I had a blast!My younger brother Chris got hitched on Saturday. It was a rock star wedding and I loved it. I can't wait to see the pictures for it. Hm. Wonder if any will be digital.
I call it a rock star wedding because of the way the participants looked. My brother and the groomsmen were wearing nehru collar tuxedos with black waistcoats and black and white Converse All Stars. Well, except for Chris - he was wearing his black leather pants and some cool looking boots with a little bit of a platform. Chris's mohawk was not spiked, but combed to the side and all curly and silky looking. My youngest brother Aaron's hair was all spiky alla Robert Smith, and one of the other guys had blond dreads to his waist. Only Brandon looked 'normal' and even he was sharp looking with his short, short hair and trimmed goatee. Heh.
The bride, my new sister-in-law Mary, was wearing a beautiful corset topped gown. The underskirt was satin, in a mermaid-style cut that was fitted around her hips to the knees, then flared out from her knees down. Her over-skirt was straight in front and then had a train, and was beaded around the waist and hem. The bodice was beaded, too. She was wearing a tiara, and her hair was short and spiky, with long bangs framing her face. She looked fabulous.
One of the sweetest things about the whole wedding and reception is the fact that Chris and Mary were middle school sweethearts. Mary's best lady Audra recalled in her toast a note that Mary wrote to Audra about Chris and how much Mary loved him, way back then. Heh. Mary moved away from Sanger just before high school, but Chris and Mary re-hooked up about two (I think) years ago. So now I have a new sister!
So far, my siblings have done awesome jobs on choosing their spouses. All my sisters-in-law and my brother-in-law are quirky, cool, and fun. Yay!
Oh, and another interesting note, Matt and I just took out a loan to do some improvements on our house. It'll be neat to see everything when it's done - we're getting the siding re-done with some high quality no-maintenance vinyl, new glass doors, and a covered back porch. It's making me want to spend some time cleaning up (raking leaves, trimming bushes) my back yard. Only downside is that it gets dark before I get home, and my weekends are usually out at the farm. Hm. I need to think of something, though, since I'm actually feeling motivated and excited about it.
I'll post more later when I think about stuff.
