Last week, we went to Washington to attend a wedding of a close family friend. The wedding was on their property with available supplies because they are a bit tight in the money department. When we got to the house, we knew it would be a challenge to get everything done in time (we arrived on Monday and the wedding was Wednesday). We got right to work and had a lot of help in getting in the area ship-shape for a perfect backwoods wedding. First we pulled some broke down project vehicles out of a cute little field that would be perfect for the ceremony. We pulled a VW bus, a 80's Firebird, and a Suburban out of the way so we could weed-whack a clearing in the grass.
Then we cleared a pathway and a reception area. Sarahann made the wedding cake (and it was amazing) and the bride's bouquet - also stunning. The amazing part about the cake and bouquet is that the only guidance she had to go on for designing the cake and bouquet was the color "purple."
In order to get an early on our days and get the most done, we slept in the Jeep on the property and camped out. It was fun and relatively comfortable with the inflatable mattress in the back. We cooked over a propane stove and a campfire.
Once the clean-up was complete, we decorated the reception area and were ready to go. On the wedding day, there was a nice baby shower before the ceremony itself. We also took the pictures of the wedding for the happy couple.
The day after the wedding, we had to head home.
Our two extra kids, David and Illyana, came for their summer visit last weekend, and we've been busy since! First, we built a massive (75 foot) slip n slide in the front yard out of clear plastic sheeting (and just to make it an official slipnslide, we put on of the colored slides at the end!), then we went to the local water-slide with some family friends for some fun in the sun and water. The temps over the last few days have been hovering near 100. We also went to Barnes and Nobel and had the kids pick out some books for reading time.
We've played board games - Risk (Sarahann was the ultimate victor), Stratego, Monopoly and Life - and some video games too. I'm sure I've killed each of the kids at least 30 times in the last couple days - and they deserved every little bit of it!
We watched the movie 10,000BC. It was ok. It was like a caveman version of Last of the Mohicans - sort of.
Today we went to the mall and did some sale shopping! Not so much fun for the kids, but good for the adults! Amber and Emily got some shirts, Lana picked out a necklace, and everyone got some other clothes.
This week I kept up on my schoolwork, but not my physical training - Sarahann has done much better, doing her running and eliptical work every day this week. She's been drinking a bunch of water and is doing and looking great! She's making great meals that are healthy as well as tasty! I need to start doing my part to get back in shape. I did run for 10 minutes and did 10 pull ups... woo.
I'm still reading "Children of Men" which is written like a classic. Great word usage and plot development. Its about 1/3 as long as Ruins and is already ten times better. I did get the Ruins on DVD so we can watch it - I think it may be one of the few movies that are better than the book.
Also saw a video today from a law professor about not talking to the cops. Here's the synopsis - don't. You don't have to and shouldn't, regardless of whether you think you are innocent or not. Just don't. It can't help and it could hurt. I like cops, my dad was a cop, so I have no negative bias, but even though most cops are good and honest, its not up to them as to what gets said at trial - its the lawyers, and we know how most of them are.
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