So, Stef is getting married in 4 days. (We're getting married in 60). Janelle, Traci and I wanted to give her this awesome party to really celebrate the death of her bachelorettehood. She wasn't having it. She basically turned down every cool idea we had. SO, we decided not to tell her what we were doing, and told her to show up at my apt at 6:30. (Needless to say, I didn't leave Lafayette from my shower until 5:50... but who's counting. Oh, and we made it on time). We did a toast, and then headed to Jillian's where we ate and had a few drinks. Stef played Shuffle board with Angela and actually liked it. Then she looked bored, so we decided to head back to the apartment. Now, Stef had wanted a "spa" theme, so Traci and Janelle found some homemade recipes online for various facial treatments. They picked this oatmeal, honey and pineapple mask. It was disgusting. I was the guinea pig. They didn't crush up the pineapple very much so it was running down my hair and into my ears. I was shrieking the whole 10 minutes. Oh, and it looked like baby barf. The second batch Traci crushed the pineapple more, so it was more sticky than anything else. I got out the foot bath that Shaun bought me. It was a huge hit! We snacked and played "Question Jenga" where you pulled a block out and then handed it someone who you wanted to hear their answer to that question. It was quite enlightening. We went to bed at 4 AM.
Stef, Angela, Traci and Janelle woke up at 8:30 and went to Starbucks and came back. Krystal and I slept through it all. We awoke at 11 to find them all going to lunch. We decided to stay up and through some lasagna in the oven. Later, Traci and Janelle came back and we went swimming. It was so hot out, and the pool felt so nice. She came back, showered, and went to Cheeseburger in Paradise for dinner. Krystal and I split the Not to Particular burger which was quite tasty. Traci and Janelle split the shrimp appetizer and a Cheeseburger in Paradise drink. I also got one, but for some reason they gave me the large, and gave them a small one. I thought I was going to die. Luckily Krystal help me drink some of it.
Tuesday, June 28, 2005
"From My Shower to Yours"
Renee and Krystal threw me a bridal shower on Saturday. I had a blast. We played this game where everyone got their plate as they arrived and wrote on the back how they knew me. Then after everyone had arrived, they gave their plates to me, and I had to guess who they were. Then I gave them their plate back, and they would have their piece of cake. I only missed two... and they were both hard. Then we did a "Shaun & Adrianne Trivia Quiz." I got them all right! Ma won. She said, "I've known Shaun for 25 years, and Adrianne for 7, so I better win!" It was pretty funny. We visited and ate cake. We drank memosas and punch. Then it was present time. I haven't sat in front of a crowd and opened presents in a long time. It was quite the odd feeling. But we got lots of cool gifts. It's had been so long since I registered I had forgotten what I registered for. We received: an electric wok, spice rack, bar caddy, spice gift set, fondue set, iron, spritzer, ironing organizer, tupperware bowl, garnisher, canister set, clock, picture frame, crock-pot, oil & vinegar set and a wooden salad bowl set. Most of the stuff was stainless steel of course! I handed out little bath salts wrapped in toole that said, "From my shower to yours." They were so cute. I have more I'm giving out at my next shower. I think everyone had a great time. Thank you Renee and Krystal!!!
Forgot...
I see I forgot to mention that Charity & Steve arrived back Tuesday evening to find their apartment had flooded. Also, they learned that the people they bought their house from would actually like to move out sooner than they had originally said. So, maybe this will work out in the end.
Friday, June 24, 2005
"What Happens in Vegas Stays in Vegas"
That is... unless it's too funny not to share!
So our weekend began at 5:30 Saturday morning at the sound of Shaun's phone ringing. He doesn't here it; I shove him, and his torso disappears off the bed. He comes up with phone, but it's stopped ringing. "It's just Dan" he says. Well, that means I need to get up. Then Dan calls to say they are on 465, so I have just 5 minutes to get up. I walk outside to the car. I'm starring up at the tree thinking there are a lot of birds and that all the apt's on the other side are shaded. I don't notice that Dan & Jen drove by, got out of the car, and were walking toward me. We laugh and I get them to the airport to see this huge line. So, I go back home, try to go back to sleep, and when the alarm goes off I tell him about this huge line and that we should get there a little early. Well he rushes me out the door and I wind up forgetting a few things.
When we arrive at the airport we don't know where to park. We ended up in what I later learned was Business Class $8 a day parking. Alas. So, we have a lay over in Minneapolis, and arrive safely in Vegas around 5. We are starving at this point because Northwest doesn't give you snacks. Instead they charge you for a $3 snack. We waited for our luggage to come around the carousel for 45 minutes. Then we get on the shuttle that took Dan and Jen over an hour, but luckily only took us a half over to get to our hotel on. As we are deboarding, we call Dan who tells us that Charity and Steve missed their flight, and won't be arriving until Sunday morning.
We arrive at the hotel to find Dan and Jen asleep. They get ready and go to the Celine Dion concert that Dan later described as phenomenal. (This is the only woman he pays to see all weekend, and she kept her clothes on). Amy arrives an hour late around 10 and we walk down to Treasure Island to meet Dan and Jen halfway. They do a show there, which was pretty dumb, but the fire part was cool. We went back to the hotel and went to bed.
Sunday we get up and Amy, Shaun and I head to the pool for some peak sun time exposure. We are called by Charity, who has now arrived, telling us to come get our luggage because we are changing rooms. Apparently we had paid for a room on the top floors and they had put us on the bottom. So, we go back, get Dan and Jen and all of our stuff and get ready to go. We go to Arby's for lunch, which was only slightly overpriced. Then, we went to a Native American shop and I bought some sunglasses, a necklace and matching earrings that I wore the rest of the trip. Then we took the bus down to the other end of the strip and we all walked back except Charity and Steve who took a cab. We walked into most of the hotels on the one side of the strip.
So Monday is where the real fun began. Charity got the brilliant idea to rent a vehicle and drive to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. Sounds easy enough. We also wanted to go to the Hoover Dam, but this is in the opposite direction. So, we get up early and head out around 9am for the Hoover Dam. It was quite fascinating and we took most of the tours and tons of pictures. We head back to Vegas and stop and In and Out Burger due to Shaun's nagging request. I got a double double no bun. It was quite good. No one else was as impressed as us, but what are you going to do. Well, it's 3pm and we are now heading for the Grand Canyon. Now, we have asked several people at the concierge desk, gas stations clerks and the like how long it will take to get there. We heard estimates anywhere from 2 1/2 to 6 hours, with 5 hours being the general consensus to get to the South Rim. Well, we don't have 11 hours to go on this trip seeings how it's already 3pm. So, we opted for the "shortcut." Now this shortcut is on a "partially paved road." Oh, what the hell, let the adventure begin!
We start out on a fully paved road, but with no lines. But it has guard rails, so we think... this isn't so bad. Then... the road becomes unpaved, but with pretty nice gravel. We pass one truck who is stranded, but he's on a cell phone. We're thinking... hey we have cell phone service... can't be that bad. Then... then road becomes more narrow and more dirt, less gravel, no guard rails. Getting more skeptical. Two and half hours later, we have passed a total of 2 other trucks with drivers waving and laughing at us... this should be a sign. Next we starting seeing huge yellow road signs that read, "PRIMITIVE ROAD: ROAD NOT REGULARLY MAINTAINED. CONTINUE AT YOUR OWN RISK." Does this stop us?? Of course not! Forge ahead! So, now it's 6:15pm and we see this school house. We get out and learn that the last resident of this county was in 1988, with a population of one. This school house hasn't been used sin 1991, but had burnt down in 2001 and was rebuilt with donations. It was very cool, and we were taking all sorts of pictures since this is the first piece of civilization we've seen in 3 hours. The men look at the map and determine we would have to go as far as we've come to get to the Grand Canyon. Did I mention it was 6:15pm? So, Shaun and I try to convince everyone that the sun sets early in the desert and that we don't have time to go that far. Well, there's another sign that reads, "Whitmore Canyon 15 miles." Well, 5/7 vote was taken to forge to Whitmore Canyon. You can guess who the 2 that didn't want to go were. That's right... the bride and groom. Course, truth be told, Shaun and I wouldn't have even began a journey on a road labeled as partially unpaved. But, when there a group of you it suddenly seems like a good idea. Well, the road got a lot worse, and there were a ton of cows. Oh, and there were so many jack rabbits. We almost hit a dozen of them. So, anyway, we almost drive off a cliff and this is where Shaun and I determine that we've had enough and it's time to turn around. So, Dan decides to go 60 mph all the way back. Oh, and did I mention that we were in a mini-van! It was quite scary. So, we make it back 11:30.
So, Shaun said "we've been in Vegas for 3 days, and we haven't even gambled yet." So, we showered and went down and gambled. I lost $7, and was quite pissed about it.
Tuesday morning we Shaun and Dan woke up and went to a poker tournament. They lost. Jen and I sat around and relaxed while Amy went to the pool. Then we all went to eat at the lunch buffet. Then mom and Travis came over. Mom was apparently doing very well at Bridge. How bizarre. We went to the M&M factory and a few other places we hadn't been before. Jen went back to the pearl place we were on Sunday, and bought a necklace and earrings. She said she was so excited she was going to wear them to bed. I bought a pearl necklace that I'm going to wear to the wedding.
We had dinner at the Blue Iguana. It was one of the best Mexican places I've ever eaten, and it had the best margaritas. We flew back, and arrived at my apt at 6am. Needless to say, I didn't make it to work Wed!
Thanks to Shaun, Dan, Jen, Charity, Steve and Amy for another fun "group vacation" and I can't wait for the next one...
So our weekend began at 5:30 Saturday morning at the sound of Shaun's phone ringing. He doesn't here it; I shove him, and his torso disappears off the bed. He comes up with phone, but it's stopped ringing. "It's just Dan" he says. Well, that means I need to get up. Then Dan calls to say they are on 465, so I have just 5 minutes to get up. I walk outside to the car. I'm starring up at the tree thinking there are a lot of birds and that all the apt's on the other side are shaded. I don't notice that Dan & Jen drove by, got out of the car, and were walking toward me. We laugh and I get them to the airport to see this huge line. So, I go back home, try to go back to sleep, and when the alarm goes off I tell him about this huge line and that we should get there a little early. Well he rushes me out the door and I wind up forgetting a few things.
When we arrive at the airport we don't know where to park. We ended up in what I later learned was Business Class $8 a day parking. Alas. So, we have a lay over in Minneapolis, and arrive safely in Vegas around 5. We are starving at this point because Northwest doesn't give you snacks. Instead they charge you for a $3 snack. We waited for our luggage to come around the carousel for 45 minutes. Then we get on the shuttle that took Dan and Jen over an hour, but luckily only took us a half over to get to our hotel on. As we are deboarding, we call Dan who tells us that Charity and Steve missed their flight, and won't be arriving until Sunday morning.
We arrive at the hotel to find Dan and Jen asleep. They get ready and go to the Celine Dion concert that Dan later described as phenomenal. (This is the only woman he pays to see all weekend, and she kept her clothes on). Amy arrives an hour late around 10 and we walk down to Treasure Island to meet Dan and Jen halfway. They do a show there, which was pretty dumb, but the fire part was cool. We went back to the hotel and went to bed.
Sunday we get up and Amy, Shaun and I head to the pool for some peak sun time exposure. We are called by Charity, who has now arrived, telling us to come get our luggage because we are changing rooms. Apparently we had paid for a room on the top floors and they had put us on the bottom. So, we go back, get Dan and Jen and all of our stuff and get ready to go. We go to Arby's for lunch, which was only slightly overpriced. Then, we went to a Native American shop and I bought some sunglasses, a necklace and matching earrings that I wore the rest of the trip. Then we took the bus down to the other end of the strip and we all walked back except Charity and Steve who took a cab. We walked into most of the hotels on the one side of the strip.
So Monday is where the real fun began. Charity got the brilliant idea to rent a vehicle and drive to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. Sounds easy enough. We also wanted to go to the Hoover Dam, but this is in the opposite direction. So, we get up early and head out around 9am for the Hoover Dam. It was quite fascinating and we took most of the tours and tons of pictures. We head back to Vegas and stop and In and Out Burger due to Shaun's nagging request. I got a double double no bun. It was quite good. No one else was as impressed as us, but what are you going to do. Well, it's 3pm and we are now heading for the Grand Canyon. Now, we have asked several people at the concierge desk, gas stations clerks and the like how long it will take to get there. We heard estimates anywhere from 2 1/2 to 6 hours, with 5 hours being the general consensus to get to the South Rim. Well, we don't have 11 hours to go on this trip seeings how it's already 3pm. So, we opted for the "shortcut." Now this shortcut is on a "partially paved road." Oh, what the hell, let the adventure begin!
We start out on a fully paved road, but with no lines. But it has guard rails, so we think... this isn't so bad. Then... the road becomes unpaved, but with pretty nice gravel. We pass one truck who is stranded, but he's on a cell phone. We're thinking... hey we have cell phone service... can't be that bad. Then... then road becomes more narrow and more dirt, less gravel, no guard rails. Getting more skeptical. Two and half hours later, we have passed a total of 2 other trucks with drivers waving and laughing at us... this should be a sign. Next we starting seeing huge yellow road signs that read, "PRIMITIVE ROAD: ROAD NOT REGULARLY MAINTAINED. CONTINUE AT YOUR OWN RISK." Does this stop us?? Of course not! Forge ahead! So, now it's 6:15pm and we see this school house. We get out and learn that the last resident of this county was in 1988, with a population of one. This school house hasn't been used sin 1991, but had burnt down in 2001 and was rebuilt with donations. It was very cool, and we were taking all sorts of pictures since this is the first piece of civilization we've seen in 3 hours. The men look at the map and determine we would have to go as far as we've come to get to the Grand Canyon. Did I mention it was 6:15pm? So, Shaun and I try to convince everyone that the sun sets early in the desert and that we don't have time to go that far. Well, there's another sign that reads, "Whitmore Canyon 15 miles." Well, 5/7 vote was taken to forge to Whitmore Canyon. You can guess who the 2 that didn't want to go were. That's right... the bride and groom. Course, truth be told, Shaun and I wouldn't have even began a journey on a road labeled as partially unpaved. But, when there a group of you it suddenly seems like a good idea. Well, the road got a lot worse, and there were a ton of cows. Oh, and there were so many jack rabbits. We almost hit a dozen of them. So, anyway, we almost drive off a cliff and this is where Shaun and I determine that we've had enough and it's time to turn around. So, Dan decides to go 60 mph all the way back. Oh, and did I mention that we were in a mini-van! It was quite scary. So, we make it back 11:30.
So, Shaun said "we've been in Vegas for 3 days, and we haven't even gambled yet." So, we showered and went down and gambled. I lost $7, and was quite pissed about it.
Tuesday morning we Shaun and Dan woke up and went to a poker tournament. They lost. Jen and I sat around and relaxed while Amy went to the pool. Then we all went to eat at the lunch buffet. Then mom and Travis came over. Mom was apparently doing very well at Bridge. How bizarre. We went to the M&M factory and a few other places we hadn't been before. Jen went back to the pearl place we were on Sunday, and bought a necklace and earrings. She said she was so excited she was going to wear them to bed. I bought a pearl necklace that I'm going to wear to the wedding.
We had dinner at the Blue Iguana. It was one of the best Mexican places I've ever eaten, and it had the best margaritas. We flew back, and arrived at my apt at 6am. Needless to say, I didn't make it to work Wed!
Thanks to Shaun, Dan, Jen, Charity, Steve and Amy for another fun "group vacation" and I can't wait for the next one...
Saturday, June 11, 2005
77 Days to G-O
So, we mailed the wedding invitations today. A little early, but now they are out of the house, and I'm looking forward to what recipes people will send us. I ordered a recipe card cookbook holder from Pampered Chef to put all these RSVP's in. We also ordered the shotglasses. They are quite cute, and should arrive in mid July. So, 2 more things checked off the list with only 47 more to go.
James and Angelina had a garage sale today. We only made a little less than $20. Alas. And we still have a ton of stuff. I guess I'm going to try and convince them to store it until they have their next garage sale over Labor Day weekend. Then we will have a bunch more stuff to sell. I came back and took a 2 hour nap... it was quite nice.
Dan defended his thesis yesterday. He did really well, and now has to publish a couple articles before he can say farewell to West Lafayette, IN and head to MN where he'll have to plug in his car. We went to Tony's and The Other Pub to celebrate last night. Jere and Lisa joined us for the occasion.
The Schafer-Lehnen family reunion is tomorrow. I'm so excited, even though I just saw most of the people last weekend at Bea and Bud 50th Anniversary party. I didn't really get to talk to them though. Then we're going to go to his dad's and drop off the digital camera that we and Kyle and Ashleigh went in on for his Father's Day/ Birthday Gift. Hey, doing it a week early. We were supposed to try and go golfing with my dad this weekend, but it's been raining so, we are going to try and do it the weekend after Vegas. Course my shower is that weekend, but hopefully we can fit it in Sunday.
We decided to make a trip to VA right after Stef and Josh's wedding. We are going to see Kyle for a couple days, then drive up and see Charity and Steve. They just bought a new house, so maybe they will be in it by the time we get there.
We went to meet with Dave yesterday for our final marriage counseling session, and he didn't show up. This was after we half wanted to cancel anyway since Dan wanted to go out to celebrate the completion of his master's and life with Dr. J. Alas. We drove for basically 2 hours for nothing. Linda was there, and didn't know what happened to him. She gave us a personality quiz that told us we are complete opposites. Nothing we didn't already know. But Shaun got to spend more time with Linda.
James and Angelina had a garage sale today. We only made a little less than $20. Alas. And we still have a ton of stuff. I guess I'm going to try and convince them to store it until they have their next garage sale over Labor Day weekend. Then we will have a bunch more stuff to sell. I came back and took a 2 hour nap... it was quite nice.
Dan defended his thesis yesterday. He did really well, and now has to publish a couple articles before he can say farewell to West Lafayette, IN and head to MN where he'll have to plug in his car. We went to Tony's and The Other Pub to celebrate last night. Jere and Lisa joined us for the occasion.
The Schafer-Lehnen family reunion is tomorrow. I'm so excited, even though I just saw most of the people last weekend at Bea and Bud 50th Anniversary party. I didn't really get to talk to them though. Then we're going to go to his dad's and drop off the digital camera that we and Kyle and Ashleigh went in on for his Father's Day/ Birthday Gift. Hey, doing it a week early. We were supposed to try and go golfing with my dad this weekend, but it's been raining so, we are going to try and do it the weekend after Vegas. Course my shower is that weekend, but hopefully we can fit it in Sunday.
We decided to make a trip to VA right after Stef and Josh's wedding. We are going to see Kyle for a couple days, then drive up and see Charity and Steve. They just bought a new house, so maybe they will be in it by the time we get there.
We went to meet with Dave yesterday for our final marriage counseling session, and he didn't show up. This was after we half wanted to cancel anyway since Dan wanted to go out to celebrate the completion of his master's and life with Dr. J. Alas. We drove for basically 2 hours for nothing. Linda was there, and didn't know what happened to him. She gave us a personality quiz that told us we are complete opposites. Nothing we didn't already know. But Shaun got to spend more time with Linda.
Sunday, June 05, 2005
Catch-up
Tons have happened with no time for blogging. Let me try to recap. Had my first dress fitting yesterday. Basically my tits need to be bigger, and my ass smaller. So, hopefully the next one will go better which is June 23rd.
Finally got the sermons I ordered today at church. Apparently they had some troubles with the CD burner. So, I can't wait to hear them.
Shaun got the invitations stamped and stuffed. So, we are just waiting to mail them now. I'm getting ansy, so we may do it next weekend.
Saw Charity and Steve last weekend, she brought the flowers. They look really nice. Mine is really heavy. Mom called to say she got her flowers done, and she should be mailing them soon.
Convinced Stephanie to come down randomly Friday after work. She got to meet Jen and Dan and Kathleen. She left, and everyone else stayed to play poker.
Saturday we ran by his dad's to get the deposit for Mt. Jacks. I finalized everything with them this week. We picked our meals and such. I'm very excited about the rehearsal dinner. They are letting us bring in a cake so we don't have to pay for dessert. We are having a champagne toast there and at the wedding.
Today we are going to Otterbien for Bea and Bud's 50th Anniversary party. Last Sunday we went to Gma Water's where Bob, Charlene, Bernie, Barbara and Aunt Mary were there. I told Cassie I saw a glimpse of what our lives will be like in 50 years as Barbara and Charlene were complaining about their husbands. I'm meeting up with Cassie on Tuesday. We have a lot to catch up on. She informed me that Uncle Kenny is having is annual schindig on June 25th, the same day as my shower. Of course no one tell me about this, so I have to hear about it from Cassie. I swear I'm the first to hear everything about Shaun's family, and the last to hear about everything from my own family.
My hardrive crashed on Tuesday while I was recovering my food poisoning from a Memorial Day cheeseball. What a disaster. The new one came Thursday and Shaun installed almost everything for me, but told me to bring my Dell discs down. Well, I brought some discs, but none of them were the ones I needed. Alas. Most everything was backed up and Shaun and Jere were able to recover my Pampered Partner files.
So, hopefully this week will go a little better. Dan defends his thesis on Friday, which mean he and Jen will be leaving us shortly. We have our last marriage counseling session on Friday. James' neighborhood is having a garage sale Saturday, so we are going to take some junk over for that.
Finally got the sermons I ordered today at church. Apparently they had some troubles with the CD burner. So, I can't wait to hear them.
Shaun got the invitations stamped and stuffed. So, we are just waiting to mail them now. I'm getting ansy, so we may do it next weekend.
Saw Charity and Steve last weekend, she brought the flowers. They look really nice. Mine is really heavy. Mom called to say she got her flowers done, and she should be mailing them soon.
Convinced Stephanie to come down randomly Friday after work. She got to meet Jen and Dan and Kathleen. She left, and everyone else stayed to play poker.
Saturday we ran by his dad's to get the deposit for Mt. Jacks. I finalized everything with them this week. We picked our meals and such. I'm very excited about the rehearsal dinner. They are letting us bring in a cake so we don't have to pay for dessert. We are having a champagne toast there and at the wedding.
Today we are going to Otterbien for Bea and Bud's 50th Anniversary party. Last Sunday we went to Gma Water's where Bob, Charlene, Bernie, Barbara and Aunt Mary were there. I told Cassie I saw a glimpse of what our lives will be like in 50 years as Barbara and Charlene were complaining about their husbands. I'm meeting up with Cassie on Tuesday. We have a lot to catch up on. She informed me that Uncle Kenny is having is annual schindig on June 25th, the same day as my shower. Of course no one tell me about this, so I have to hear about it from Cassie. I swear I'm the first to hear everything about Shaun's family, and the last to hear about everything from my own family.
My hardrive crashed on Tuesday while I was recovering my food poisoning from a Memorial Day cheeseball. What a disaster. The new one came Thursday and Shaun installed almost everything for me, but told me to bring my Dell discs down. Well, I brought some discs, but none of them were the ones I needed. Alas. Most everything was backed up and Shaun and Jere were able to recover my Pampered Partner files.
So, hopefully this week will go a little better. Dan defends his thesis on Friday, which mean he and Jen will be leaving us shortly. We have our last marriage counseling session on Friday. James' neighborhood is having a garage sale Saturday, so we are going to take some junk over for that.
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