This is where we'll be swimming, hopefully with some pods of dolphins in the open ocean. Looks cold, doesn't it? The air temperature is in the 40s as we speak...
Monday, November 8, 2010
Sometimes it Helps to have Extra Padding
This is where we'll be swimming, hopefully with some pods of dolphins in the open ocean. Looks cold, doesn't it? The air temperature is in the 40s as we speak...
Honeymoon - Step 1 (and 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d....)
Five hour layover at LAX before 13 hour flight to Auckland and then another to Christchurch. What to do, what to do?
Become Judy Jetson and have dinner at Encounter, just across from terminal 6!
LA folks apparently take their kitsch seriously.
(though I'm sure Judy Jetson never had serious gastric distress from having her body reject the premise that it's Christmas in November by violently rejecting the celebratory Starbucks Eggnog Latte consumed at O'Hare).
Become Judy Jetson and have dinner at Encounter, just across from terminal 6!
LA folks apparently take their kitsch seriously.
(though I'm sure Judy Jetson never had serious gastric distress from having her body reject the premise that it's Christmas in November by violently rejecting the celebratory Starbucks Eggnog Latte consumed at O'Hare).
Friday, July 2, 2010
We're FANCY
Look! We used some of our new china! (to eat spring rolls once they arrived via delivery, though)
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Quotes to Prepare - Mars vs. Venus
Some quotes by favorite authors to get in that wedding frame of mind:
- "...to get the full value of joy, you must have someone to divide it with" - Mark Twain, Following the Equator
- "Love is triumph of imagination over intelligence" - H.L. Mencken
- "What lies behind us, and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us" - R.W. Emerson
- "There is no remedy for love but to love more" - H. D. Thoreau
- "Love does not consist of gazing at each other, but of looking outward together in the same direction" - Antoine de Saint-Exupery
And then, Ken's friends are sending him these:
- "A man is incomplete until he is married. After that, he is finished."
-Zsa Zsa Gabor
- "A wedding is just like a funeral except that you get to smell your own
flowers." -Grace Hansen
- "Marriage has no guarantees. If that's what you're looking for, go live with
a car battery." -Erma Bombeck
- "Do you know what it means to come home at night to a woman who'll give you
a little love, a little affection, a little tenderness? It means you're in
the wrong house, that's what it means."
-Henny Youngman
- "Three rings of marriage are the engagement ring, the wedding ring, and the
suffering."
- "I never knew what real happiness was until I got married. And by then it
was too late." -Max Kauffmann
- "I am" is reportedly the shortest sentence in the English language.
Could it be that "I do" is the longest sentence?
- Bachelors know more about women than married men; if they didn't, they'd be
married too.
- If variety is the spice of life, marriage is the big can of leftover Spam.
- Always get married early in the morning. That way, if it doesn't work out,
you haven't wasted a whole day.
- Marriage is nature's way of keeping us from fighting with strangers.
- "...to get the full value of joy, you must have someone to divide it with" - Mark Twain, Following the Equator
- "Love is triumph of imagination over intelligence" - H.L. Mencken
- "What lies behind us, and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us" - R.W. Emerson
- "There is no remedy for love but to love more" - H. D. Thoreau
- "Love does not consist of gazing at each other, but of looking outward together in the same direction" - Antoine de Saint-Exupery
And then, Ken's friends are sending him these:
- "A man is incomplete until he is married. After that, he is finished."
-Zsa Zsa Gabor
- "A wedding is just like a funeral except that you get to smell your own
flowers." -Grace Hansen
- "Marriage has no guarantees. If that's what you're looking for, go live with
a car battery." -Erma Bombeck
- "Do you know what it means to come home at night to a woman who'll give you
a little love, a little affection, a little tenderness? It means you're in
the wrong house, that's what it means."
-Henny Youngman
- "Three rings of marriage are the engagement ring, the wedding ring, and the
suffering."
- "I never knew what real happiness was until I got married. And by then it
was too late." -Max Kauffmann
- "I am" is reportedly the shortest sentence in the English language.
Could it be that "I do" is the longest sentence?
- Bachelors know more about women than married men; if they didn't, they'd be
married too.
- If variety is the spice of life, marriage is the big can of leftover Spam.
- Always get married early in the morning. That way, if it doesn't work out,
you haven't wasted a whole day.
- Marriage is nature's way of keeping us from fighting with strangers.
Monday, April 12, 2010
Top Five
Top Five Positive Things About Getting Married in Your 40s:
- That "til death to us part" rest of your life thing is a LOT shorter and actually seems achievable.
- You're probably older than most of the people you have to deal with in setting up the whole procedure, including vendors, coordinators, psychologists, counselors, etc., which, if handled correctly, can lead to endless amusement.
- People are probably not going to start harrassing you about when you're going to start producing children.
- You probably don't need standard household goods so you can dispense with the whole bridal shower concept.
- You can call those mid-life crisis purchases (like vintage cars or beauty treatments) "wedding presents to selves"
Top Five Negative Things About Getting Married in Your 40s:
- Bridal shops have NO IDEA what to do with you.
- You realize that when you'll be celebrating your 25th anniversary, you'll be in or close to your 70s, if you make it that long. An argument to buy silver knick-knacks NOW.
- Your tastes in terms of throwing a party are more expensive.
- You wonder if you'll be able to stay up late enough to enjoy your own wedding reception.
- It's harder to learn how to dance.
Monday, April 5, 2010
We TOTALLY Get Along!
Preferred Vehicles
Ken: Chevy Camaro
Christina: Ford Mustang
Ken: Manual transmission
Christina: Automatic transmission
Ken: Coupe
Christina: Convertible
Preferred Porsche
Ken: Cayman
Christina: GT2
Driving Style
Ken: Boy Scout
Christina: A hair's breadth away from road rage at any time
Drinks
Ken: Pepsi
Christina: Coke
Motivation
Ken: Process-oriented
Christina: Goal-oriented
Baseball
Ken: Cubs (though, if pressed, he will say neither, he's a hockey fan)
Christina: White Sox
Beer
Ken: Dark ales and stouts
Christina: Light wheats and pilseners
Watching Music
Ken: Bobs head up and down
Christina: Moves head side to side
Color
Ken: Orange
Christina: Anything other than orange
Weather
Ken: 62 or cooler
Christina: Sunny, humid, and at least 87
Ken: Chevy Camaro
Christina: Ford Mustang
Ken: Manual transmission
Christina: Automatic transmission
Ken: Coupe
Christina: Convertible
Preferred Porsche
Ken: Cayman
Christina: GT2
Driving Style
Ken: Boy Scout
Christina: A hair's breadth away from road rage at any time
Drinks
Ken: Pepsi
Christina: Coke
Motivation
Ken: Process-oriented
Christina: Goal-oriented
Baseball
Ken: Cubs (though, if pressed, he will say neither, he's a hockey fan)
Christina: White Sox
Beer
Ken: Dark ales and stouts
Christina: Light wheats and pilseners
Watching Music
Ken: Bobs head up and down
Christina: Moves head side to side
Color
Ken: Orange
Christina: Anything other than orange
Weather
Ken: 62 or cooler
Christina: Sunny, humid, and at least 87
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