New Projects

So...I'm working on a new project. One I hope to update more frequently than my previous attempts at writing about this subject. Stay tuned.

And keep checking back here. I'm sure I'll have thoughts to share soon.

Kissin' Cousins

Soo...my dear cousin M got married to Mr. V this weekend. It was a fabulous wedding. Beautiful bride. Glowing groom. Fantastic homily. All the right fixins for a solid start to marriage. Yours truly served as Maid of Honor and I fluffed that dress with such artistry and skill that I'm pretty sure I'm could teach a class. All in all, a truly wonderful weekend.

My various cousins returned home from their various places across the country and my brother and his fiancee were there and my parents were in rare form. Rare form. At one point, I'm pretty sure they were the only ones on the dance floor shaking and grooving to Neil Diamond. Oh yeah, did I mention my brother got engaged???!!! YEAH HERMANO!!! And, not to toot my own horn, but my MOH speech made everyone cry, myself included. Which is mortifying and I'm still recovering since I hate to cry in public but I will chalk it up as a victory. My mother said it was the highlight of her life so I got that going for me.

This post is so rambling and crazy, I'm not sure I should continue. So I won't. I will instead post some pictures as soon as I get them. Congrats again Mr. and Mrs. V!!!

4th of July

Party in the USA

Last year we had an impromptu 4th of July party. It was awesome. This year we planned one. And it was still awesome. I would post more pictures but I figure most of you are on the Facebook and you can see them for yourself. Here my friend Kit Kat and I are waving flags at the beer pong players below. I also consider it an awesome party because I only heard Miley Cyrus' Party in the USA once the whole night! No party fail here.

Here we get the guests to sing the Star Spangled Banner:

And finally, some masterful flag waving by yours truly:

Independence Day

Bravo America! Happy Birthday.

Outside my window, the Revolutionary War has resurfaced. Or someone is watching Mel Gibson's The Patriot at an obnoxiously high volume. Either way, the fireworks are making me feel just like Gibson's children who watch the smoke and fire make their way toward the house and then the corn parts and soldiers march through. It's kinda like Apocalypse Now meets Field of Dreams meets Yours, Mine and Ours. Kinda.

I must confess that this date fills me with a bit of sadness. The Fourth of July signifies the beginning of the end. Summer is in full swing, usually, and the fourth reminds us that it ends even quicker than it began. Soon it will be August and everyone will be preparing to return to whatever responsibilities wait for them or some people will be moving to new cities or onto new jobs or apartments but it's all downhill from here. And that, my friends, is not cool.

What is cool is: I had a fabulous time with my friends at the Farm, our annual Fourth of July party was a huge success, Animal is visiting this weekend, my cousin will be getting married in two weeks and in August I'll be hitting up DC and NYC for a holiday. Hmm...I may have to re-think my whole beginning of the end theory.

HAPPY FOURTH ONE AND ALL!