So, because I'm apparently crazy, I decided to spend my 4th of July Friday biking 60 miles. Turns out, biking 60 miles is tiring. While I don't expect to do it often, it was still a nice trip. Here are some of the highlights ( Read more... )

I just biked 25 miles of the Katy Trail - yay!

So the fiance has a kidney stone. Which is like the most horrible thing to think about ever. Thinking about kidney stones produces in me a sensation akin to scratching my nails on a chalkboard while having my toenails ripped out. And I'm pretty sure it's worse for Mark ( Read more... )

Not to brag, but sometimes I think I'm really pretty.

I know this is totally cheesy, but I love the song "God bless the broken road." So romantic.

1. Mark bought the Amazon Kindle. It is SO frigging cool. It's apparently Amazon's first product. Basically it's a wireless device you can use to read books. The screen looks just like reading an actual book - doesn't have that computer glare that hurts your eyes. And it's a good value, because even though you pay $400 for it, you can then buy ( Read more... )

Okay, I have a shameless boy-toy crush on David Archuleta from American Idol. He's so frigging adorable and sweet and talented! He's like 10 years younger than me and looks 15 years younger but YUM.

So after briefly floating the idea of a destination wedding in Hawaii past my old man yesterday (it was shot down within seconds), we at last have our wedding date and venue:

We are getting married on Saturday night, October 17 2009 at Boston's Fairmont Copley Plaza.

Yay!

Okay, keep in mind when I make this post that it is not directed at any one person - and it is not directed at any person who (that I'm aware of) reads my livejournal ( Read more... )

If you're a South Park fan, you MUST check out the latest episode, "Overlogging." It's the funniest one I've seen in a long time.