The early bird gets the katefate!

I was early! Just on the wrong coast.

katefate, my friends who have CPAP have found their lives much improved, fwiw.

Yes, very much so. My Dad used to keep everyone in a two story house awake. I remember lying awake as a teenager thinking, "Breathe Dad, come on, breathe..." He is SO MUCH better now. And my aunt used to fall asleep all the time - even while driving! Turns out it wasn't narcolepsy, just sleep apnea. Since she's gotten her CPAP, she no longer falls asleep in the middle of conversations, and she is much safer while driving!

Me, I was laid off from my job of ten years this spring

Oh, jeez, that truly sucks. I am sorry. Hope you find something wonderful!

Callaluna, maybe you should just tell him about the Portrait in Blue idea -- it is an excellent compromise, but if he's continuously pissed off about that one issue, maybe doing it as a surprise isn't the best idea.

Well, here is the thing... My darling wonderful fiancee is um, how do I put this... a bit of a tight wad. A lot of a tight wad. He would consider a second tuxedo to be wasteful. And because he also has a phenomenal streak of stubborness, I can absolutely see him saying NO. I am counting on the magic of the day to make him realize that I really put a lot of thought into this and I did it all to make him happy. It has to be a surprise.

He'll get a tuxedo, I'm sure he will. He'll do everything he can possibly do to NOT do it my way, but he'll get it. Did I mention stubborness? When I say "my way," I don't mean to imply that I'm trying to control everything. He is welcome to choose whatever tuxedo he likes, so long as it is black and devoid of ruffles. The only thing I have asked is that he get the tuxedos from the bridal salon where we are getting married, and that is all about practicality - if he gets them there, we don't have to arrange for someone to pick them up and drop them off again after. And if we DO have to arrange for someone to pick them up and drop them off, guess who will get to handle THAT detail?

Ok ... so the bankruptcy court awarded the rights to "If I Did It" to the Goldman family. Now, the Goldman family is essentially going to MST3K the book, repackage it, and sell it? [link]

I ... I'm actually laughing and I have no idea why. Partly, I'm horrified. I'm also partly "Ha-ha!" at OJ.

So they're going to add their own commentary to it? Like, "We think he did it"? I can smell the lawsuits and counter suits right now. The only people that are going to get money out of this are going to be the lawyers.

This morning my neighbor across the street was taken away by ambulance. She's young, too! And the mother of a two year old. I need to find out if she's going to be ok.

I also killed a GIANT (size of a fifty-cent piece) Don't look, Jilli spider.

This is more excitement than I can stand.

Callaluna, good luck with avoiding fiance-cide. Oof, stressful.

We eloped, and it was awesome, because it was right for us. But it is funny, every time I talk to anyone organzing a wedding they always look at me with desperation (once it's 4-6 weeks out) and tell me how smart eloping was.

But then everything goes well and they have a lovely wedding and lots of fun.

Our wedding was stressful and DH was reluctant to "get involved" in the planning process. But he realized in the end how much it meant to me so he stepped up when he had to. But yeah, it's hard to get things organized but worth it for a special day.

Eloping still sounds tempting, though.

Yes, I have tried desperately to avoid my "let's just elope" fantasies. It doesn't help that every time I mention how stressed I am, Ross reminds me that he wanted to elope all along! But I did want this, though I forget why now. More importantly, this is really about our families. Our mothers, in particular, would be devastated if we eloped. This means so much to them that its kind of frightening. And really, weddings are more about the families, anyway. Most married folks I know tell me they can barely even remember their wedding because it was all a blur. But this whole affair will make our mother's tear up with the memories for years to come. And we love our Moms.

BTW, I am terrified of the bridal shower. All those people. Watching me. Giving me presents, which I have to open and exclaim over in front of everyone. Scary scary. I am so happy that you're not expected to open wedding gifts at the ceremony. Having people watching me open gifts is oddly terrifying for me. I'd rather have no gifts at all than have to open them in front of everyone. Yes, its a weird hang up, I know.

And really, weddings are more about the families, anyway.

Yes, this is why eloping appealed to us. Because our families are INSANE.

Cash - should that be in Jilli-font?

ION, K-Bug has her senior portraits next Monday and she has asked me to take her and a friend to the studio.

Because our families are INSANE.

Ours puts the "fun" in "dysfunctional."

Hawaii has conveniently arranged its multiple apocalypses for before my arrival in three weeks, I see.

Cash - should that be in Jilli-font?

Thought about that. Edited.