Thank you, all!

Are you doing anything special to celebrate?

Yes. I'm rescheduling any celebration to mid September, when I'll actually have the time to celebrate. Plus, it'll be less hot. I hope.

Oh, but I had sushi for lunch. That was special.

In the days following Bob's major surgery I came home from the hospital at least twice to a completely shit covered kitchen floor and elderly dog.

Good god, that would...er...make me lose my shit. As it were. Poor Teppy (and Lisa!). Eeesh.

I actually had a very nice evening--was supposed to have friends over, and was all worried when the one who was gung-ho and encouraging me to do it canceled, and thinking it might just be me, my sister, and her friend (who are visiting me), but then six other friends (well, four friends, and two people they brought, who were cool) eventually showed up, and it was good times, and we went through tons of liquor, and yay.

Erin, thanks sweetie, but I've got my car atthe airport, so I'm good there.

And luckily, I'm mostly tired and voiceless, so I'm reasonably okay to gt home on my own. As always, loving the 'fistas like damn and whoa.

Ok, dollface. Just hope you get home and tucked into a nice, cool bed with a soothing mug of tea. I send you one through the interpipes!

I'm just jumping in to relate this:

At work we get calls form all sorts of restaurants, and some have unique caller IDs.

I often get this one:

KY FRIED CHICKEN

I blame you people for me reading that as something other than "Kentucky"

It looks like we are going to Cape Cod next weekend to look at one possible elopement site and Vermont the following weekend to look at 2 more. Squee!

Whoo-hoo, research!

Happy birthday, Shir.

Just talked to my grandma (she is in the hospital/nursing home after a heart problem I found out like a week after it happened) and she sounds so tired and frail.

I am feeling so weird right now about my marriage.

I'm blue.

Continued much ~ma to Teppy and the Boy (and his family) as well as the Girl's dad.

It sounds like elopements now are what small weddings used to be, but you have to call it an elopement so you can get away with a small wedding.

Heh- we'd decided quite emphatically that no one be invited because a small wedding disguised as an elopement would quickly turn into a nightmare otherwise.

Heh- we'd decided quite emphatically that no one be invited because a small wedding disguised as an elopement would quickly turn into a nightmare otherwise

Hmm wonder if that applies to this elopement. Either way it seems to me that separating the legal stuff and the wedding trip might make things easier. That is fill out the paperwork and get married by a JP or local judge. You may need one or two witnesses depending on state, and can draft friends for that.

Then you can book a B&B without worrying about having them arrange a JP as part of deal. Most B&Bs can do cake, and if you want a ceremony, since you will already be legally married you won't have to get someone with special authority to do that. For example, I don't think ship captains actually have authority to marry people, but if you are already legally married it might be awesome to find a ships captain to perform a ceremony. Or whatever you find awesome. (I know Nora's elopement is past tense.)

{{Nora}} Transitions are always tough with the roller coaster emotions on top of all the work involved in moving. Always a tough time. Having moved a bunch of times, and having been married a whole bunch also, please know you can always drop me a note if you want a shoulder or ear.

My friend June is up visiting from RI. We actually got some kayaking in today. Crazy weather. It was in the low 40s overnight then near 80 today. [link] We got some pics taken too.

Then it seems to me that separating the legal stuff and the wedding trip might make things easier.

Eh, it was plenty easy enough. checked in, got directed to the town hall for marriage stuff, had a nice day and dinner, next day. got up, went to spa, back to B&B, got dressed, took pictures, met eleventy year old retired economist JP, got married!

Followed by 3 days of hanging out in Vermont in October eating cheese and drinking beer. And maple syrup.

My mom and grandmother and various cousins and aunts would have pitched a fit if we had a couple friends there at the ceremony. It was only about 10 minutes, anyway.

Out theory was, we didn't actually care about having a wedding, we just wanted to be married. In a place with plenty of beer and cheese and maple syrup!

Thanks, Laura.