Love is in the air

Last month, I was a bridesmaid when one of my closest friends, Kelly, got married to her college sweetheart. Just recently, another one of my friends got engaged and surprised me with a request to stand up for her as well. I'm so excited because even though I just met Tammy a year ago, we've become extremely close and I'm so touched that she considers me important enough to include in something so meaningful. (I guess that shouldn't surprise me though, considering she's known me longer than she's known her fiancee). We've already had so much fun picking out her wedding gown & bridesmaids dresses. I love how laid back she's being with all of the preparations--it's so unlike most of the brides I work with. The only thing that's weird about it all is the fact that I'm yet to meet the groom. I've been assured by others though, that he's a perfect match for her. All I care about is that he makes her happy, which I know he does.

The kids

This is Hissy (orange) & Bailey (black). They a couple of trouble makers, but obviously their cuteness helps make up for it. They remind me a lot of what Teddy & Andre were like at this age--full of energy. More pics of them and the rest of the entourage of animals can be found on my Flickr page.

kitties galore

I finally have a mini vacation. 4 days. Entirely too short. I didn't have enough money to travel anywhere this year. I finally informed Bath & Body that I wasn't going to make myself as available to them as in the past. As of now, I don't know when (or if) I'll work there again. Yesterday I went to that place considered the "Great Minnesota Get-Together". It was all right. I must say that the best part was the food (as it usually is). I always have my standard 3 or 4 items I must have. I did happen to catch Cloud Cult, but the combination of the 25 minute delayed start and the loud newscast nearby sort of put a damper on things. Even aside from all that, I didn't enjoy their performance as well as at the Varsity Theatre back in July (the first time I'd ever seen them). I think the ambiance of the place helped their appeal factor. Anyway, overall the fair was really just one big waste of money. It was nice to have a day I could spend outside with no schedule, but it didn't turn out how I'd hoped. Maybe it had something to do with what time of day we went. Last year I was there until the end of the night, so there weren't as many people around and I got to see the fireworks show as I walked out. Hopefully my family and I will have a much better time at the Renaissance Festival in a few weeks.

So it's been getting colder and colder each night. It's making me start to think about winter already and I'm actually looking forward to being curled up inside with my pets next to the fireplace. It's such a cozy feeling. Speaking of my pets, they're all inside tonight since it's raining. I have 2 new kittens--Bailey and "Hissy". Well, that's his name as of now. I think he needs a real one. Anyway, they're very cute and each have a distinctly curious personality that gets them into constant trouble. I'll post pictures soon.

Tomorrow (my 3rd day of vacation), I plan on doing something fun. What? Who knows. But it'll be something cheap, that's all I can say. Maybe we'll invent a way for money to grow on trees. That sounds fun!