Welcome Home!

Man and Woman are adjusting to Married Life. Weekdays find Woman saving the salmon and Man enjoying his life as Mad Scientist, inventing new laser creations. Somewhat similar to pre-Married Life.

But, oh-so-different. The memory of The Big Day is a delicious topping to every ordinary day. And a constant companion is the stable base from which we begin.

AND, now we have a third companion (well, really 5th Companion). As we come and go, we are greeting by a Not-So-Furry-Friend. We call him L'il Bear for lack of something more clever. (Name is subject to change.) He greets us with a raucous laughter - reminding us that LIFE IS FUN!

Come on by for a visit!

Regular postings will now resume at http://www.lakesideblog.blogspot.com/.

Just Married!

Man and Woman became Husband and Wife on July 12, 2008. It really was the most perfect wedding!

Wife's favorite moment was sharing dinner with a good lookin' man by her side in a room so full of love it flavored the meal to excellence.

Husband's favorite moment was kissing the Bride. (What else did you expect?)

Husband and Wife are truly among the rich and lucky in love, friends & family.

3 Days To Go!

Whew! What a week!

Final preparations are all but complete. The Subie is beginning to be loaded. Woman came down with a case of laryngitis on Thursday. Awesome! She went to the Doc and he told her to just stop talking. (Man secretly enjoyed this advice!) The Doc clearly has never been in the final throes of Prep for the BIG DAY! How can Woman NOT talk? Hmmph.

Just as Woman was feeling better, Man started to cough. Woman thinks Man is just covering his bases in case he needs an excuse for Cold Feet. :-)

We have plans for some lakeside hangin', hikin', paddling and possibly a game of Badmitten or two. Or, we might not get to any of those things and just enjoy chillin' with our family and friends ~

We are ready! Let's PARTY!!

Final Countdown

Whew! Man and Woman have been working hard over the weekend, making final preparations. We have all the details taken care of and even have the vows completed! Nothing left to do now, except get ourselves out there!



Last weekend, we really started to get excited. Can't believe its only one week away. And there's rumor of good weather, but its too far to say for sure!



Can't wait to see you all!

So Busy

Man and Woman have been super busy the past couple of weeks getting ready for the BIG DAY.  We are excited to be seeing our family and friends soon!  All the preparations are coming together.  We're looking forward to great food, great company, and a little bit of old fashioned fun!

Hope your travel plans are coming together, too!

May I Have This Dance?

Roused from our long winter hibernation, the Northwest starts kickin' with festivals, music & arts this time of year. Man and Woman decided to take a trip to the Big City, where the FolkLife Festival was in full swing. We hadn't been in MANY years and were spurred to make the journey because the band for our Big Day was playing. Good excuse, right?

Man and Woman hopped onto the shuttle and joined the throngs of people.

We wandered around Seattle Center on a beautiful (unexpected) sunny Saturday afternoon. Drum circles, hoola-hoops, a dozen stages with live music, greasy-fair-fare, and street performances were everywhere! Sensory overload for us Country Folks. But good stuff.

Really, our biggest motivation was the First Dance. Man and Woman have never really been the ballroom types. Oh sure, Man has the boogy-ing-nest knees you've ever seen and Woman perfected the Grateful Dead Boogy in her youth, but all-dressed-up-dancing?

We check out the scene ahead of time & yep, people were dancing - couples style. Hey, these people have special dance shoes! Man and Woman discuss and decide we might be able to follow these folks around the dance floor and learn a thing or two.

Our band takes the stage and they are awesome! Fun and lively. And, really, a waltz is not that difficult... One, Two, One, Two... or is it Quick, Quick, Slow; Quick, Quick, Slow? Man has rhythm and is a natural. Woman has no rhythm and can't follow a lead.

We're working on it.

Bond, James Bond

Last night Man and Woman went to find a costume for Man for the Big Day. Man decided months ago that he would wear the tux jacket Best Man #1 wore for his wedding. It was first worn by Best Man #1's father for his wedding in the 50's. The jacket is a classic.

We toted the Classic Jacket into a large retail chain created specifically for men-who-don't-know-how-to-dress-for-important-occasions. In the northwest, where logger flannel shirts prevail, dressing up is a lost art. We began to browse with bewildered looks until our appointed Associate gently guided us to the "layout table."

Laying down the Classic Jacket, Woman told the Associate, "Your challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to come up with something to go with this jacket for our Big Day." Woman doesn't often speak in movie-lingo, but something about the scene dictated the opening comment. The Associate snapped up the opportunity.

"What a great jacket. We can do one of two things; either go retro or add a contemporary element. But, when I see this jacket, I think of James Bond." James Bond?!

Not just ANY James Bond, but one specific scene. "Thunderball. Bond emerges from the water, sheds his scuba gear, dons his tux jacket and makes his entrance into the grand event. That is what I envision when I see this jacket."

Woman tells the Associate, "We're getting married on a lake, so we can make that scene happen!"

Within 2 minutes of being in the store, Man is going to look like James Bond... classic James Bond... early Sean Connery-era James Bond for the Big Day. Woman is very much liking this, and with one look, she can tell that Man is liking this idea too. Man is whisked to the dressing room.

Man looks good. No denying. The Associate rolls with every tweak Man requests; he has a Bond scene for every tweak. Casino Royale comes up a lot.

While Man is trying on options, Woman and Associate rap about men's styles through American history (Associate has a degree in American history). We agree that the 30's were the heyday for men's style. Okay, Woman has never thought about it, but the Associate has thought about it A LOT. We talk about the effect of WWII on men's fashions.

The Associate assures that the Hart Schaffner & Marx label on the Classic Jacket is quality stuff. The fact that the Associate recognizes the name brand is somewhat humorous to us flannel-clad folks. Man and Woman enjoyed our shopping adventure.

Man and Woman are going to look GOOOOD on the Big Day!