You may not hear from me for a few days -- or weeks.
Until then, though, you can enjoy a photo of my beautiful bridal bouquet ...
But, if you don't hear from me in a month or two, send help!
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
Help!!
I'm surrounded by freshly printed wedding pictures, five different types of photo paper, a rainbow of ink cartridges, postage stamps, and thank-you cards and envelopes that are staring blankly back at me, making me feel guilty.
You may not hear from me for a few days -- or weeks.
Until then, though, you can enjoy a photo of my beautiful bridal bouquet ...
But, if you don't hear from me in a month or two, send help!
You may not hear from me for a few days -- or weeks.
Until then, though, you can enjoy a photo of my beautiful bridal bouquet ...
But, if you don't hear from me in a month or two, send help!
Wednesday, March 08, 2006
Sadie
Sadie, Sadie, married lady, that's me!
The line from the "Funny Girl" song keeps playing in my head, especially when I gaze down at the lovely, sparkly wedding band on my left hand. (Although after seeing some wedding photos, another line, "The groom was prettier than the bride," also keeps popping into my head.)
Before, I wrote that when people asked whether I was excited and looking forward to the big day my reply was that I was looking forward to the day after the wedding. But, I have to admit that I was wrong. Turns out I really looked forward to the night of my wedding, after the reception ... when I could take off my wedding dress and breathe, slouch and be comfortable. I'm FREEEEEEEEEE!
Now, people keep asking me if it feels any different being married. Other than feeling more relaxed and stress-free, I'd have to say no. Maybe once I actually see the marriage license, which is suppose to arrive by mail in about 120 days, I'll feel differently. Then again, probably not.
We still have yet to completely unpack (or I should say I have yet to completely unpack) our suitcases and wedding crap (err, I mean, beautiful wedding accessories). We still have to clean up the absolute disaster of a mess we (I) left in our home before leaving for our wedding trip. And we have yet to clean out the old housewares to make room for all our lovely wedding gifts. (But, on the upside, we [I] get to go shopping with all the gift cards we received. Yay!)
When will I feel married? Probably when tax time hits next year and we have to write out a big, fat check to the IRS since we are now DINKs.
I'll just keep singing to myself ...
I'm Sadie, Sadie, married lady!
(BTW, I did change my name -- my middle name is now my Korean first name. I think I made the final decision just days before the big day. Writing my new name on the marriage license felt a bit odd, but it also felt right -- it was me.)
The line from the "Funny Girl" song keeps playing in my head, especially when I gaze down at the lovely, sparkly wedding band on my left hand. (Although after seeing some wedding photos, another line, "The groom was prettier than the bride," also keeps popping into my head.)
Before, I wrote that when people asked whether I was excited and looking forward to the big day my reply was that I was looking forward to the day after the wedding. But, I have to admit that I was wrong. Turns out I really looked forward to the night of my wedding, after the reception ... when I could take off my wedding dress and breathe, slouch and be comfortable. I'm FREEEEEEEEEE!
Now, people keep asking me if it feels any different being married. Other than feeling more relaxed and stress-free, I'd have to say no. Maybe once I actually see the marriage license, which is suppose to arrive by mail in about 120 days, I'll feel differently. Then again, probably not.
We still have yet to completely unpack (or I should say I have yet to completely unpack) our suitcases and wedding crap (err, I mean, beautiful wedding accessories). We still have to clean up the absolute disaster of a mess we (I) left in our home before leaving for our wedding trip. And we have yet to clean out the old housewares to make room for all our lovely wedding gifts. (But, on the upside, we [I] get to go shopping with all the gift cards we received. Yay!)
When will I feel married? Probably when tax time hits next year and we have to write out a big, fat check to the IRS since we are now DINKs.
I'll just keep singing to myself ...
I'm Sadie, Sadie, married lady!
(BTW, I did change my name -- my middle name is now my Korean first name. I think I made the final decision just days before the big day. Writing my new name on the marriage license felt a bit odd, but it also felt right -- it was me.)
Right on!
DailyIndia.com recently published an article about the 1.5 million orphaned children from the South Asian tsunami of December 26, 2004, and the response to the interest from around the world to adopt these children.
Since the disaster, adoption agencies around the world have been fielding phone calls from well-meaning families wanting to adopt a child from one of the countries hit.
Adoption experts say the best thing people can do is to donate money to causes that directly help the children. They say it's wrong to take a traumatized child away from the environment that they have grown up in.
"Adoptions, especially inter-country ones, are inappropriate during the emergency phase as children are better placed being cared for by their wider families and the communities they know," said the charity Save the Children in a statement released Jan. 6, 2005.
International Adoption needs to be well planned.
"The last thing they need to do is be rushed away to some foreign land," said Cory Barron of Children's Hope International, an American adoption agency. "We have to think of the child first."
Adoption by some well meaning couple in the west flying half way round the world bearing large sums of money to whisk the child away to a life totally alien to everything it has known isn't always what is in the best interests of the child.
Tuesday, March 07, 2006
Sad
"Dana Reeve dies of lung cancer"
I keep picturing the scene at the end of "Somewhere in Time," except with Christopher Reeve standing there waiting for Dana.
I keep picturing the scene at the end of "Somewhere in Time," except with Christopher Reeve standing there waiting for Dana.
Heartbroken?
Rio was 35. We both grew up in Minnesota, and I remember visiting her many times.
"Rio, Minnesota Zoo's oldest female dolphin, dies"
"One of Rio's calves, Harley, died in January after fracturing his skull when he jumped out of the water and hit his head on the concrete deck."
Perhaps she was heartbroken over the loss of Harley.
"Rio, Minnesota Zoo's oldest female dolphin, dies"
"One of Rio's calves, Harley, died in January after fracturing his skull when he jumped out of the water and hit his head on the concrete deck."
Perhaps she was heartbroken over the loss of Harley.
Monday, March 06, 2006
Twins fans in mourning
I'll always remember his game-winning home run in the 11th inning of the sixth game of the 1991 World Series.
"Hall of Famer Kirby Puckett, After Stroke, Dies at 45"
"Twins devastated by Puckett's death"
"Goodbye, Kirby"
"Hall of Famer Kirby Puckett, After Stroke, Dies at 45"
"Twins devastated by Puckett's death"
"Goodbye, Kirby"
Wednesday, March 01, 2006
Maximum
I hope she gets 40 years, which still doesn't seem long enough ...
"Woman Pleads to Killing Adopted Girl"
"Hilt admitted a few days after Nina's death last July that she became upset with the girl for crying and dropped her on the floor, kicked her and jumped on her abdomen."
"Woman Pleads to Killing Adopted Girl"
"Hilt admitted a few days after Nina's death last July that she became upset with the girl for crying and dropped her on the floor, kicked her and jumped on her abdomen."
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