The Insanity of Weddings

I haven't been posting much, and I haven't been writing much, and there's a good reason for that! My baby brother is getting married this weekend. I'm really excited! I've been working on a really complicated piece of jewelry to wear to the wedding and that's taken most of my time. I don't have to actually DO much for the wedding other than show off my jewelry skills :P

Its also my 3rd wedding anniversary today, and of course that's adding to the fun! Yes, my brother is getting married 3 years and 3 days after I did. Fun huh? So on Monday we went over to my inlaws for dinner and stayed for about four hours. I was beading the whole time we talked :P She made us Cornish Game Hens - who actually cooks those? My mother-in-law apparently.

Today my hubby and I went out to lunch to celebrate our anniversary and it was a total bust! We were talking and chatting and that part was fine, but I ordered a salad thinking I'm being unhealthy enough with all the wedding stuff, and it was a SPICY salad with fruit. Spicy and fruit. Scary combo. I was not expecting the spicy and wasn't really able to eat much. It was sad.

I'm spending the rest of the night working on jewelry stuff. Tomorrow I'll be spending some time with my best friend who just gone in from Missouri and in the evening were having a family dinner and game night. Friday night is the rehearsal dinner and set up for the wedding. Then Saturday is the big day! And by big day, I mean super long! It's going to be a lot of fun though. The wedding itself isn't too long, although Tanya is Russian and there is going to be translation between English and Russian because some of the people attending only speak Russian. Should be interesting. Then we're having a looong reception! I'm bringing beads to work on. Yes. I'm crazy.

My Baby Brother is Engaged!

You read that right - Peter is engaged! Her name is Tanya, and she's really sweet. They have a lot in common and the more I get to know her, the more excited I am that he's found her. It's wonderful to see my little brother so happy and animated (he tends to be very reserved).

Tanya is Russian and comes from a huge family. We're getting together with her family for dinner in a couple of weeks, and it should be interesting! Coming from a Cuban background I'm used to large families, but I don't deal with crowds as well as I used to because of my migraines. The mix of cultures should be really interesting too. Mom and Dad had dinner with her parents the other day and got a good taste of Russian food. So when they all come over Mom's going to make some good, traditional, Cuban food!

The wedding is going to be December 18th and I know they are trying not to let the wedding get to big, which might be a bit challenging. It will be 3 days after my 3rd anniversary. I think that's pretty funny. We keep joking that now all we need to do is have Gordon find a girl and get married in December as well!

Revisiting my Super Power

In case you aren't familiar with my rather dubious Super Power, it's the ability to hurt myself in new and entertaining (at least for others) ways. I could simply say I'm a clutz, but since people usually end up laughing at me, it's a lot more fun to put it this way!

This last week my Super Power has been working over time. First, last Thursday, I was getting into my car, rolled my foot slightly, and pulled a tendon on the outside of my foot. I gave it a couple of days to heal before I even tried to go to the doc, because it didn't really feel that bad. Sunday rolls around and I was planning on going in on Monday or Tuesday to have it looked right?

Well Sunday I had a migraine, but we really needed groceries so I pushed myself through a shopping trip with Mo driving. When we got home I reached into the back of the trunk to grab a bag that had slipped, and coming back out, I slammed my head on the latch for the lid to the trunk. It hurt so bad! I don't think I actually gave myself a concussion (this time) but on top of my migraine it was a little crazy.

A few hours (and some ice) later I decided I was stable enough to make dinner. Well...that didn't turn out to be the best idea I've ever had. walking between the living room and the kitchen I stepped on one of Mo's shoes and rolled my ankle. Yes, the same foot that has the pulled tendon in the foot.

Loverly eh?

I did go to the doc yesterday and we x-rayed to make sure it's just a pulled tendon in the foot. Between the foot and ankle I'm supposed to stay off my foot as much as possible for the next week. Since I can't really use crutches (too chubby, can't support my weight) I'm walking around with a cane to at least provide some relief.

Now here's the really fun part - we're flying out to Phoenix on Friday! Ben, one of Mo's cousins, is getting married. So it looks like Mo will be pushing me through the airport in a wheel chair cuz I'm really not supposed to do that much walking! LOL