This is what’s been going on as of late…

Elise and Ryan are get married this coming Saturday. This will be the first wedding Chad and I have attened since our own wedding. I am so nervous. I know that sounds ridiculous since I’ve already been there, done that, but you know how I feel about attention being on me, and the fact that I have to make a speech doesn’t help. But of course, it’s not really that big of a deal, and it will be over in a flash and I will do fine, I’m just really anxious to do it. I’ve got 3/4 of my speech done, and I think I will  feel much more comfortable once it’s done and I’ve practiced it a few times. I think that’s half the anxiety I am feeling. I just need to get it done. In the mean time there are a bunch of other things I need to get done for Saturday – get a new strapless bra, steam the bridesmaids dresses, figure out my jewellery situation, make Elise some detachable sleeves for her wedding dress. Then there is the Thursday rehearsal, Friday night nails and sleepover, and then it’s WEDDING TIME!

Chad got a Weber BBQ Cookbook for his birthday and we have been trying a lot of the recipes in there. So far everything has been pretty amazing. Sunday we made Quesadillas, and last night Hamburgers from scratch. They were so good! 95% of everything in the cookbook is done on the grill which is perfect for the summer since there is no stove/oven involved, and the clean up is so easy on my part. It’s a welcoming change to our 2 hour gourmet Winter dinners!

Chad’s ankle is still technically broken and swollen, so he still hasn’t been able to do the Grouse Grind. I’ll actually be surprised if he’ll get the go ahead to do it at all this year. In the mean time, we’ve finally decided to get out of the house and have started nightly walks around Deer Lake Park. We had been once before with Marlee last year, but were obviously too lazy to make a habit out of it. This year we’ve finally got our butts in gear and have vowed to do it at least a few nights a week. It’s such a nice place to walk, with lots of different trails. You can stand almost anywhere along the walk and totally forget you are in the heart of a city. Its so much nicer then Central Park which is so busy most days.

I’ve being doing a lot of Italy research whenever I can find a minute or two. I’ve some how become the Southern Italy expert since I’m the only one actually planning our route and reading up on all the towns. I’m anal that way, but at least we will know whats going on!

My Nonna thought for some reason I needed more basil then the basil she already gave me, so I have another giant pot on my deck dedicated to Italy’s favorite herb. I should probably start selling it on Ebay or something. If you ever need some basil, you know where to find it.

There were many intersection lights out this morning which made for one of the most horrible drives to work and subsequently put me into a rage filled mood. Holy crap I want to explode right now.

I have officially given up CFOX as my favorite radio station and have replaced it with The Peak. You can blame that on finally having enough of Todd & Karen, and that effing horrible Ozzy song they play every 3 seconds. Good bye Nickleback, Ozzy, AC DC, and the WORST idea in the entire world – 4:20 Mandatory Marley. UGH. Hello Cold War Kids, I’ve missed you so.

I also have a feeling that my favorite saying “I’m going to punch them in the FACE”, will be used a lot today. Just a predicition.

Breath in, breath out.