Venue Hell...

T Minus 5 Months...thought we had a date and a venue. Went to sign a contract and give them some dough..."a problem with their books" is causing a delay and they want to push us to Sunday...the day after. I could have freaked out, but instead I skipped the rest of the workday and consumed two bottles of wine with the future hubby and his "boyfriend".

Guess, we can get hitched on a Sunday. It'll be the beginning of Christmas break for some and a good excuse to skip work on Monday for others. :)

Let me think...become a Bridezilla...



...or drink wine? I'll take the wine! :)

Wedding Planning For Tomboys, Who Want to Have a Girlie Day.

Why isn't this manual available for my consultation...might make life a little easier right now. Actually, choosing a venue and a date...and sticking with it - might be the best bet! Then the other stuff follows along, right?

My most favorite tidbits from planning so far...the "wanna be a flower girl" conversation with my six year old niece:

Me: Hi Midget! How are you?
Kathleen: I'm not a midget anymore.
Me: Well, you're still shorter than me, so you are my midget. :) I was calling to ask you if you wanted to be in a wedding.
Kathleen: Oh yes, my Mom mentioned that you and Bobby Roe were getting married. (WTH - what six year old says this??)
Me: Really, she "mentioned" it? Well, would you like to be the flower girl?
Kathleen: Yeah. I even have the shoes!
Me: Really, you have the shoes already? What do they look like?
Kathleen: Oh! They are white, with heels and little flowers on them (I can picture her twirling herself and the phone cord around) - but I don't have a dress!
Me: Well, good news - you and Aunt Sarah can pick them out together!

That conversation made my day...I just thought I would "mention" it. :)

And my other fave tidbit so far...in our "we're getting married" conversation with Mom & Pops Dahlstrom, Kirk dryly told us that Bobby was "another mouth for him to feed" and he was "jumping for joy". LA-MOW.


We'll call this the pre-engagement photo...says a lot about us really. :)

I Don't Care...Okay, Not Really.

Does anyone remember "Really Rosie"? I don't remember if it was on PBS or what, but anytime I hear the theme song, I smile. The video clip below is one of my favorites. To this day, I still sing-song "I don't care..." when I'm being a smart-alec (which is pretty often).

Talking to old friends and my cousins on Facebook has made me nostalgic lately. I really miss being around the whole family. Those days/nights at Grandma and Grandpa's house when we'd dress up in Grandma's old clothes or make some fabulous art project were pretty neat. Yep, I said neat. That's all I'm going to say today...back to work I go - even if "I don't care"...right now. :)



Happy Almost February!

12 Alaskan Women, Two States, Big Trouble!

That's right, twelve of us ventured from Anchorage to the great state of Oklahoma (HAHA) to play in the national softball championship. We detoured on the way down and back to enjoy some time in lovely Dallas!

We took sixth at nationals in Lawton, Oklahoma and didn't really mind too much. We had such a great time as a team, that the less than par finish we were hoping for, didn't faze us too much! Lawton wasn't sure what hit them - we whooped it up and made friends everywhere. The abundance of cheap beer and pork rinds made for a delicious time!

Here's to next year *cheers* and great friendship!

Football, Snow, and Love...

So, we decided to engage in women's outdoor flag football this year. It's a non-contact sport and a lot of fun they said. Pong (Tia) and I joined the team with blind optimism - we get to play on turf and under the lights? Sweet! Mind you, neither one of us know the rules of football, let alone what each position is supposed to do.

If that wasn't the first indication of things to go awry, the fact that I was provided a size Medium high school football jersey, this gorgeous thing was so long that I could wear it as a dress. So while the rest of my team sauntered around the football field in fancy Steelers jersey, I looked like a 10 year old wearing her brother's jersey.

Then we played our first game against the aptly named Raiders, who turned out to be the number one team in the State (for old lady flag football). This little known fact would've been helpful prior to lining us up on the defensive line. Knowing what the defensive line was supposed to do would've been good too...but that's all history.

This slaughtering was made even more fun by the fact that I was matched against a very voluptuous creature twice my size. The first drive I got choked - that's right, she wrapped her hands around my throat. Did I say this was non-contact? After regaining my wits and shaking off the dizziness, I lined up again. This time I got socked in the gut, which I just chalked up to an aggressive play. Then the third drive I decided I would start protecting myself, so I raised my arms to block...and I got bit. Yes, I said she bit me. I would've probably come unglued, but it looked like I gave her a fat lip in the process. Don't worry, my sister rubbed me down with Clorox to ward off any infection.

To recap the season's injuries - I got knocked down so hard that I had a mild concussion and whiplash, slapped in the face, and some other stuff. It was a really fun season! :) To top off the ridiculously funny season, we ended yesterday's "Superbowl" with an inch of snow falling on us as we took second place behind those damned Raiders. It was a nice way to welcome winter to Anchorage!

This is a photo of our team enjoying post-game festivities. I'm fairly certain that we were number one in the beer drinking league!

Sports, friendship, and humor...it's a beautiful thing!

Sports do not build character. They reveal it.
Heywood Broun (1888 - 1939)

Summer Schmummer...Anchorage Weather Stinks!

With this rain, I feel like I'm back in western Washington or Southeast Alaska - thought it was supposed to be dry here?? Good thing I don't mind playing in the rain. Don't have the time or energy to write...so here are some pics. I'll update the life story at a later date...

Camping on the Kenai/Skilak Lake Area

Enjoying beverages at the Brown Bear on a Sunday night. Yikes! Enjoying dollar beers at Koots on a Monday night. Hmmm...seems to be a trend here. But really, they have PBR on tap for $1.75!
Party barge for Red's birthday - Stephan Lake is RAD!
Lucia's virgin night out on the town!
Happy summer ya'all.

Springtime in Anchorage!

Long time, no speak...betcha all like that! :) Just to catch you up...it's been busy around here with beautiful (and not so beautiful) weather, softball, triathlons, races, friends, etc. Here are some pics from recent activities...

Hell's Belles concert in May (female ACDC cover band)...
Girls iN Training triathlon pics...these are the softball girls...
Fear and Loathing Memorial Day weekend...T.R.O.U.B.L.E.
And boys vs. girls golf game...winners receive dinner & drinks at restaurant of choice. Shanna and I are pretty hungry... :)

And I'm out...softball the next two nights, women's run this weekend, fishing & floating the kenai, Busch light...and so on...

Happy Spring!!

xoxox - Dee