the wedding date is...

We've got some of the details nailed down! But figuring out how much to share with you so the big day is actually the glorious surprise we want it to be puts me in quite a pickle... I've had this quandary in the back of my mind for two months now, and I'm still not sure where that line is.

Because here's the thing: IT'S GONNA BE AMAZING!!! And I don't want to spoil it. Because I totally could - I am that wedding crazy right now. We're finding so much incredible wedding stuff that it's hard to keep to ourselves.

So how do I show you the dresses I'm looking at without giving away THE dress? How do I share the excitement of it all without having you feel like "been there, done that" when it actually happens?

I'll tell you this much: it'll be April 24, 2010, and it'll be at a great little place outside Austin. It's gonna be an idyllic hill country wedding, and we can hardly wait to share it with you.

:D

sxswi 2007

Well, we're back. Great panels, great schmoozing, got to see some of my own personal internet rockstars, and drank til the wee hours. Incredible parties. Check out some of the photos:

Flickr Set: SXSWi 07

So far, I've only uploaded the ones from my powershot. I still have to upload the ones from my Rebel.

After the conference was over, JR and I headed for San Antone to see family and friends. I got to see my dad's new house (amazing!). My sister Karolyn came down from Houston one night. And we had such a great time with our friends! Hi friends! :)

That's all for now. I'll tell you how I torqued my back while crashing to my knees (busting my right knee for the THIRD time now), but it'll have to wait.

things even i know

Tonight we met some friends at the Saucer for a few beers, and we met someone that started working with them recently (at that company). This woman was drinking red wine. At some point during the conversation, after she was on her second glass (and who knows how many she had before we got there), she mentioned that SHE'S 4 MONTHS PREGNANT, so she shouldn't SMOKE. I'm pretty sure you aren't supposed to DRINK either. Every time she ordered another glass, someone who joined us asked if that was okay for someone who's pregnant, and she'd respond, "Sure it is." She finished 3 glasses of red wine, moved next to the guy that was smoking so she could at least get some secondhand smoke, and finally got up to leave. Someone was complaining that she was leaving early, and here's the best quote I've ever heard from a pregnant woman:

"If I have another one, I'll really be drunk."

Ah...Texas.

Wait til you see photos from our trip to Bass Pro Shop Outdoor World. Yeehaw!