and it's been awhile...

Yeah, so it's been over a year since I updated our wedding blog. Sorry! :D

It actually happened- we got married March 21st, 2009, on the RMS Queen Mary in Long Beach, California. Everything went perfectly... except for the captain (our officiant) calling me Joanie... repeatedly... after corrections... in the middle of the vows... oops! Oh well- I was laughing throughout, and totally didn't mind. We were whisked away from the Queen Mary to Catalina Island for our honeymoon by helicopter, which was amazing. On our way over there (about 15 minute flight),we saw multiple pods of dolphins jumping in the water. Late that night, a huge windstorm came in, and didn't allow any people on or off the island- we were shipwrecked! It was pretty cool to have such an amazing place all to ourselves!

Married life has been amazing. Chris now works as a technical animator for Disney Studios in Burbank, which is a lot of fun (for me). I enjoy the spouse perks- free passes to Disneyland, that kind of thing. It a lot more stressful for the actual employee! The commute from Redondo Beach to Burbank hasn't been a fun experience for him, but he's been such a good sport! That show's cut date is August 14th, so we're looking for the next great show to use his talents!

I'm still working at Meadows as the science specialist, a poition I love with a passion! I'm currently working on starting the SS position at a new school in Palos Verdes. It's an exciting time for me in my career, and I can't wait!

During the summer, I'm still working for Destination Science as the Site Director for the Redondo Beach and Rancho Palos Verdes sites, which is another amazing position that I love. This summer hasn't been without some challenge already, but I love it so much that I'm willing to wwork through the issues!

I had an experience of a lifetime in June, when I went to Space Camp in Alabama! I spent a week in astronaut training, and had the time of my life! Ask me for more stories, but be prepared- I'll talk to you for hours about it!!!

Hopefully it'll be less than a year before I update again!

3 days!

Under a week! It's amazing! I've developed a cold, because I thought I wasn't doing enough this week! :) Even though I know it's from the stress of school, plus getting pink-slipped, plus the wedding, but that still doesn't make it any easier! I'm drinking orange juice, taking Zicam, resting as much as possible, washing my hands, doing all the things that I tell my students to do when they're sick... here's to hoping it works!

As of now everything's still on track for the wedding. We were thinking my dad's tux was going to be the hardest outfit, because he's so tall, but everything was a perfect fit- I think that's a good sign! People are flying into town about every 6 hours, between Chris' side and my side, so that's always exciting.

I can't wait! I just can't wait!

We finally have internet... with under a week to go!

Sorry it's been so long since an update- we FINALLY got internet in our apartment!!! Life has been so insanely crazy that we didn't have a chance until now!

The wedding is 6 days away! Oh my word... I never thought it would actually get here! Family is starting to come in on Monday, and then the craziness truly begins! I can't wait!

Our new address!

Here's the address to our new apartment!

720 Meyer Lane, apt 202
Redondo Beach, CA 90278

PLEASE give us about a week or two to get settled- as of right now, we still have no power!!! :) It's supposed to be turned on today, so that'll help, but our living room is COVERED in boxes! We have flashlights set up all around the house, and a big lantern in the bathroom so we can take showers- it's like indoor camping! Fun times! We definitely want to have people over once we're ready... just give us a tiny bit of time!

Crisis averted!

I finally got a hold of my coordinator on the Mary, and she said that yes, some SHARES of the Mary are for sale, but absolutely nothing is going to change. Hallelujah! Gotta love the media who takes a tiny story and exaggerates it beyond everything!

Chris and I are going to the Queen Mary today to do our food tasting- should be a lot of fun! We're just finishing up the invitations, and just about everything is set- under 8 weeks!

Okay, I'm stressing out now

I'm officially stressing out, but it really has nothing to do with the wedding! Well, not really. I was informed that due to the WONDERFUL budget here in California, in addition to other things, my district's budget is 1.7 MILLION in the red, with even more deficits next year. Because I'm a part-time, non-tenured teacher, the odds are EXTREMELY good that I will not have a job in the fall. It obviously isn't definite, but doesn't help the nerves.

I came home from spending a couple of days in Culver City to Chris' dad asking if I had heard about the Queen Mary. I had no clue what he was talking about, so I look on the internet and find out that the Mary is for SALE!!! Aparrently the company that owns the Mary can't afford it any more, again due to the economy, and so they're trying to sell it! Oh man- they BETTER keep the appointments they already have! I don't know if I can handle any more!!!!

We got the apartment!

We got our apartment!!!!!! We have to still sign the papers and such, but we got it! Yee-hah! The move-in date is the 1st of February (Superbowl Sunday), which is also the same weekend as our friends' wedding that we are both in, so that's going to be an INSANE weekend. Anyone want to help us move? We'll pay with the BEST pizza ever- from Fresh Brothers Pizza! The apartment is located in Redondo Beach, right on the border between Redondo and Torrance. We can't wait!

I FINALLY got a hold of the Queen Mary people in terms of reserving rooms- if you want the information, call or e-mail me! I'll be sending out more information with the invitations- they'll (hopefully) be in the mail at the beginning of February or so.

The countdown is ON!