wedding bliss

My brother just recently got married this weekend. While it was a lot of work and it completely wore me out, it was fun and beautiful!! While getting ready for the BIG day we found out some crazy traditions and random things that are done for weddings...here are a few of them.

1. It is not required of the bride to take the groom's last name. All though it is traditional and over 70% do take on the new name.

2. the wedding ring came first from the cave men...weird

3. Egyptians came up with the engagement ring. It was a symbol of eternity because of the never ending circle.

4. "something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue, and a silver sixpence in your shoe" in which each item has its own meaning...something passed down it the old, the wedding ring itseld could serve as the new, something from another's wedding day is the borrowed, the blue actually goes all the way back to Bible times and symbolizes purity, and lastly six pence was happiness with the wealth that you have.
( I did not know most of those..oops, I'm behind)

The best wedding party lead out ever!!!

Welcome to the Blue Lagoon

The Blue Lagoon in Iceland is a geothermal spa. Enough said? Well, there is more that will send you daydreaming about one amazing bathe. The warm waters are rich in minerals like silica and sulphur and bathing in the Blue Lagoon is highly popular. The water temperature in the bathing and swimming area of the lagoon averages 98–102 °F. Every 48 hours, the water is naturally renewed. The steamy waters are a part of a lava formation. Not sure about the safety of this natural, therapeutic spa, but I think it's worth the risk! Check out this video. And below are a few pictures to send you to spa-wonderland.

Wishing I was there,

Hannah

The Incredible Mr. Limpet: "I wish, I wish I were a fish!!"

We just decided to up and watch a very old movie and this was what we came up with, The Incredible Mr. Limpet! What on earth were we thinking is a very good question...the movie came out in 1964 and is basically about a man who wished to be a fish and got just that...he became a fish and single "fin"edly saved the USA from the Nazi invasion.

Starring: Barney Fife from Andy Griffith...Jk his real name is Don Knotts.
Lady Fish Friend: Elizabeth Macrae


To some up our opinion of it...Yes it was interesting and fun. No, we will more than likely NEVER watch that again.

Good News though. There is possibly a revised version of the movie coming out in 2013. So mark your calenders!

The Seasons

Hi there! Hannah here. As I was walking outside today, I looked up at the bright, clear sky, and started thinking about the different things I like about each season. My thoughts may have been influenced by the movie "The Holiday" in which two opposite seasons are depicted- summer and winter. A very attractive guy (Jude Law) happened to be in the movie, which made it all the better. P.S. I now love Englishmen. if they look like Jude Law. and sound like Jude Law. and wear cute glasses too. and have pearly whites too. and can pull off scarfs too. just watch the movie! 
Anyway! I thought I'd share some cool moments that each springtime, summertime, autumn time, and wintertime bring...
Springtime
AvgTemp: 76 degrees
Start:March 20, 7:21 P.M. EDT
Things to do: go to the park, smell yummy flowers, eat refreshing fruit, hope it rains. "All you need is a light jacket."

Summertime
AvgTemp: 89 degrees (so says the computer, but I can tell you it is much hotter from experience! let's go with about 95)
Start: June 21, 1:16 P.M. EDT
Things to do: swim, drink lemonade, go for a run, eat pretzels. "If you vote for me, it will be summer all year round.”

Autumn Time

AvgTemp: 66 degrees

Start: September 23, 5:05 A.M. EDT

Things to do: step on crunchy leaves, take pictures of the all the different colored trees, watch some football.   

Wintertime

AvgTemp: 50 degrees

Start: December 22, 12:30 A.M. EDT

Things to do: drink hot chocolate, read a book, snuggle, be by a fire, make delicious soup, pray for snow, just be cozy. "I thought maybe we could make ginger bread houses, and eat cookie dough, and go ice skating, and maybe even hold hands."

post UNO!

So...obviously we are new at this. But we are going to give it our best shot kapowww! trial and error here we come. We like to be creative and funny and entertaining so keep that in mind while you explore. We are going to make this an outlet for all our crazy ideas and creativeness that we just canNOT keep bottled up anymore. :)

Talk to you soon...