I want to ride my bicycle...

I want to ride my bicycle

I want to ride my bike

I want to ride my bicycle

I want to ride my

Bicycle races are coming your way

So forget all your duties oh yeah

Fat bottomed girls they'll be riding today

So look out for those beauties oh yeah

On your marks get set go

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I want to ride my bicycle

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Bicycle race

( I love QUEEN! )

I bought a new bicycle yesterday, and I love it. It's a Huffy, though not the pink Huffy bike with the fat seat I had when I was 12. It's a cross between an old-fashioned, one-gear cruiser with high handle bars and a newer multi-gear mountain bike. I like it because I don't have to hunch over to steer, I can sit up relatively straight. Wind resistance be damned!

I've gone out twice now, and I've realized what crappy shape I'm in. My legs and thighs feel like jelly. Burn, baby, burn! Hopefully this will start a new trend of getting off my fat ass and keeping active.

I will need some basic bicycle things- helmet, basket (a-la Dorothy and Toto), and a bell. If a flag could fit off the back, I'd get that, too. :0)

Daggnabbit. It's HOT. It was above 90 degrees today. I'm not ready for summer. Right now, at 9:16 pm, it is still a muggy 84 degrees. The worst of it is my hair- long, but not long enough for a ponytail. The day after my wedding, I am getting it chopped for the summer. If I hadn't already bought expensive hair stuff, I would do it now. Oh well, only 26 days to suffer through...

Today K and I got all the copies of the programs and the coloring books done. Only folding the programs and binding the books left to do with that. On to the wedding party favors: We've decided to go the cheap route, so we've bought them from Oriental Trading Co. I also made the decision to return the baggies in exchange for small -bordering on tiny- cheap picture frames. We liked the baggies because they were cheap, but we didn't count in the price for the pretty, shredded paper and the candies to fill them. The frames are just a bit less expensive overall, but they'll be easier in the long run. Anyway, no one ever keeps the favors, so why spend lots money on them??

Unless I can find that elusive money tree…

Sugarbush Farm

I kicked the weekend off by taking Peyton to his pre-school fieldtrip to Sugarbush Farm in Ypsilanti. Since neither of his parents could go, they asked me to fill in, and I was happy to do so.

Farmer Joe gave a nice presentation with the cows, goats, sheep, and pigs. And everyone loved seeing all the babies. While Peyton didn't want to help milk the cow, he did pet her.

We also went on a hayride through the mud, mud, and more mud. But we made it back to the farm with no problems. Thank goodness!

We've had a great streak of sunny days, and I love it. Too bad the clouds are rolling in as we speak. Mom and Dad gave Ken and me some laurel and Rose O'Sharon bushes. We've planted them in the front and in the back of the condo. There isn't much soil to speak of, only clay. Clay is difficult to dig into with a regular shovel, almost impossible if all you've got is a small hand spade. :)

Tomorrow my mom, Ken's sister Kim, along with the girls are coming over. The girls are getting their last fitting for their flower girl dresses. My mom did a great job of making the dresses, and I can't wait to see the girls on the day of the wedding.

Speaking of the wedding, today is the 24th... The wedding is exactly one month away. We've been keeping up with our list of things to do, but it's the seating assignment chart that scares me. I am NOT looking forward to that job. However, as many of the invitees haven't sent in their response cards, that job is looking easier and easier.

Mother's Day Weekend

Ken and I were invited to a time-share vacation presentation on Thursday. We went because we were guaranteed a gift, whether we signed up for the deal or not. So we sat through the 90 minute presentation, drank our free soda and ate the free popcorn. And to tell you the truth, if we had the money, we might have signed up. As it was, we don't, so we didn't. BUT, we did get nice hotel accommodations for five nights in Orlando and three nights in Daytona or St. Petersburg. They don't pay for transportation or meals, but having the hotels taken care of is GREAT! We have to take it by next May 11th. I'm thinking Easter vacation 2007....

Saturday night, Ken and I went to a comedy show. The main comedian, Mark Knope, was hilarious. We've seen him before, and while he used a lot of the same material, it was still funny. Thank you, Mark Knope, for bringing the ha-ha and making us laugh. You can check him out at www.knope.com .

Happy (belated) Mother's Day to all of you mothers. I hope you had a nice relaxing day, spent doing what pleases you. Whatever that may be. Ken and I had his parents over for a barbecue. It was really nice. They brought over their wedding present for us- luggage. Hooray, we don't have to use our mismatched duffle bags anymore!

Color Me

Here's a coloring book page of Ken and me.

I've been working on a Wedding Day Coloring Book for the kiddies who'll be at the wedding. If nothing else, it's been keeping me occupied.

May Day

Ken and I finally had a weekend to ourselves. We didn't have every minute planned, and it was nice. That being said, we did have some last minute fun.

~Saturday~

Ken went to see a CGS baseball game in the afternoon, and I went to a MaryKay party with Kirstie and Sarah in the evening. It was a lot of fun. The party also doubled as a Cinco de Mayo party. By the second Margarita, I was ready to buy everything. Instead, I just bought Satin Lips. I have the softest lips ever, now. Thanks MaryKay!

After that, we went to try out a new bar in Wyandotte- Wild Horses. But, it looked scary, so we drove on by and ended up at Pier 500. Sarah really wanted to dance, but no one was on the dance floor. Finally she went out, dragged me with her, and she got to dance. What the heck, we weren't there to impress anyone. Kirstie had a contact malfunction, and we ended up leaving around 12:00 am.

~Sunday~

After church, we met with Fr. Cyril briefly to discuss a few things. We had lunch at my mom and dad's house, and then we went to Greenfield Village. Thanks to SRD, we have an annual pass. It was the perfect day to go there- sunny, breezy, and not crowded. We didn't go into many of the houses; we just had a relaxing and mellow time walking around. We did go into the Train Roundhouse. Sarah's dad was the speaker. He does such a great job of explaining everything and fielding questions.

We then headed over to Kirstie and Gene's for awhile. They were having a great barbecue, and the food was delicious! Nothing is better than hanging out with good friends, especially when they have great food and drinks. But after a late night, a long walk, and being in the sun, we were ready for a long nap.

So, it wasn't a weekend to ourselves. But it was perfect sharing it with our friends and family.

Bee All You Can Bee

As I don't have a sub job today, I planned on getting some things done outside. I really needed to take care of all the potted plants. I have a lot of them, and they've been neglected since I'd put them outside now that the weather is warmish.

So I got everything ready... my gardening gloves, my little spade, the watering can, the soil... and went outside. Only to be attacked by some wild bees. Or wasps. Probably wasps. I didn't stick around long enough to find out. Unfortunately, the neighbors now know about it. I mean, they couldn't help but know. I screamed a very girlie high-pitched scream. Very embarrassing.

Yikes! As a rule, I'm not one of those people who freak out everytime they see a bee in the vincinity. I actually like seeing bees and bumblebees and watching them do their thing with flowers. I usually go about my business and let them buzz away. But, when there are five or six of them giving me the evil eye, I run.

Now I have to get out my bee-keeper outfit/hasmat suit and attempt to locate their waspy home. Homes. Probably more than one. I really hate this. I should wait unitl Ken gets home from work, and let him take care of it, but I really want to work outside. It's a beautiful 73 degrees and sunny out here in Michigan. I want to take advantage of it.

Stupid wasps. Bees. Wasps.

52 Days 2 Hours 52 Minutes

It is officially May 3, 2006 at 11:08 am. There are 52 Days 2 Hours 52 Minutes from right now until Ken and I get married.

Yesterday we talked about our engagement. He retold the story of how he asked my parents for their permission to marry me. I love that story.

I want to start planning the honeymoon. There are so many things to do in Florida, that the possibilities are endless. It's very exciting.

Even more exciting... we are going to start painting again. The fireplace wall and the stairwell are the first things to get done. Then we can put up the mantle and the mirror, and the room will look almost done.

Thank You... Again.

What a crazy busy weekend it's been for Ken and me. A wedding, a First Communion, an awards ceremony, and a baseball game. I'm glad the work week has begun- we could use the rest.

I also finished all the Thank You cards. Again. Apparently, the pretty square cards I bought require extra postage. I had several different kinds of Thank You cards, some square, mostly rectangle, bought at different times at different stores. I sent out twenty square cards. Seven came back with a big sticker covering the address informing me that, being square, I needed to have additional postage affixed. And getting the sticker off ripped some of the envelopes. I think that just may be the craziest thing I've ever heard. I mean, SQUARE??