It finally happened- we got married! After a few scares from the rain clouds, it cleared up and we had a beautiful day on the lake. We loved hanging out with our family and friends, and there were only minor dramas and issues. While we are glad to have a semi-normal life back, it will be weird not to have this constant project to do. We’ll have pictures for you to check out soon!
Boone and I had our bachelor and bachelorette parties this weekend. It was a lot of fun and most of the wedding party made it. Our friends made it a weekend long event (nicknamed Boone-and-jess-apolooza) and it turned out really well.
They threw us a shower on Saturday, complete with pie and coffee. Then the guys went golfing on Sunday and I got to spend some time with my mom, sister, and bridesmaid Missy. Then everyone had dinner together on Sunday nigh, with the guys heading out to the bars and the girls riding around in a limo. Everyone had a good time, with a few of us having too much fun, and we even managed to eat some food on Monday.
It was really nice to spend some quality time with all our friends (and Charlie) before the wedding choas kicks in. We really do have the best friends ever.
So far, most people have been able to RSVP on the web site just fine. Some others have had trouble. If you are one of those having trouble, just email me if you are coming, your names, and any vegetarian/children’s meal requests. My email is jj_jewls@hotmail.com. Technology is great, but sometimes it’s a little difficult.
Boone here. Jess and I had been waiting for 5 weeks while the seller got things together on their end. However, I am pleased to say that the dust has finally settled. Things went really really well. Our realtor even brought us coffee from Starbucks.
This gave Jess and I a chance to get back in and take some measurements. You can see some pictures we took on our pictures page!
We did it! Boone and I are offically homeowners! We bought a 2-bedroom, 1.5 bathroom townhouse/condo on the west side of Madison. It’s a little bit smaller than what we had hoped for, but it should serve us well for the next few years.
Unfortunately, we don’t close until mod-April. That’s two months of waiting to move in! And April will be busy with weddings, showers, plannings, etc. But it gives us some needed wedding and packing time.
So, Boone and I decided we didn’t have enough to do and started house hunting. We plan on staying here for a while, so why not build some equity in the Madison market. It’s a bit overwhelming for us clueless realestate newbies – escrow, closing costs, assessment, school district. But we figure it’s the best choice for us. Hopefully we find something that we can handle and love at the same time.
Whew, what a New Years Eve! Jess and I expanded our adventures in Madison Wisconsin, and ventured over to Milwaukee for the evening. We met up with our friends Mel, Chris, Terry, and Sara.
We chose this year to have a fun but classy New Years Eve experience. Thus, dinner and drinks and drinks ensued.
We found our selves enjoying a 5 course dinner at a swank little downtown restaurant called Cafe Vecchio Mundo. Cafe Vecchio Mundo is one of our favorite drink places and has, I would say, Milwaukee’s best Martinis. Vecchio’s dinner was fabulous! Of course all of us and our gourmand ways, were pretty stuffed by the 5th course.
That being said, the fifth course included pecan pie, a chocolate brownie/torte, Whipped Strawberry Flan (served in a wine glass), and the most ridiculous scoop of Captain Morgan ice cream. It is a good thing we walked from our hotel, because that ice cream was delicious…but potent.
After a brief digestion period, we went out to John Hawks Pub, nestled on the river that runs through Milwaukee. This was our first visit and the place was great. It was a classy little pub and with a British pub feel. (including a live blues band and no cover charge) With a little more fog, I could have thought I was on the “Queen’s Island” prepping for a futbol match.
A few drinks later, we found ourselves back at our hotel watching Carson announce the Ball Drop in the Big Apple and counting along with the last few minutes of 2006.
2006 was very good to us and part of me will miss the old gal. However, we have a wedding to attend to and a plethora of new and exciting moments to prepare for.
Thanks to everyone who made 2006 a great year for Jess and I. Here’s to a wonderful 2007!
Boone here. The past weekend, Jess, Jon, Mel, and I went and purchased our annual Christmas tree. This year we decided not to make our evergreen holiday purchase from a Wal Mart parking lot and make a day of it elsewhere. We drove down the road to Cedar Creek Tree Farm in Verona, WI. This place is a great family owned business with friendly staff, good prices, and nice trees. (Highly Recemended)
The four of us took our (provided) plastic sled and saw and ventured through the 5 achres of trees. With our vast tree knowledge we setteled on a green one and like a more impressive Paul Bunyan, we went to work.
It was a gorgeous sunny day (hardly needing a coat) and it was easy to drag, size, and purchase our tree. The hardest part was trying to decide the best way to load the tree into Mel’s new Ford Fusion.
Our tree made it safely home and now sits like a maceys window display next to our fireplace.
So, as well as planning our own wedding for next Spring, Boone and I have five other weddings to go to. Wow- that’s lot of I dos. We are in three of them also, so there’s also additional planning involved there. We are looking forward to a lot of it- I just hope we have enough of our own planning done to enjoy them.
Yes yes, if you have read my prior post you are in the loop about my new car. I am proud to say that Jess and I are now a full-fledged BMW family. Jess with her 2006 Mini Cooper and I with my 2001 BMW 325i.
Play nice now siblings.
It could be that I was previously driving a Ford Probe, but WOW I love this car. Of course I am searching for any excuse to drive and am using gas like my daddy owns an oil field in Texas, but its all for a good cause. As the previous owner said “This car is Pure.”
Yes, yes it is. Pure passion for driving, pure quality, pure performance, pure BMW.
On top of that it all, the inline 6 cylinder and 5 speed manual transmission put some serious spunk in her trunk. I will leave you with some words of wisdom from my man, X to the Z, “This is one sick whip.”
