Sigh. I love Fridays. The work week's winding down, people are in better moods & you can really start looking forward to the weekend. I can also wear whatever I want to work - hence today's jeans, sweater with tweed elbow patches & Converse sneakers. :)
Plus, I had a present in my inbox today - wedding pictures! Remember my friends Iain & Sarah, who got married in Edinburgh on September 15th? Well, Sarah sent me their Snapfish photo album & I pinched more photos from my friend David's Bebo.com page. Here they are, for your Friday viewing pleasure!
Remember what I said on Wednesday about liking men in kilts? I would have been in heaven!
David & Stevie goofing around before the wedding. I miss those nutty lads.
David, Sarah & Iain at the hotel: post-ceremony, pre-reception (you can tell because David doesn't look drunk, or "mullered," yet)
Requisite cutting the cake shot
Requisite first dance shot
David & Stevie, dancing happily together (and thus clearly mullered)
Iain & David dancing together (also mullered)
Awww. How sweet do they look? Congratulations again, Iain & Sarah! I promise a trip home to Edinburgh by your 1-year anniversary!
Good morning! I treated myself to a coffee & 2 donuts this morning, so I'm in a great mood. Last night, I met Jayne & Jenny for drinks at Orleans. I hadn't seen Jayne since probably July, so it was great to catch up with her. I'd obviously never met Jenny "In Real Life", so that was great, too. We had a couple of glasses of wine & chatted about boys, bands, Indian food, apartments, work stories, and BLOGS! And yes, of course we talked about you guys & the upcoming Blogtoberfest. (Breaking news: Jenny blogged about last night as well. Man, we bloggers do run true to form.)
Since I gave the girls the update on BB, you deserve one too. He did come over on Sunday night to see the Pats lose badly. However, we're still in that heady, early, storytelling phase, so between sharing stories & our Blue Moon Pumpkin Ale & a little kissing, we didn't really watch much of the game. We have a date planned for tomorrow night (as Jayne said, "Prime real estate!") & he emailed me today to settle our plans. So things seem to be going well. I hate to get too optimistic, since I've been disappointed many times before, but so far, the signs point to yes. :)
I'm back, I'm back! My blog has now been successfully switched to Blogger Beta. I'll explore a little & let you kids know how it is. In the meantime, I haven't thrown anything significant up on this ol' board since last Thursday! So I've got a few things to update you on. I'm going to start with the NH Highland Games on Saturday & deal the rest out over the next few days. :)
Saturday was cold, rainy & miserable, but being good Scots, my mother & I soldiered through. Since it was raining, I didn't get any good pics, but I dug up the one above from last year's games.
I'm always interested to see the diverse crowds at the Games. It's definitely a family affair, with lots of tots in strollers sporting kilts & Scottish face paint. However, there is also a good crowd of young (early-twenties to early-thirties) people there who often stay overnight in Lincoln & party it up, Scottish-style, at the local bars. I plan to try that some year.
There are also three main levels of involvement & dress at the Games. The first is the New Englanders of Scottish descent who may wear a Scottish T-shirt or sweatshirt and may have a Scottish tattoo somewhere (this is where my mother & I fall). The next level is the performers & the people who have gone all out: full Highland dress. (Note - I have no problems with these people. I love them, in fact!) However, there is a third level of Highland Games visitor who is a little "tetched." These are the Druidic, New Age Celtic Church people, who tend to wear long dresses, capes & crystals on a string. I have no patience for these people, as I know that their perception of ancient Druids has very little to do with genuine Scottish history. However, live & let live, right?
We got some adorable Scottish togs for Baby W. The first is a sweet little T-shirt that says, "Wee Laddie." The next is a bib trimmed in plaid, with a Scottie dog, two thistles, and "Scotland" on the front. We really wanted to get him a wee kilt, but I know that my not-as-rabidly-Scottish sister & Dutch brother-in-law might not allow it. Someday, though. If not for him, for my own future kiddies!
I also got a black T-shirt (American Apparel) that says, "Scottish Girls Rock." And I must say, I love me a man in Scottish-esque clothes & I was spoiled with eye candy. Wool sweaters, tweed jackets, flat caps, & kilts everywhere! It probably sounds a tad strange, but I just love a man who looks like he's come straight from the "Hielands" (or at the very least, Inverness or Edinburgh). Yum. :)
In case you're wondering where I am, I am trying to switch over to Blogger Beta. Have any of you attempted this yet? It's taking forever - I requested the switch yesterday around 1 pm & haven't heard anything conclusive yet. I emailed tech support to make sure things were on track & they basically told me to be patient. I've only had this blog since March, how much material can there be??? Anyway, I'm still here in the blogosphere - reading your blogs & commenting on them. Just not sure when I'll be back in business!
I've taken the day off tomorrow to spend time with best friend R., who is home for Rosh Hashanah. So I won't be posting tomorrow. However, you can rest assured I'll be out gathering plenty of material for Monday.
R. & I (& her puppy Vixen) have a busy day planned tomorrow, including lunch with my sister, bro-in-law & Baby W and Rosh Hashanah dinner with her parents. I'm spending Saturday with my mother at the NH Highland Games (I promise pictures). Then, I'm working Sunday during the day, but hoping for a low-key evening date with BB. Hope everyone has a great weekend!
That's right, ladies. That's right, gents. Thanks to the hard work of Miss Jenny, of AllEyesOnJenny fame, we have ourselves a party. Introducing the first annual Boston Blogtoberfest, on October 19th. This exciting & fun event came about from a couple of key posts on Jenny's website, like this one. Check it out. And then, head on over to the Blogtoberfest site & sign yourself up, baby.
All Boston-area bloggers welcome, plus friends-of-bloggers, dates-of-bloggers, blog readers, blog commenters, etc. This is also a great way to prove to our friends/family/significant others that our internet friends really do exist, I swear!
P.S. BLOG!
P.P.S. I don't want to scare Berkshire Boy (or BB) away yet, so I'll hold off on inviting him for now. ;) But speaking of him, we had a lovely date last night in Southie. Pints of Sam Adams Octoberfest at The Playwright, a long walk through Southie's evening streets, and a little toe-dipping & city skyline gazing at L Street Beach.
Remember what I said on Wednesday about liking men in kilts? I would have been in heaven!
David & Stevie goofing around before the wedding. I miss those nutty lads.
David, Sarah & Iain at the hotel: post-ceremony, pre-reception (you can tell because David doesn't look drunk, or "mullered," yet)
Requisite cutting the cake shot
Requisite first dance shot
David & Stevie, dancing happily together (and thus clearly mullered)
Iain & David dancing together (also mullered)
Awww. How sweet do they look? Congratulations again, Iain & Sarah! I promise a trip home to Edinburgh by your 1-year anniversary!
