Our new blog

Today we started this new blog to allow family and friends to keep up with our daily activities!

Lionel is going to create a quick summary of the wedding for those not in attendance. We were very happy with the ceremony in spite of the comedy of errors which included: misspelling of the bride's last name on the Crown Pavilion reception board, announcing the bride and groom by the bride's former name instead of the groom's last name, and finally at one point the officiant said "these two women" instead of "this man and woman"... Lionel's costume was flamboyant but com' on! These are things we are already laughing about and I suppose will only make the event all the more memorable in years to come.

Today we joined the local community recreation center as part of our commitment to lose some weight and get back on the road to better physical health. The new rec center is gigantic, and includes an indoor and outdoor pool, a teen center, racquetball courts, two gymnasiums with basketball courts, a large weight room with various free weights, machines, bicycles/treadmills, and several very large multi-use rooms. The group activity/classes are all free to members, and there are quite a few of these each day. After being henpecked for over two years, Lionel finally gave in and signed us up for a ballroom dancing class at the rec center. We'll provide an update later this week on how that goes.

We finally got our family portrait framed and should have it back by mid-month. We're still not sure which wall we'll be posting it on. Lionel's dragons have taken up most of the available wall space not already consumed by existing portraits of the kids, gothic art, or MC Escher prints...

We often see blue jays, cardinals, and hummingbirds in our yard from time to time and today we saw a beautiful green and yellow bird that was either a warbler or vireo but was so hidden by the foliage of our trees that identification was difficult. So we bought a regular bird feeder and a hummingbird feeder today and are hoping to attract some of the birds out of the trees and closer to our windows so we can better enjoy them.