Car Trouble

On Friday am my car wouldn't start. But I'd just driven it the day before. So we decide to get jumper cables and jump it. Only there is so much corrosion on the terminals that we can't get at them to make a connection. So we try to clean it off. And try to jump it. And still nothing happens. So I call a tow truck this morning and have it taken to the shop.

Finally they get back to me and scold me for all the battery acid. What was I supposed to do? Not clean it and call a tow without trying anything? I had to at least know that the extra money was necessary.

Anyway, it sounds like the battery and starter are fine--it's a battery cable that's corroded and needs replacing. And the battery acid needs to be cleaned up so the problem doesn't self-perpetuate. Ugh. At least it should be working again, soon. :) That will be good.

The other good thing is that I've been able to continue with my Jazzercise classes because they are close enough to walk to--I don't even really need to take public tranist. The exercise is really helping both my mood and my productivity. So at least one thing is going well.

Slow News

You know that it is a slow day in the news room when this is considered the top story out of 32. Or else something is wrong with Yahoo. Either way, is it necessarily a bad thing?

Pandora Walking

Am playing with Pandora radio these days as I try to make progress on-line. I am such a procrastinator!

Actually, I've done pretty well today, considering that my car wouldn't start when I turned the key this morning. I suspect the battery, although I can't figure why it would be dead--I didn't leave the lights on . . . If jumper cables won't work, I may have to resort to a tow truck. Ugh. Those things are expensive out here!

But back to the day. I started a Jazzercise class on Wed. & didn't want to miss today's class, so I took public transit there & then walked back, running my errands along the way. I only missed the first 15 minutes of class, which are warm-up anyway, & I got that walking to and from the lightrail station.

This evening I get to meet some of DH's coworkers. I'm really looking forward to it. :) I can't ever go to his office or anything b/c his company is a gov. contractor & there's all kinds of security & secret clearances and stuff. Pooh. Oh well. I'm not complaining. In this economy income is good, & the gov'ment is paying! :)

Big Plans & Changes

Sorry to have been so silent folks--big things have been brewing. Things like honeymoon plans and haircuts and of course T-Day.

Yes folks, I got a haircut. Dramatic enough that people at church today did double takes. It's just above my shoulders, layered, with a few bangs. And no, I am not going to post a picture on-line. I like to keep my image private for security reasons. :)

The honeymoon plans are also staying private until we get back. Then, of course, I will have lots to stay.

As to Thanksgiving this year, I did the extended family thing, and realized that all the people who said it would be great to have me there because they didn't see enough of me at the wedding, just talked to each other and mostly ignored me. What's with that? I guess it's better, in the end to spend time with them in smaller groups. In big groups, one never gets "enough" time with any one individual.

DMV Success

In only 1.5 hours. Not bad, considering it was a Monday afternoon. Name and address changed on DL and car title. New ones in the mail soon. So I am without a valid photo ID for several weeks. Hmm. Well, I do have my passport, but the name is wrong . . . How will that go over with other name-change aspects, I wonder?

Anyway, back to trying to unpack my kitchen so I can move the furniture that is blocking the heater and keeping the apartment cold . . . Very motivated for this, now the weather has turned cool . . .

Back to the Farm

I stopped going to the Farm about the same time I stopped blogging. Today was my first day back after the wedding. I came away with lots of produce and inspiration. My lunch was unbelievably yummy. There's still enough variety of food there that I don't have to supplement from the Farmer's Market or grocery store. In the winter and early spring, when all they're growing is peas and fava beans and lettuce, then I'll pop by the Farmer's Market for my orange veggies, but for now, fresh and free is best!

I tried not to get my hands dirty, in an effort to preserve my manicure, but I don't think it will last much longer. My nails were long when I got it, and they continue to grow and begin to get in the way . . .

Still flying high from the wedding. Have a meeting to attend tonight and chores in the kitchen and thank you notes to write before then . . . busy, busy as ever, but without the pressure of the wedding deadline, it feels much more easy to bear.

Back in Blogging

The worst of the craziness is over and I have a little time for updates again.

The wedding was wonderful. Everything I could have hoped. All my plans went well, and even the inevitable snafus were manageable. It was simple and sweet and everyone had a good time. M & I even got a day away from it all, and we're planning a longer trip in the near future. It feels good to be married.

The past 6 or 7 weeks of planning were really hectic, though, and now I have to get on with several new projects, like thank you notes and unpacking the new apartment and changing my name with all the agencies.

And also I need to move forward with old projects like bread baking and farm work and church leadership. Onward, upward, forward! O, Brave New World of Matrimony.