A lot has happened in the last month, and some of these deserve full-length posts. Unfortunately taking classes, trying to sell Matt’s house, being landlords, doing freelance work, planning a wedding, planting multiple gardens and working full time does not allow for a lot of blogging time. Or sleep. That said, here’s the sum up:
- Stace is married! She and Jason tied the knot in an intimate ceremony held in Napa. Stacy looked phenomenal, Jason looked dashing and both were radiating happiness. Add to that perfect weather, wonderful families, beautiful vineyard tours and a B&B that greeted us with truffles, and really, what more could you ask for? The next day they took off for a week in tropical Hawaii and are now back in Boston. Huge thanks to both Stacy and Jason and their families for including Matt and I, it was really an unforgettable weekend.
- After Stacy & Jason’s wedding, Matt and I spent a day in San Francisco with our friend Pat. We were there for a record-breaking heat wave (94°) and Pat took us to a number of establishments serving cold drinks to help us defy the heat. Looking forward to seeing him again this year, soon.
- We ran Crazylegs. It was cold and fairly miserable and I added a solid 10 minutes to my best time, but if you read the last post you know how happy I am to have finished. Afterward we met up with friends Mark and Kim and ate far too many cheese curds at Dotty’s. All good.
- I got older, amidst wood-fired pizza, red wine and lots of chocolate. The elderly should get to eat what they want, eh?
- I’m going to be an aunt! JeffO and Molly are expecting and due in September. This will be the first grandchild on both sides, so to say this child has been long-awaited is a bit of an understatement. Molly is doing great and handling the pregnancy as she does everything – with grace and humor.
- Jack almost had big news, but doesn’t… yet. Suffice it to say he’s learning a lot about real estate, quickly.
- The new veggie garden has been made and about half our plants are in. You can see the “Vilas Growings On” yet again this year on Flickr.
- Got myself a wedding dress. We haven’t decided on a florist, caterer or photographer and we’re STILL awaiting the contract with the venue before announcing the official date, but there’s a reasonable chance I’ll be married in 75 days. Crazy. At least I’ll have something to wear.
- Lastly, a belated Happy Mom’s Day to Mom and Mary, and a Happy Birthday today to Mary as well, and a BIG Happy Birthday to Molly today (numbers will not be mentioned) and Happy upcoming birthday to Dad on Saturday. ‘Tis mid-May celebration madness and I wish all of them the best!
The fun will continue this weekend with Maggie & Luke’s wedding on Stout Island near Birchwood, WI – we’re excited to celebrate with them and looking forward to an extra day off with Jenil and friends at Tagalong Resort. Party on!