Entry 72: The Wedding Programs

Well the wedding is only 17 days away and the wedding programs are officially at the printer. We designed the programs ourselves and we must say that they turned out well. The only disagreement that we had was whether the programs would be bi-fold or tri-fold. We decided to settle this the only way we could by letting the dog decide. We went to different rooms, and when Maggie was in the living room we called her. If she came to Julie first it would be tri-fold and if she came to Lance first it would be bi-fold. The dog ran up the stairs and initially looked at Lance, but wouldn't come in the room. The dog then showed its true loyalty and ran to Julie. After the dog made its decision, Lance locked it in the garage and finished the programs.

Entry 71: Worst Pain Ever

For those that don't know Lance had open heart surgery a little over 5 years ago, but last Friday he had something happen to him that was worse than anything he has ever felt before. He was stricken with a kidney stone. Now Lance has a very high pain threshold, but this actually had him crying on the ground and pulling his hair out. After the pain medication was administered however he was fine and passed the stone a few days later.

Believe it or not the dog even played a part in this story. Julie was in Washington, Missouri for her bachelorette party when this all occurred and Lance called his friend to take him to the hospital. His friend wasn't home, but his wife thought Lance sounded like he was in a lot of pain and called 911. Well Lance decided to drive himself to the ER and when the paramedics and fire department arrived since Lance wasn't in the house they were able to jimmy the door open. Well the only problem with that is that as soon as they opened the door the dog ran out. The end result was that it took my friend and 2 firemen 15 minutes to retrieve the dog.

The good news is that Lance is fine and the dog recovered.

Entry 70: The Swing

We were in Target the other day and found a nice porch swing that we both thought looked nice and was on sale. After much discussion we decided to buy it. It took us a few days to put it together (long story there), but it should be very nice in the summer to just sit back and relax.

Entry 69: The Manly Shower

Today Lance's school was nice enough to throw us a bridal shower. It was all about Lance from the get go. The food was all of Lance's favorites: wings from Buffalo Wild Wings, chocolate covered strawberries in the shape of tuxedos, and carrot cake. Lance was happy enough with just the food, but they even brought us gifts. Lance's coworkers really outdid themselves and we both truly appreciate the effort that they put in to make this day so memorable. We are both truly fortunate to have such great friends in our lives.

Entry 68: Shaking Our Booties

On Wednesday night Julie got a chance to meet some of Lance's students when he was the dj for the special services dance. It was a tropical theme and lets just say that we pulled out all the stops. We played some "Who Let The Dogs Out", "Cha Cha Slide", and even the "Macarena". When we left Julie turned to Lance and asked if that was what my day was always like, and his response was "take that times 8 hours a day". Enjoy the pictures.

Entry 67: New Phones

As the wedding comes closer we have decided that it is time to consolidate some of our things. So this week we decided to go and get Julie a new cell phone. She looked at all of the phones that were there and even though Lance knew what one she would pick out the moment he saw it, Julie looked at each one. The final choice was a completely pink phone. Along with the phone, Julie also got a free cell phone case along with a free hands free device. I guess there is no turning back now that we are on the family plan.

Entry 66: A Perfect Combination

Let me give you a little math problem here. The Kansas City Royals + Mothers Day = A Perfect Combination. In case you can't tell we went to the Royals game today and lets just say that when we actually attend a game the Royals are 2-0. In other words we are kind of like good luck charms for the Royals. It was a good game today, but man was it windy and cold. The weather was 60 degrees, but unfortunately the wind was about 25-30 miles an hour and we were unfortunately sitting in the shade. This was all made up for though by the fact that Julie received a pink Kansas City Royals shirt in honor of Mothers Day (I know what people may be thinking and the answer is that Julie is not a mother and not an expectant mother). Enjoy the pictures we took at the game.