Oookay....so NOT food poisoning...

Now where has that girl been and why don't she write??

Turns out my "food poisoning" was actually a non-functioning gall bladder that had to be removed post-haste.

I've been recovering since September 8. Oh, and during that time, we here on the Gulf Coast (read: 85 miles from Galveston) got to experience Hurricane Ike. Or Hurtycane Ike as I call him.

This has been quite an eventful summer. Not sorry to see it go.

The upside is that after the storm, we've been left with moderate temperatures (for Houston, that is). The downside is that we've also been left with ginormous and voracious salt marsh mosquitoes.

Whoooooooodamnwow! Can those pests bite!

*skritch*scratch*

Ah, well. Life does have its challenges.

Wedded Bliss...

Still grooving to the wedding theme. Weddings are events unto themselves. The drama, the flair, the faux pas, the family. You can't buy entertainment like that.

Still, I'm a sucker for a wedding event. Just please... no singers. They make me laugh every time. Not in a good way.

What Your Ideal Wedding Dress Says About You

Your Personal Style: Young and flashy. You dress like a celebrity, and you love to accessorize. Your Ideal Wedding: A huge party with all your friends, with lots of toasting and dancing Your Philosophy on Marriage: The person you marry should be your best friend. Your Perfect Marriage: Is when you still surprise each other with romantic gestures

The Wedding Dress Test

T'is a bitter poison...

Food poisoning. @#$%!

Pardon my language, but dayam!

I'm to the point that when food buying/consumption becomes a health crapshoot, we have bigger concerns than gas prices. Everyday the news is filled with 'Eat more of this for good health!' and then 'E.coli now suspected in _________(fill in the current blank with the name of the 'healthy' choice you just stocked up on).

Grah!

I'm on my final day of antibiotics for my lovely case of food poisoing. We are headed off for a day at the beach. I'm worried about what I shall feel safe eating. Pack from home? No tomatoes, um... is lettuce safe this week? No beef products due to the current E.coli alert. Fish? No, mercury levels... Eat out then? Might this be where my condition started?

*cry*

Sigh. Think I'll just take the latest By Grace or Moonlit Romance release, sit on the beach and think 'thin' thoughts. Forced dieting could be a good look for me.

Really.

Dum dum dee dum!

It may be due to the fact that I'm still feeling inspired by my new Brides and Bouquets release, or to the fact that DH and I are seriously considering a vow renewal for our upcoming 20th anniversary. I must say that a sunset ceremony in a tropical paradise absolutely has its appeal.

You Will Be a Modern Bride!

While you aren't ready to throw away all wedding traditions, you want a wedding with a twist You're more inspired by celebrity weddings on E! than from bridal magazines Whether this means getting married on the beach barefoot or a mariachi band for the reception... Your wedding will be a blend of old and new - white dress cocktail, personalized vows, whatever suites you!!!

What Kind of Bride Will You Be?

I Thee Wed...

This particular blog post is in honor of two of our friends who should have just become engaged this evening. Aaah, love.

First comes love, then comes marriage and thankfully for them, they are past the age for baby carriages. Heh. Wishing them much love and happiness.

Amd for the record... this is NOT my ideal marriage proposal. Christmas in the snow? Let's try a beach in summer... Hawaii, baby...

Your Ideal Marriage Proposal Is

A Christmas proposal, with lots of snow and city lights.

What's Your Ideal Marriage Proposal?

Bang! Boom! POW!

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY TO MY FELLOW AMERICANS! FOR MY INTERNATIONAL FRIENDS, HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!

What Your These Fireworks Say About You

You are deeply passionate about a few things in your life. Everything else, you couldn't care less about. Your passions tend to hold steady over time. If anything, they intensify. Once you hold on to something (or someone), you don't let go!

The Fireworks Test

*~*~Just Released!~*~*

Brides and Bouquets; an Anthology 2008
by Laura Hamby, Sherry Jones and Judy Jarvie





Meant to Be by Laura Hamby

The Foothills, New York is the perfect place to heal body and soul after a tragic car accident. Bereft of family and fiancé, Libby Kelton isn’t looking for romance. Neither is Clint Murray. But when they meet at an anniversary party, they discover that some things are meant to be.

Dream Wedding by Sherry Jones

Las Vegas wedding planner Lara Reynolds’ broken child- hood shattered her belief in fairy tale endings. Can she find her happily-ever-after with mysterious and tightlipped Javier Villa?

Determined to protect the woman he loves, will his secretive life destroy her fragile bond of trust, or will he pull off the perfect Dream Wedding?

The Confetti Countdown by Judy Jarvie

Felicity Truro’s diary is fast filling up with problems. First there’s the ugliest bridesmaid’s dress in the world, then there’s her sick aunt’s serious secret. But it’s Rod McAllister, the handsome firefighter best man with attitude, who’s melting her willpower and frazzling her nerves the most.

Can Flick survive being a bridesmaid for the eleventh time whilst falling for the groom’s aide for real? And how will she cope when Rod needs a stand-in and she’s promoted to top of the candidate list?

Imprint: Special Release
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