Another Ana-rific update

Well, I've fallen into the blog abyss yet again, but I have floundered my way to the surface.

1. Wedding planning

Of course, I have to talk about the wedding plans first. Things are going very smoothly, relatively speaking, and things are falling into place. Will and I have a pastor to counsel and marry us, a church to be married in and a church to hold the reception, we have our outfits as well as the "wedding party", we have our wedding rings, most of the invitations out, and the plans for the wedding banners, reception and honeymoon are underway. Phew! We are both very excited.

2. Week at the cottage

Will and I were fortunate enough to get a week away from it all, and we went up to my beloved family cottage near Bancroft, called Bulpit Lake. We met up with my sister, her husband and daughter Clara (9 months) and had a blast! We made it up to 'Ol' Baldy', my favorite viewpoint, we went swimming, canoed every day, had a camp fire, laid in the sun, and ate lots of good food. We managed to convince my brother and his girlfriend to come from Montreal for a few days, so that was awesome! We all got to meet her and see him before they fly off to Korea to teach English.

Everytime I go up there I am struck with wonder and awe of the beauty of that place, the serenity of a small lake that gives the illusion of isolation, when in reality it is close to a high way and along a flight path. ON THAT NOTE, the coolest thing happened when Will, my sister and I were lazing on the dock. An old bomber flew overhead, just INCHES above the trees, and we could do nothing by gawk at the thunderous metal bird shooting by.

We were serenaded by the loons everyday, and Will and I saw 3 loons all at once, one day, and heard noises that would indicate a territorial fight between them. We also conquered a large tree branch that had fallen, likely from a lightning bolt, and landed upside, jutted into the ground. With a lone axe and 2 rusty saws, we hacked and sawed, until the thing fell over in our direction, and we ran out of the way screaming and flailing (okay, we weren't screaming and flailing, but that just seemed to finish the sentence nicely). It was funny. We proudly brought the firewood up to the cabin.

We look forward to many more vacations there.

3. Family Reunion

The day after we got back, we made it to a Fretz/Snyder reunion (my dad's side), where we were immediately whisked away upon arrival by my uncle Marv, when he proudly took us on a tour of their gardens on their Kubota. My aunt and uncle own a flower business, revealed magnificently in rows and rows of impressive landscape architecture, fit for any contest. He also pointed out their outhouse, surely the first outhouse equipped with internet. We had fun catching up with relatives, playing with the 13 kittens, and gazing at the remains of the tornado touchdown.

4. Missing Cat

On a sadder note, my cat Frodo went missing this morning. This may not sound too much of a concern, except that every morning for the 3 years I've had him, he has been waiting by the door to be let in for breakfast. Not this morning. He hasn't shown up all day, even when I wandered around the co-op calling his name. For a fat cat who loves to eat, this is unusual (unless he landed himself a coon or a duck or something. Here's hoping.

5. Moving

Well, Septembers around the corner, which means new people are going to be moving in to my place which means I'll be moving out. This whole week has consisted of packing, taking things to Tavistock and packing some more. Yesterday my room mates moved their things into my old room (the biggest one), and I moved the remainder of my things to another room. I'll be staying here until the end of the week, when I will move in to my dad's place, where I will stay until the wedding. Things have become a little crazy around here, and we are all overwhelmed. I know I don't usually do well with transitions, but I'm trying to just focus on each day. That seems to be working. Will and my friend Say have been wonderful at helping me move from A to B....and soon there will be C (refer to section 6)

6. Apartment Hunting

Will and I are in the midst of looking for an apartment in Tavi, but no luck yet. I'm hoping we find something sooner rather than later, because I need a place to move my piano to before too long. I'm willing to take anything at this point, as long as the rent is reasonable, there are windows, and there is a place for a garden. Any leads, let us know. -- big hopeful grin -- .

7. Musical

The musical has been greatly neglected (understandably), but we do have 4 scenes finished, and Will is in the process of writing the 5th scene, as well as an introductory scene. We are very excited about working on it full time after we're married, and getting it performed. Any leads on theaters, actors/singers, musicians, stage managers, etc. let us know .

That is all for now. Sorry for the blandness of this entry (ie. no theological questions, life speculations, mesmerizing metaphors or social-nuance-bashing), but with the hurricane of busyness, nothing in my life seems bland right now. Only crazy.

   [ posted by Anabee @ 6:39 PM ]