Friday Quick Takes -- 08/24/2012

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I didn't post any Quick Takes last Friday because I was too busy trying to decide whether to cancel our trip to Italy. Unfortunately, I had to have an emergency root canal in the days immediately preceding our departure date. In addition, one of my fillings on the opposite side of my mouth broke and a piece was jutting into my gum. I had it refilled, but the temporary filling came out and I had to have it refilled a second time. When all was said and done, I'd had about 10 shots of Novocaine in a span of two days. My mouth was swollen, my jaw was sore, and I couldn't eat anything other than pudding and applesauce. Needless to say, we cancelled the trip. Luckily we had trip insurance so, with a note from my endodontist, we should get our money back. We're both disappointed, but we realize that we'll have a better time if we go when I'm feeling 100%. I think we made the right decision, because my mouth hurt for an additional four days after the day we were supposed to leave. It finally started feeling better this past Tuesday, thank God.

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On Saturday, Ryan Star happened to be playing in a park near my house. My friend Dave found out about it online and thought it would be the perfect thing to cheer me up. I dragged Sarge with me and we met Dave, his brother Brendan, and Brendan's fiancee Becky at the park. We set up our lawn chairs and settled in to watch Ryan perform. Although his full band wasn't present, he did not disappoint. He performed quite a few of my favorites. It was a great distraction. After Ryan finished performing, we walked over to say hello. I've met him quite a few times (ironically, he knows me as Doctor Dani) and he's always such a pleasure to talk to. We managed to snap a quick picture together before he went back to signing CDs.

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If you've never heard of Ryan, you should definitely check him out. Here's the link to the YouTube video for his new song Stay Awhile. He recently performed it on Leno. I am partial to a lot of his older songs including We Might Fall, Losing Your Memory, Last Train Home, and Breathe. Check them out!

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Ironically, there was a booth at the concert where they were giving away bags of free pasta. They gave me seven bags of it. Sarge joked that we could eat pasta every night during the time we should have been in Italy. I may have been tempted to throw a bag at him.

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Speaking of Sarge, he's been using his free time this week to work on our sun porch. Here is the progress, along with a blog-approved photo of him working hard:

That is probably the only picture he will ever let me post of him. Isn't he handsome? Haha!

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We are going to do all white furniture in our pretty blue room and try to incorporate an ocean theme. Here is the sofa I picked out:

It is part of the Brynn collection and you can find it at Raymour and Flanigan, if you're interested.

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There hasn't been a lot to report this week. Although my mouth feels better, my allergies have been a complete disaster the past few days. I can't seem to catch a break this week but my father gave me a much-needed reality check. Things could always be worse!

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Busy Saturday

Saturday was a busy day for Sarge and I. We had two events to attend: Mason's first birthday party and Jen and Jon's wedding. The birthday party started at two and the wedding started at seven, so I was fairly confident in our ability to make it to both. When I received the invitation to Mason's party, I sent a text to Elisa (his mother) and let her know that we had a wedding the same day and could probably only stay an hour or two. She was perfectly fine with that and was just happy we could come at all. Unsure of the dress for a backyard birthday party, I settled on the new maxi dress I bought for my upcoming European vacation:

(Let me pause here to note that the reason I post pictures of me minus the hubby is because he hates having his picture anywhere on the internet. And, being as he is my husband, I feel like I should respect his wishes. I also try not to post pictures of my friends and family without asking their permission. Unfortunately, that means there may be a lot of pictures of me and no one else.) 

We had a lovely time at Mason's party, although we didn't get to see much of Elisa and her husband due to their hosting duties. We sat with some friends of mine from work. Melissa, her husband Tim, and her one-year-old son Brennan were there and we always enjoy spending time with them. And my friend Jaclyn joined us after a bridal shower she'd attended earlier in the day. We were able to stay for two hours before we had to head home to get ready for the wedding. 

We arrived home and showered for the second time that day (thank you, humidity) and began getting dressed for the wedding. Sarge was a wee bit annoyed that I insisted he wear a purple shirt and tie to match my purple dress, but he eventually got over it. I'm probably biased, but I think he looked very handsome! Here I am, all dressed up:

I was very excited to be attending Jon and Jen's wedding. Jon has been my brother's best friend for years and Jen and I have become friendly over the time they've been dating. I love them both and was thankful that I could be a part of their special day. Jon has such a dry, sarcastic sense of humor and is pretty low-key. Jen is a wild ball of energy with a very loud personality. As soon as she saw me, she launched herself at me, grabbed my butt, and gave me a loud smacking kiss on the lips. Sarge was amused but worried about what her family might think. I laughed and told him that it was a typical Jen move and that they were probably used to her after all these years. 

My brother was in the wedding party and looked very handsome in his tuxedo. We weren't seated at the same table, but he spent time with us between eating and dancing. Sarge is very outgoing, so we made friends at our table rather quickly. The men at the table weren't looking forward to dancing, so us girls took over the dance floor on our own. I did manage to get Sarge up for a few slow dances (including the couple's first dance, which I nearly cried through). All in all, we had a ball! It was a busy Saturday, but a lot of fun.