We're planning the alcohol for the wedding. So now is the time to comment on what kind of liquor/beer/wine you want to see at the reception.

1. What is your favorite mixed drink?

2. Favorite shot?

3. Favorite beer?

We've put the money down on our reception site which is also our ceremony site which is also our honeymoon suite location. It's a bed and breakfast just off of grand river by the airport. It's called the Rosewood Inn (http://www.rosewoodinnbandb.com). We haven't seen the garden where we will be married yet because it's covered in snow, but we've been reassured it's beautiful.

Since both Casey and I blog on this site, I decided that I am going to type in blue to signify my posts.

We've been back in MI two weeks now and things are going well except that we don't have jobs yet. Although there are prospects, it is scary. No income with lots of expenses....that's a nightmare.

I actually had my first dream about the wedding and it wasn't a good one. Oh well it wasn't real, so I'm not going to let it bother me. Unfortunately the reality of losing most of my wedding info was reality. Last week the USB that I keep all of my wedding info on got bent and we weren't able to recover the info. I should have had an electronic backup. It means I no longer have lots of inspirational ideas that I've found from hours of websurfing, but more sadly than that is I had written my vows and made several other things. Crap! Shame on me for putting it all in one place.

It has been so nice to have 2 weeks off of work though. We've been so busy though that I have hardly noticed. I have got to spend time with quite a few friends which is priceless. Glad to be back in Michigan. Great lakes, great times.

For anyone who doesn't know, Amelia and I are officially Michiganders again. We arrived at my moms house at 8am Sunday morning. It was a long trip that included having to bungee our cooler to the top of the tonneau cover, getting pulled over by the US Border Patrol, getting caught in a blizzard in Missouri, and 30 plus hours of driving without stopping (including food we just went through drive-thu's), and a whole lot of trying to sleep in a cluttered truck cab. But we made it, and now we are unpacking and trying to get organized. After catching up on some much needed sleep we'll have to get some people together and get some drinks. Till next time...

I had my 3 wisdom teeth extracted yesterday. I only had one third molar on my bottom jaw; thank goodness for that! It was partially impacted, so the bottom one hurts the worst. I'm on Percocet right now, which helps. Yesterday I pretty much just slept after I got home. Luckily I had today and tomorrow off of work, so that means that I've just been a blob.

A little more than a week until Black Friday. Woohoo! Normally I would be super excited for the day before that too (Thanksgiving) but we're not cooking a delicious meal. I will be jealous of you all!

I just had my birthday and it was a rockin' good time. We drove up to Phoenix one last time before we move back to Michigan and had a day of doing stuff Casey wants to do. That includes eating incredibly unhealthy food, drinking delicious booze, and playing hours of games at a giant arcade. All in all it was a great day thanks to my beautiful bride-to-be.

A friend of mine that I hadn't spoke to in years found me on facebook: Holly Pranaat. I didn't recognize the name because she got married. She got married to a guy with the last name Pratt and her maiden name was Gernaat. So I told Casey I was gonna make him change his name to Conkliford for kicks. I like hyphenated names when they're so long that its just funny....if only my girl Heather would have decided to be vanFrankenhuyzen-Abdelmageed. I might love her a little more if that was her name. Maybe for the baby that is now 5 days overdue. I can only hope.
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