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Cake Topper

I was looking at cake toppers today and I found some that I really like. There are a few websites that specialize in cake toppers. This one is from thatsmytopper.com.

First Dance #2

Well, it’s been a couple of days, and I think I should show another example of a great first dance. In this one, the bride kind of reminds me of Bonnie Hunt, and it also makes me think of something that I wouldn’t put past Kate Hudson. Enjoy!

Oh, the 80s

I told Taryn a long time ago that I wanted to do the thriller dance at our reception. Well, I was bored this evening and was looking up funny YouTube videos and I found this clip. I’m glad I don’t remember most of the 80s.

First Dance

Taryn and I have been giving a lot of thought to what we’re going to do for our first dance. I’ve decided not to put on here what we decide (you have to have some surprises!), so instead I’m going to show some entertaining clips of others’ first dances. I think you’ll like this one.

Wedding Music

I’m very excited about the music for our wedding. We’re pretty sure we’re going to have a live band instead of a DJ. We’re going to go with Tuxedo Junction, which was created by a former high school band director that goes to my church. Taryn’s family always has at least one polka played at their weddings because they have some kind of polish background amidst the German and Italian. Tuxedo Junction has a few polkas on their playlist, but one in particular that I know Taryn likes is the “Beer Barrel Polka.” Listen to the first song in the following video if you want to hear what it sounds like!

Missouri Mom on MySpace

I just read an article about a lady in Missouri who posed as a 16 year old boy and was involved in an internet romance.  The romance ended and the girl who was dating the “boy” was so distraught that she killed herself.  As if that’s not sad enough, this isn’t the first time that I’ve heard of this type of situation.  The same thing happened in the Cincinnati area a few months ago.  I think what these people have done is terrible. Adults need to act like adults and kids need to stop looking to the internet for romance.  When you’re a little older and you’ve been on the dating scene for a while, then the internet makes logical sense, but not when you’re a teenager;  you haven’t even had time to figure out your dating style.

Boeing Dreamliner

A few days ago, I mentioned the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.  I received word that Boeing has pushed back the plane’s first flight from the end of the second quarter this year to some time in the fourth quarter.  This will delay the plane’s delivery to airlines.  It is expected to be in the 3rd quarter of 2009 instead of the first.  Evidently, the delays are being caused by the reliance upon partners who have more expertise in the new technologies that are being used.

Yahoo! and Microsoft

Yahoo! has been doing everything it can to dodge Microsoft over the past week.  Microsoft offered to buyout Yahoo!, even though Yahoo! had not even put any feelers out as far as whether or not it should be for sale; Microsoft’s offer was completely unsolicited.  It appears as though Yahoo! does not want anything to do with Microsoft because they have joined forces with Google.  They have begun talks with Google regarding being bought by them instead of Microsoft.  Microsoft responded last night by joining forces with NewsCorp so they could have more leverage to buyout Yahoo! 

Couric to Leave CBS

I just found out that Katie Couric is going to leave CBS, possibly after next year’s presidential inauguration.  Her contract, which began in 2006, is supposed to last until 2011, but I don’t think she enjoys the job, nor do I think CBS is happy with her as the head anchor of the CBS News.  Her salary is about $15 Million, which I’m sure won’t be easy to say goodbye to, but I’m sure she has enough to live on. I’m curious as to whether or not CBS will hire another woman or if they’ll have a man again.  It was big news when they hired her because she was only the second female head anchor, and the first permanent female head anchor in television history for the national news on any network.

Six Month Check-up

Taryn and I had to take the rings in last month for the six-month checkup to make sure that the diamonds weren’t falling out and the gold wasn’t messed up.  The check came back fine, which makes sense since we aren’t wearing the wedding bands yet.  It was funny because the lady at the jewelers commented about how the rings looked like they hadn’t even been worn yet.  I told her that was because they hadn’t!  We aren’t getting married for another year and a a half.  She said that it was really smart of us to buy the rings so early because diamond prices are going up.  Good to know!

 We use Andrew’s Jewelers, which is a part of Robert’s Jewelers.  This is where I bought Taryn’s engagement ring.  We shopped around for our wedding bands, but Andrew’s really had the best selection.  I really like Andrew’s because they have locations all over the country.  You never know where life will take you. 

 How did you decide what jeweler to use for your wedding?  Do any of you have any experience with Andrew’s/Robert’s?