So, We survived our trip to the arctic tundra - Minnesota. It was way too cold the entire time and I was sick the entire time. NOT a great way to start the new year. It was so nice to get back home and really dig my feet in the sand to get started on wedding planning.
I have been calling some places for our reception and ceremony sites and it is looking more and more like the Clearwater Beach Hilton is going to be a winner. They can offer us a ceremony on the beach complete with chairs, etc, and alternative indoor location in case the weather isn't so, uh, "favorable", and then also a beautiful location for the reception. One caveat - the reception is almost 20 percent cheaper if we hold it on a Sunday or a Friday. I honestly am leaning towards the Sunday. 20 percent off of $10k is a good amount of money that can be used somewhere else. My only fear was that our out of town guests (almost 80 percent of our guests) would have to take too many days off of work - Then, my mom reminded me that we are only asking them to do this once - to come to Florida for our wedding once. And that it is one of the most important days in a couples life. So, I guess that sold me - if someone doesn't want to come to our wedding becuase of their days off of work, then I guess they shouldn't come. I figured planning a wedding was clouds and puppy dogs the entire time - but I am surprised at how much drama goes into it. Las Vegas looks better every day...Just kidding!!
So, I think Sunday it is -- especially after looking at the menu and our choices.
On a NON-wedding note, I registered for my next semester of school. I am going to take 3 online classes - Personal Health (easy A and a much needed elective), Developmental Psych (still don't know what direction I want to take with my sign language- maybe counseling?) and then Web Publishing (another elective). I've also been researching the different options that I have for taking the Sign Language classes and getting certified. There is a school here called ASL and basically they are an interpretor service. So, doctors offices, law2yers, etc. call the service to get an interpretor. This company also offers the various classes needed to obtain certification. The company offers the classes at $100 each...Valencia offers what I am assuming as the same classes for 200 a class. I am honestly leaning towards going through the interpretation company becuase of the many different services that they offer -one being they will help find a job for those that are certified through their company. I want to go over and look at the school and see if it looks - okay, I guess before I make my final decision.
This has been such a long post, but I haven't written in a while...So, that's where we stand right now with life.
And just for kicks, here is Dave and his cat:
