Oh get me to the church...er...back yard in time!

Hey hos and foes what's happening?

The big ol' back yard wedding this weekend went off without a hitch. Except the part were Tyler and Tori got hitched! Ahaha!

...wow am I lame today.

Seriously though, it was perfect. Tori was beautiful in her dress and Tyler looked like a moron in a tux! I kid, I kid. The boy can clean up. The weather was outstanding, sunny skies and it was warm. If anything a little too warm but better that then cold.

I must say, I was surprised my mother didn't blow a fuse or seven. Though she was a bit snippy to me in the morning but not nearly as bad as I thought it was gonna be. Everybody was calm and collected, just ready to roll.

To be honest I don't have an audio memory of the ceremony. Visually it is there but what they were saying um...yeah. Not so sure. I was scampering about snapping off dozens upon dozens of pictures, plowing into people in the process. I should get a review mirror for the camera cuz I'd be backing up to get a shot and whoops! Sorry lady! Or whoops! Hello inadament object!

I think the memory card in the camera had a capacity of 500 pictures and when it was all over and done with I had something like 30 left to take. Ahehe. So I have an itchy trigger finger! But there are some that can be deleted for sure. More is better in a situation such as that.

Why am I listening to 'N Sync?

Oh! Speaking of sync-ing, I spent over an hour Friday night getting the playlist the way I wanted it for the reception and I think about three songs when in order. All that work for nothing! Except for during the process I did have one of biggest neck cracking in recent memory followed with a back cracking which felt fantastic! That was a slight perk in an otherwise frustrating hour. ITunes was being a bitch and driving me nuts. Plus it was 11 p.m. and I was tired.

Yesterday was the Cheese Days Parade and I finally got fresh from the fat cheese curds! FINALLY!

But holy crap is that parade long! Seriously. I was ready to go after the New Glarus Ladder Company. I love those guys! The perk to every parade, watching the dude climb up the ladder. Oh and the racing sausages were there! Yay! Go Brewers! I also got my first experience of scraping candy out of a child's mouth. Yes that was fun. Abag also got to share in the festivities. Austin was eating a tootsie roll when it got stuck in his teeth and on the roof of his mouth so Ashley dug it out. Then a while later he walked over to her and opened his mouth, lo and behold another tootsie roll was plastered up there. Since she was holding a dog Ashley thought it was wise not to stick her finger in his mouth he turned to me to get it out. Yummy. Then he started to bite me a little, the punk. But he is so damn cute so all is forgiven.

After the cheesey afternoon I had to go to the newspaper on the way back to WW to submit my article. It was probably 730-ish when I got there. No one was there so I was sitting there tippity typing away when the police scanner or something started to talk and wow. It scared the crap out of me. I was already a little on edge because it felt like I shouldn't be there and then that thing started talking. It was so strange sitting there all alone in the semi-darkness, don't know why. Just one of those things.

Alright. Time to do something productive.

see ya home slices.

Wait, what?!

Holy shit my brother is getting married in two freakin' days. What?!

I know it really isn't out of the blue (well it sort of is) but it's just like "um what?" I still find it a little weird. Not as weird as thinking in a few months he's gonna be a daddy! Holy fuck buckets people! Holy fuck buckets. You know, that's when I realized we weren't kids any more. Well I guess I've known for a while we aren't kids but that, the call, is when it really sunk in that things are gonna be different.

Anyway two days! TWO DAYS! And I have so much to do! Well, maybe not a lot of things to do but I view my tasks as important. First off I have to sync the music. Much like I did for the playlists for the trip to Nashville and DC, I must go through the reception playlist and make sure there is beautiful transitions between each song, that the flow of music is smooth and to put it simply quite amazing. My goal is that it will be so beautifully done that no one will even notice it. Yes. I'm like a Navy SEAL, if I my job right you won't even know it happened. I also have to sync up the Dinner Mints playlist. The music that will be playing during dinner, duh. But calling it dinner mints pains me a little. If I am to understand it correctly, there will be NO dinner mints at the wedding. I'm sorry but that alone makes me think of boycotting it. It is not a backyard function without dinner mints god damnit! Graduation parties, dinner mints! I need DINNER MINTS! I had great plans of getting sick off of a belly full of beer and dinner mints being sloshed together by sporadic dance movements. Now that's not gonna happen. Though perhaps I'll by a bag, hide them in the woods somewhere, and slip 'em in under the radar.

My other big task is to learn the ins and outs of the new camera I'm going to be using for the pictures. That's right ladies and gents, I am the official wedding photographer a thank ya. My 'rents went out and bought a digital SLR for me to use so I gotta figure out how that beast is gonna work. Should be straight forward, just like my regular SLR only no film. I'm totally gonna look the part too. I plan on having three cameras. Yes three! My film SLR, digital SLR and my digital point and shoot. Yeah that's right. Total paparazzi!

One thing I am feeling sad about this weekend is I won't be able to get my groove on in the beer tent at Cheese Days Friday night. Le sigh. I have to cover a football game so I won't be able to be there. It's ok though. I will be going to the parade on Sunday so I will get me so cheese curds for once! I haven't had Green County cheese curds in YEARS! That isn't even an overstatement. I didn't go to the last Cheese Days (gasp!) and I don't know when I went to the fair last. Maybe two years ago. So I haven't had fresh from the fat fryer cheese curds in way to long.

Alright I have to go. Must go get some stuff straighted out in regards to school.

Keep on keeping on!