10,000 Lakes update

So it's Saturday night in the Twin Cities.

We had a beautiful party last night at the neighbors of Joe and Kaye's, the Bartling's, who Tracy use to babysit for back in the day.

There have already been some funny things in our relationship, situations where people knew other people, some hockey ties got bigger when my first hockey coaches Larry Moore and Mike Kemp had recruited Tracy's brother when he was in high school. On Friday it got even more tied in. Larry was the coach for one of Kaye's friends' kid, and my mom has common threads with one of Joe's relatives via teaching in Nebraska and Peter Bartling was born in Nebraska, so it's pretty funny to see come together.

Today was MOA, high school hockey, dinner, trick or treaters... now it's 11:30 and the mom's and Tracy are doing invite stuff, I'm blogging, and the dad's are talking politics, marriage, sports, etc.

My folks are headed back tomorrow, Tracy and I will get up at O-Dark-Thirty on Monday and head home.

Thanks everybody for a great weekend! We'll see you back up here for Turkey Day.

Don't let your wedding end up here....

http://wedinator.com/



Enjoy. Shaun

Boy, another "slow" week.

So I just dropped Tracy off at the airport a few hours ago, realized, no updates recently. So here are a few things to chew on.

Tracy spent two nights (I had to work....waaahhh!) at the Trump with her wingman Carolyn in celebration of Carolyn's 30-something b-day. A day of spa care and then Steve and I joined our ladies on Saturday afternoon. Must say I've never been to a hotel like that, we didn't even spend much time there as I had to work again on Sunday morning. Anyway, I was getting my cameras ready and snapped a quick pic of her lounging as I left...she's probably gonna kill me for this one!

Let's see, what else....

- Hotel block addition. The wedding/reception location the La Valencia also has rooms, but you may understand why my folks, her folks and alotta folks are staying in other locations.

"10% off rooms below $400 and 15% off rooms over $400
Our room rates range from $275 - $595 and suites range from $600 - $1,500
We will set a courtesy block containing a few of each category giving your guests a choice of all room types.

http://www.lavalencia.com/
For Reservations please call 800-451-0772

- I hear there is a question as to my clothing for the big day...did the Orange Tux win? Well, just like Tracy's dress that I can't see.... you'll just have to be there!

- There have/had been some great prices via United and Southwest on airline tickets. I noticed they were headed back up the end of last week. Tracy and I got Wed-Wed tix for about $260 each on United. Because of Tracy's traveling with ON, we get free bags, so keep that in mind.

- If you need help once you land in SD, please let us know. We can help pick up some folks if needed, etc.

- Additional Links

http://www.sandiego.org/nav/Visitors
http://www.sandiegobikeandkayaktours.com/
http://www.seaworld.com/
http://www.balboapark.org/
http://entertainment.signonsandiego.com/visitors-guide/

More soon! Shaun

My ring and such

So, it's Sunday night, it was a long week after Omaha and the engagement party. I happened to get an infected tooth, part of a root canal from ten years ago and that was now fractured. So pain, Mon-Thur, then it got pulled on Friday... more pain. Tracy has been making sure I'm behaving myself during that time, and while she took the week off. Not sure we have a ton of news. We did pick up my ring this week, so I'll share that with everyone. I already have a family ring on my right hand that is gold, and didn't want another gold ring, so we found this Tungsten ring that has a celtic themed design that plays back to my Irish heritage.

Next on the agenda this week. Finalizing the music and a few other details that I'm sure Tracy will have me do :) We're really on a good pace to get it all done.

Cheers, Shaun

Omaha Engagement Party

First, thanks to everyone who came and joined our families in Omaha or rather Lake Wauconda.

We're having a slow start this morning, but just finished doing breakfast dishes for everyone.

The girls are going to Omaha for a bridal shower, I'm staying behind with the guys for
an afternoon of football :)

See ya back in Chicago.

Shaun