But you can’t take the history out of the girl!

I’m outlined-ish three books in a series.  (I don’t normally stick to outlines but I wrote down my ideas, so that I had a cohesive storyline throughout)  The first book is set in Estill County Springs and Spa.  I know very little about it, so I hit the internet, and found distressingly little.  Even Wikipedia has failed me.  So I began sending emails.  I sent one to a member of the Estill County Historical and Genealogical Society and he just emailed me back asking for my address to mail me the information I requested.  I also email the Kentucky Historical Society requesting information, and the University of Kentucky librarian requesting information.  I can’t wait to get it, and I hope for a few photographs or at least an effusive description of what the hotel looked like.  At one time it was the largest in the state with 110 rooms and small cabins scattered about.  The book is set the summer before it burned down in 1924.

Book Two follows the main character as she graduates high school and goes to college to get her degree.  I think most of you should have figured out where I’m going with this by now.  That’s right!  She’s going to Montevallo, technically the Alabama College at the time.  I’ve already got who’s going to die figured out along with why.

If I play my cards right I can get book three set right as the great depression hits.  Whoo!

I think I’m even more excited about the history I get to play with than anything else really.

So I found out that I can share my facebook albums in places other than facebook!

You don’t have to have a facebook account to view these pictures.  Just click the link and admire.

The Dress

 The Ceremony

The Reception

It’s all about cake, baby!

Random

Recently I’ve been playing with a photo editing software online and getting some great shots, so I will probably be posting a follow up later.  Of course the photos I’ve posted aren’t all of my photos I just chose the best of the best.

Jeff is going to go buy our washer and dryer today!  We looked everywhere but finally picked out a Maytag top-load high efficiency washer with an agitator and a GE front-load dryer with a lint trap inside the door from Home Depot.  I don’t know the product numbers right off the top of my head.  We had been looking at the GE Profile HE without an agitator but when we mentioned that to the lady at the Home Depot she said No!  I refuse to sell those, we have had FIVE returned because they don’t get the clothes clean, and I refuse to sell anymore.  I’m getting two seperate brands because the maytag washer was the best but the matching dryer had the lint trap on the top.  Since my dryer is in my kitchen having the trap on top gets lint everywhere.  Best part is, all appliances are 10% off.  So we ended up saving over $100 dollars.  Free delivery and take away, and they’ll install it for us!  Jeff and I looked EVERYWHERE and we think we’ve made the best choice.

I can’t believe I forgot someone!  That’s what I get for writing a post late at night while two people are trying to talk to me!

Bobby- For coming out of retirement to take my photos.  I can’t wait to get the cd with all of those pictures so I can fill up a photo album.

That reminds me, I need to find a photo album big enough to hold all of the good ones… Maybe a small one for pictures of my friends and a big one for me!

My cousin put all of her pictures from my wedding online-

livelongandprosper.shutterfly.com

Feel free to go have a look!  There are some that are really terrible (totally my fault) that I wouldn’t mind no one ever seeing.  I just spent $60 getting prints.  I can’t wait to see them.  I need to get a photo album to put them in.

The wedding was beautiful!  It was really hectic trying to get everything set up in the morning.  It made me run behind, which ultimately made the wedding run behind.  Whoops.  Other wise it went off pretty well.  The officiant mispronounced Jeff’s last name (Miles anyone?)  When we met with him I asked him not to do the whole present to you mr and mrs blahdy blah.  Because I was keeping my last name.  he assured me he didn’t do that, which is why there is a photo of me looking kind of annoyed as he announces us that way.  Otherwise it went great.  Everyone laughed when the Star Wars theme came on as our exiting song.  And Kiss the Girl worked great as my song to walk down the aisle too.   I hope everyone enjoyed the food, I only got a nibble off of a chicken salad sandwich, and a sip of punch and cider.

All in all it was a beautiful day to get married, even if it drizzled that morning.  By the end of it though Jeff and I were hungry and tired.  So we went to bed at like 8:30.  Sunday was nice because we slept as late as we wanted and hung out with my parents.  Mom made soup!  It was delicious.  Monday, we slept in again (glorious!) and went to the bank to deposit our money into a savings account to save up for a washer and dryer set.  We are pricing them now and hope to get one in the near future.

I would like to use this opportunity to thank a few people without whom the wedding could not have happened:

Laura - you are not related by blood nor were you forced to come, but nevertheless you showed up bright and early with bells on.  I firmly believe that with out your help the wedding would have completely failed.

Bebo and Cindy- you two helped keep things going when there was no one else to do it.

Cathy - For the beautiful and delicious cakes.

Tracey - for the beautiful pictures

Jessica - for holding up the black cloth so I could get dressed.

Becka - for handling the things I could not.

Mother - for being my boots on the ground as it were while planning this shindig

And last but not least Daniel and Kate - for driving all that way just to watch Jeff and I walk a few yards and talk.  That really meant a lot to me and made my day really special.

So thanks to you all.  I honestly don’t know where I’d be without you.

Tracey and Jessica -