We've had some inquiries about our address because it is difficult to read the embossing on the invitation envelope.
Here's our address in case you need it.
553 59th Street
Oakland, CA 94609
Can't wait to see everybody in a couple of weeks!
k & d
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Saturday, November 3, 2007
What to do, what to do...
The day is fast approaching! We just realized yesterday that it's about 3 weeks away! Wow!
So there are some minor glitches that we've run into...
1) The time of the wedding - invitations say that the ceremony will be starting at 4 pm. When Devin spoke to the capitol building ladies months ago, he recalls them saying that the building was open until 5:30 pm. I noticed on a brochure that we had that the rotunda closes at 4 pm. Hmm, we should probably check on that. We did. The building closes at 4 pm. Our ceremony is scheduled to start at 4 pm. HA! We had quite a laugh about this one. Seriously, this is classic. So I guess we have 2 options....have an outdoor wedding in November or bump up the start-time of the ceremony. We're choosing to bump up the start-time to 3:15 pm. So cross off 4 pm on your invitation and change it to 3:15 pm. We are going to make phone calls to everyone and also send out emails to ensure that everyone is there on time.
2) My dress has not yet arrived. I just realized this the other day when Devin asked if the call we got from UPS was for my dress. No, but maybe I should check on that? I emailed the designer and she said that the dress would be finished and shipped either today or on Monday and arrive sometime next week. Awesome! Nothing to worry about! But wait...if it gets here on Nov 8 and I fly to Harrisburg on Nov 19, that leaves 11 days to get it altered? Someone then mentioned to me that people usually have multiple fittings for dresses. Really? Multiple fittings for something I'm going to wear once? Wouldn't it make more sense to have multiple fittings for those jeans that I wear every day or those fancy pants I have for work? Let's just hope that it fits without any alterations (which is possible since it was custom-made). If not, some of you might be getting phone calls to bring your wedding dresses for me to wear.
3) The Zembo bar only serves drinks in plastic cups. Beer and wine in plastic cups. Now we are all about function and practicality and have drank wine out of red party cups and beer out of wine glasses and soda straight out of the 2-liter bottle, but our preference is glass. Apparently somebody had to ruin it for everybody a few years ago... a glass was dropped and someone stepped on it when she were dancing without shoes (I say "she" because I've never seen any boys take their shoes off when dancing) and then there was a lawsuit. And then there was beer and wine being served in plastic. We're working on getting glass instead. It will be everyone's responsibility to make sure any broken glass is cleaned up immediately and to not sue anybody if you take your shoes off and dance on broken glass.
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So what is there to do around Harrisburg?? Here are some options.
1) Lancaster - home of the famous Amish folks. If you ever have a chance, check out the movie "Devil's Playground." It's a documentary about the Amish rumshpringa. A rum what!?!? Rumshpringa....a period of 5 years when the Amish are teenagers that they can do whatever the heck they want. Own cars, have big parties in the barns, have jobs, do drugs, drink booze. It's nuts. It's during this time that they decide whether they want to be part of the English world or join the Amish community. Can you believe that they have something like 97% recidivism rate after the rumshpringa?? Yeah, amazing. Anyway, WAY off topic. Lancaster is 30 minutes from Harrisburg. You can see Amish people riding in their buggies on the side of the road, look at Amish quilts, and visit some touristy places with info on the Amish.
2) Hershey - yes, THE Hershey of Hershey chocolate. There will be a Christmas winter wonderland event at Hersheypark. Some rides will be open and the park is filled with holiday cheer. There is also Hershey Chocolate World. Back in the day, you used to be able to tour the chocolate factory (ala Charlie and the Chocolate Factory). Now, though, there is this little ride that takes you through the process of making chocolate and at the end you get a little piece of some freshly made Hershey product. There are also shopping outlets right next to HersheyPark. One of the best things about Hershey is that it really truly smells like chocolate when you enter the town. It's amazing. And the Hershey kiss street lamps kick ass.
3) Harrisburg - there are some fun things to do in Harrisburg proper. Harrisburg has been on the up and up in the past few years. There is the Whitaker Center http://www.whitakercenter.org which is an art/cultural/science center. There's an IMAX theatre there as well as other science stuff and art stuff. The Pennsylvania State Museum is next to the capitol building. I haven't been there since 4th grade, so I'm not sure what it's like now. City Island is in the middle of the Susquehanna River and is within walking distance. You walk over a walking bridge to get there. There is a train and carousel on the island that is fun for little ones. They will have some sort of winter wonderland set up on the island as well. There is also a walking path along the Susquehanna River if anyone is up for some pretty and scenic exercise.
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We hope everyone is doing well and we can't wait to see you all!!!! As always, feel free to get in touch with either of us if you have any questions or just want to say hi.
love, d and k
So there are some minor glitches that we've run into...
1) The time of the wedding - invitations say that the ceremony will be starting at 4 pm. When Devin spoke to the capitol building ladies months ago, he recalls them saying that the building was open until 5:30 pm. I noticed on a brochure that we had that the rotunda closes at 4 pm. Hmm, we should probably check on that. We did. The building closes at 4 pm. Our ceremony is scheduled to start at 4 pm. HA! We had quite a laugh about this one. Seriously, this is classic. So I guess we have 2 options....have an outdoor wedding in November or bump up the start-time of the ceremony. We're choosing to bump up the start-time to 3:15 pm. So cross off 4 pm on your invitation and change it to 3:15 pm. We are going to make phone calls to everyone and also send out emails to ensure that everyone is there on time.
2) My dress has not yet arrived. I just realized this the other day when Devin asked if the call we got from UPS was for my dress. No, but maybe I should check on that? I emailed the designer and she said that the dress would be finished and shipped either today or on Monday and arrive sometime next week. Awesome! Nothing to worry about! But wait...if it gets here on Nov 8 and I fly to Harrisburg on Nov 19, that leaves 11 days to get it altered? Someone then mentioned to me that people usually have multiple fittings for dresses. Really? Multiple fittings for something I'm going to wear once? Wouldn't it make more sense to have multiple fittings for those jeans that I wear every day or those fancy pants I have for work? Let's just hope that it fits without any alterations (which is possible since it was custom-made). If not, some of you might be getting phone calls to bring your wedding dresses for me to wear.
3) The Zembo bar only serves drinks in plastic cups. Beer and wine in plastic cups. Now we are all about function and practicality and have drank wine out of red party cups and beer out of wine glasses and soda straight out of the 2-liter bottle, but our preference is glass. Apparently somebody had to ruin it for everybody a few years ago... a glass was dropped and someone stepped on it when she were dancing without shoes (I say "she" because I've never seen any boys take their shoes off when dancing) and then there was a lawsuit. And then there was beer and wine being served in plastic. We're working on getting glass instead. It will be everyone's responsibility to make sure any broken glass is cleaned up immediately and to not sue anybody if you take your shoes off and dance on broken glass.
____________________________________________________
So what is there to do around Harrisburg?? Here are some options.
1) Lancaster - home of the famous Amish folks. If you ever have a chance, check out the movie "Devil's Playground." It's a documentary about the Amish rumshpringa. A rum what!?!? Rumshpringa....a period of 5 years when the Amish are teenagers that they can do whatever the heck they want. Own cars, have big parties in the barns, have jobs, do drugs, drink booze. It's nuts. It's during this time that they decide whether they want to be part of the English world or join the Amish community. Can you believe that they have something like 97% recidivism rate after the rumshpringa?? Yeah, amazing. Anyway, WAY off topic. Lancaster is 30 minutes from Harrisburg. You can see Amish people riding in their buggies on the side of the road, look at Amish quilts, and visit some touristy places with info on the Amish.
2) Hershey - yes, THE Hershey of Hershey chocolate. There will be a Christmas winter wonderland event at Hersheypark. Some rides will be open and the park is filled with holiday cheer. There is also Hershey Chocolate World. Back in the day, you used to be able to tour the chocolate factory (ala Charlie and the Chocolate Factory). Now, though, there is this little ride that takes you through the process of making chocolate and at the end you get a little piece of some freshly made Hershey product. There are also shopping outlets right next to HersheyPark. One of the best things about Hershey is that it really truly smells like chocolate when you enter the town. It's amazing. And the Hershey kiss street lamps kick ass.
3) Harrisburg - there are some fun things to do in Harrisburg proper. Harrisburg has been on the up and up in the past few years. There is the Whitaker Center http://www.whitakercenter.org which is an art/cultural/science center. There's an IMAX theatre there as well as other science stuff and art stuff. The Pennsylvania State Museum is next to the capitol building. I haven't been there since 4th grade, so I'm not sure what it's like now. City Island is in the middle of the Susquehanna River and is within walking distance. You walk over a walking bridge to get there. There is a train and carousel on the island that is fun for little ones. They will have some sort of winter wonderland set up on the island as well. There is also a walking path along the Susquehanna River if anyone is up for some pretty and scenic exercise.
__________________________________________________________
We hope everyone is doing well and we can't wait to see you all!!!! As always, feel free to get in touch with either of us if you have any questions or just want to say hi.
love, d and k
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