Cross-Country Part II

It seems that the picture feature on the blog is up and running again. Now we can get back to some more photos from our cross-country road trip.

Cruisin' around Midway, Utah on a sweet bicycle.

Doug and Joline outside of the local watering hole in Park City, Utah.



Salt Lake City, Utah. Joseph Smith. What a guy.




Our friend Sean who lives in Salt Lake. That's the car he bought at the Bobby Rahal dealership in Pennsylvania that my dad (Jack) DOESN'T work at.




Our campsite in Zion National Park (Utah). We were showing our American pride by flying the flag above our tent.


The next few pictures are from an amazing hike at Zion. We got up at 5:30 in the morning and saw the sun rise. And it was absolutely the scariest hike I've ever been on, and I didn't even make it to the peak. Devin was a trooper, though, and finished the hike solo. I never knew I was so afraid of heights! Check out these pictures...




Vegas, baby!

Bob (and his wife Neha who is mysteriously missing from this picture), Sarah, and Scott met us in Vegas for a crazy fun weekend.

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We're busy building that playlist for the reception. Finding 4-5 hours of music can be quite a challenge. Let's hear some more ideas for music!
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Happy Monday......d and k

Road Trip

We keep saying that we'll post pictures from our cross-country trip and then we don't. So today is the day. Here are some pictures from various places across the country.

Memphis, Tennessee. No laws against drinking in the streets. We decided to adhere to the old "when in Rome..." adage.


Some sweet tattoos we got in Memphis. Devin has Jimi Hendrix on his neck. Kate is sportin' Elvis on her arm in commemoration of his death.

Cooking lunch at a visitor center in Oklahoma. Thankfully nobody saw when Devin lit the pavement on fire.

Arches National Park in Utah

Park City, Utah. Doug and Joline are showing us all of the insane development that's occurring in the mountains there. You know, big houses, wal-marts, costco's...all things that are definitely worthy of cutting down those silly trees.

Hmm, for some reason the blog site isn't allowing me to get to the "add images" page. We'll put up more pictures once we figure out the problem. Have a great Sunday!

Hey Mr. DJ

Kate here. Devin and I are going sans DJ for our reception. We thought we'd all just have a sing-along instead. No, no, karaoke DOES sound fun, but instead we're going to do DJ iPod. We were having a LOT of trouble finding a dj to fit our needs so we decided to put a little work into it and use the old iPod.

*This is a call for requests (and dedications if you are so inclined) for the reception. Please leave a comment or send an email to Devin or me with any songs you'd like to boogey down to at the reception.*

devinjkelly@gmail.com OR kate.morrison@gmail.com
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Time for a shameless plug. As some of you know, one of the big reasons that we moved back to California is because I had an opportunity to start a business with my friend Lindsay. We are providing behavior and education consulting to parents and schools that serve kids with disabilities. We designed and created our own website which was a big accomplishment for us because neither of us had any experience with it. Check out the website for Imagine Consulting!

More Tidbits

We've been quite industrious in the past few days and almost have our invitations completed. They should be in the mail by the end of the week so keep your eyes peeled for something other than bills and junk mail. Thanks to Scott and Sarah for all of the invitation-making tips and to Rorey for her formatting expertise.
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We registered at Bed, Bath, and Beyond last week. We were so excited to get that little laser gun and start shooting it at barcodes. That excitement lasted about 20 minutes. Then we realized how big the store was and how bored the customer service guy was (he was seriously hunting us down to tell us every detail about every product in the store), and we suddenly donned our crabby pants. So we decided after a while to go home and regroup and go back another day to finish the registry. Things went much more smoothly the second go-around, and we left the store with smiles on our faces. You can go to any of their stores or online (www.bedbathandbeyond.com) to check out our registry.
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We also bought our wedding outfits last week! That was a million times easier than that registry. Scroll down to the end of this post to check out kate's dress. It's being custom-made so let's hope that it's completed before the wedding!
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Some people have been wondering who is going to marry us. We are so excited that our friend Brendan is willing and able to be our officiant. Brendan was one of Devin's roommates when Devin first moved to San Francisco. He has an amazing knack for inventing such activities as Easter Abalone Bunny. His resume includes visiting every major league baseball park in the country, holding a world record, and volunteering at hospitals in India. We are continually inspired by Brendan's wit, creativity, compassion, and humility; we're so grateful that Brendan can play such an integral part in our union.

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Here's the dress for those of you who were excited (or appalled) that Kate is posting her awesome dress for you to take a gander.


Haha!! Just kidding! Or maybe not.....

Travel Information

Before we give the hotel info, we wanted everyone to know that if you've been receiving emails from us to check the blog, then you will definitely be receiving an official invitation in the mail. We will be sending out formal invitations (as opposed to the ever more popular email invitations). However, we know that airfare gets more and more expensive the closer it gets to a holiday so we don't want people to have to wait until they receive an invitation to make travel arrangements. Now that that awkward piece of info is out there, we'll move on to the hotel options.
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We like to give choices, so we've found 2 hotel options for everyone. Each has its pluses and minuses...we'll leave the decision up to you. There are also other hotel options in the Harrisburg area if neither of these suit your fancy.

Crowne Plaza - downtown Harrisburg
23 South 2nd Street
Harrisburg, PA
717.234.5021
Price - $105/night plus tax
All events are located within about a mile and a half of this hotel.
This hotel is in the heart of downtown Harrisburg within walking distance to the Susquehanna river and many restaurants and bars.
Reservations must be made by Oct 25, 2007. Mention Kelly/Morrison wedding to get quoted price.

La Quinta Inn - Harrisburg Airport/Hershey
990 Eisenhower Blvd
Harrisburg, PA 17111
(800) 531-5900
Price - $60/night plus tax
Hotel is a 10-15 minute drive from downtown Harrisburg and all events.
Reservations must be made by Nov 10, 2007. Mention Kelly/Morrison wedding to get quoted price.

One of the previous blogs provides information about travel to Harrisburg, PA. Feel free to get in touch with one of us if you need more travel information (airports, distance to and from airports, transportation to and from airports, etc).
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We wanted to give a shout-out to Paul for getting the incredibly challenging riddle correct. Yup, the answer was a coat of paint. Paul was one of Devin's roommates when he first moved to San Francisco. Thankfully Devin made it through the grueling interview process to be a roommate because otherwise we wouldn't have Paul as one of our best friends. A little about Paul...he loves to read, he loves to go to R Bar, he loves to pretend to be a dj (btw, Paul, we're looking for selections for our reception playlist), he loves baseball, and most of all he loves his friends dearly. We need to hang out soon, Paul.
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We also wanted to thank Lindsay and Chris for being so gracious to let us stay at their house while we were frantically searching for a place to live. We enjoyed some good grilling while we were there and their house has a welcoming and calm vibe that was much needed after 12 days of driving and camping.
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We're finishing some details for the Friday night dinner as well as times of events. We'll be in touch soon to say hi and to keep you updated and hopefully post some pictures from the cross-country trip. Cheers!