OT: waaaaaaay OT....

[Petrol]

when my wife got incredibly frustrated at all the BS that goes with planning a wedding and suggested for the 3rd time (yes, I wanted to be sure she was serious, knew and would remember that it was her idea) that we just visit a JP I said hellsyeah. couple hrs later we were honeymooning in the Bahamas.
21 yrs later we're still in the game.

[Aisling]

Just a post to take a moment today to pause and remember what today is about. I'm thinking about those who sacrificed thier lives for the good of others.

[Mike T]

In other OT news, I got clipless pedals for my bike this weekend and have the scars to prove it

Assuming they are run of the mill Shimanos, either you can loosen them a bit or they'll break in, and then no more owwies.

[Michelle]

Can I get an amen? Blowing an obscene amount of money on a single day of your life, and on a dress you will never wear again? And especially where you put yourself into debt to do it? It makes no sense to me at all. If I'm stupid enough to get married again, it will be the beach all the way.

The very thought of that, and all the associated BS, was enough to make me run screaming from the room and hurl myself off the balcony ...

Amen to that too!!!

Funny how most men think that all women want these big obscene parades for their wedding but a large portion of us just want it to be over so we can move on to the fun things in life like the honeymoon

[Neil Gendzwill]

Is there room for somewhere in the middle? We did dinner for just the wedding party and close family (no speeches/toasts etc) and then a dance/party for everyone else at a cheap hall. No fancy hotel - their prices are outrageous. I bought a suit for the occasion - my wife's dress cost less than the suit. She never wore the dress again but the suit was my marry 'em/bury 'em outfit for years, so good value. I think the total tab was about $6k, but that was 20+ years ago...

[Allee]

Yeah, there is for sure. I got married on a 50ft boat, which restricted the guest list to 30 close friends and family. Finger food on board, we supplied the alcohol, my mother made my dress and the bridesmaids dresses and the suits were hired. Limo hire, some flowers and a few odds and ends, I think all up the entire shindig cost 4K. And yes, that was also 20 years ago ... but still a cheap day, and we saved the $$ for a great two weeks in Aussie.

And when I got divorced, I didn't have to feel bad.

[Neil Gendzwill]

One nice thing about the way we went is that because the dinner party was small (ish, about 40 IIRC), we could have it in a restaurant. We got a meal for about the same price/plate as the hotels wanted to cater rubber chicken, and it was wonderful. The hotel wedding deal is quite the racket around these parts.

[ncermak]

well...despite my call to elope, I'd say do the wedding. Even though I didn't talk to anyone for more than a few moments, It was the best night of my life. We had a blast!

Now off to Bermuda for a week!

[Michelle]

Have fun Noah, and congrats!!

[dantheman0177]

It was the best night of my life.

Congrats, mate. I'm really glad you had an amazing night. It's something you'll remember for a long time.

Enjoy the Bahamas!

[Aisling]

hey show up some wedding pics when you are back from honeymoon

[wavechaser]

Right on NC - BIG congrats!!

[ncermak]

Thanks...

say it so...this made it to page 2????

[Michelle]

WHAT is the world coming to? Page 2??? get real.

[Aisling]

hmmm... if it hit 3... we would need a page 3 girl LOL

[Aisling]

so running... its been awesome.. i've great heart health and my lungs are performing better than they have in years for this asthmatic...

and i LIKE it... my body craves it... soooo there i was going for my morning run friday at 630a... when my foot hits a hole in the road, I completely roll my ankle and fall 180 degrees around... ankle is toast. i hobble back grab an ice pack and go to lean back in the chair in order to get my leg up and the back of the chair snaps. i kid you not. hopped over to grab a towel and i look down to see a black cat in the house... the neighbour's who had scratched his way through the screen door. as i wrapped the ankle i waited for the rain cloud to appear over my head

going for xray today as i'm getting shooting pain up the calf which is worrisome to me. it may just be aggro'd muscles/tendons/ligaments but better have it viewed just in case..

so now what to do? i'm off running for at the minimum 2-3 weeks to rehab a sprain..

[kieran]

so now what to do? i'm off running for at the minimum 2-3 weeks to rehab a sprain..

swimming. get a pull buoy and work those arms.

[Aisling]

oh good idea! i need some upper body strength training
i didn't think about swimming as the ocean here in boston is a bit gross... i imagine cleaner than before but still... palatable beaches around here, anyone? Hampton in NH?

[murphy12]

Hi Aisling,
Try youtube and type in Hindu pushup. Lots of variations, and they work well for me. Hindu squats too.

[Jim Callen]

Well, you could swim in a lap pool. I"m guessing that's what the previous poster meant

When I lived in Boston I frequented the North Shore beaches, but not Hampton. Its a hair on the trashy side. Plum Island and Newburyport are awesome (but the water is COLD) and if you want to go south check out Duxbury beach, which was always a favorite. If its been as hot as I've been hearing, the water should be totally doable for a change.

Good Luck on the recovery....oh, and I also recommend looking into pilates and stabilizer ball work outs. When I busted up my knee a few years back, I got some ball videos just go keep me going, and they were good.

[Angie]

Well, you could swim in a lap pool. I"m guessing that's what the previous poster meant

When I lived in Boston I frequented the North Shore beaches, but not Hampton. Its a hair on the trashy side. Plum Island and Newburyport are awesome (but the water is COLD) and if you want to go south check out Duxbury beach, which was always a favorite. If its been as hot as I've been hearing, the water should be totally doable for a change.

Good Luck on the recovery....oh, and I also recommend looking into pilates and stabilizer ball work outs. When I busted up my knee a few years back, I got some ball videos just go keep me going, and they were good.

Sorry, Honey....totally forgot I was logged in as you when I sent this post. Ais...pretend this is from me and not Jim.

[dantheman0177]

Sorry, Honey....totally forgot I was logged in as you when I sent this post. Ais...pretend this is from me and not Jim.

This could get weeeeiiiirrrrrrdddddddd.......

[kieran]

This could get weeeeiiiirrrrrrdddddddd.......

on the internet, nobody knows when you're a gestalt entity

[ncermak]

Angie and Jim...This is news to me. Guess this is what I get for never making it to the SES...

Congrats guys!

[Arje_Vandemeer]

120,000 views and well over 3000 replies!!!!

So, I take it this must be the "Grapevine" thread for BOL??

[Michelle]

Gosh Noah...have you been under a rock?

[dantheman0177]

Gosh Noah...have you been under a rock?

That's what happens when you have a wedding to plan.

[Aisling]

Hi Aisling,
Try youtube and type in Hindu pushup. Lots of variations, and they work well for me. Hindu squats too.

murph i presume you mean these for *after* my ankle is no longer blown up like a balloon....

LOL

[Aisling]

Sorry, Honey....totally forgot I was logged in as you when I sent this post. Ais...pretend this is from me and not Jim.

ahhh thanks angie/jim/whoever... hahaha

noah even i knew about those 2 and i never know anything!

[ncermak]

under a rock...under a wedding, under a relocation, and under a job search.

Wife moved me to Bridgeport CT right after the wedding. for some reason I keep getting further away from mountains

as for angie and Jim, Since I've never met either of them, I suppose its not that surprising that I didn't know. Does that have anything to do with why Angie moved west, or was Jim a consequence of that move?