Moments before the kill...

If pictures speak a thousand words.....well, I guess this one wouldn't really have all that much to say. However, the interesting thing about this photo is that it was taken about an hour and a half before Geoff and I became a couple. It was August 5, 2005 at a joint birthday party for our friends Megan and Marisa. That's me, obviously, and my roommate at the time, Diane, and there's Geoff, with his back to us. Little did we know, it would be the last photo taken of us as single people. We had no idea what was about to happen... but I think it's safe to say we were both secretly hoping for it, even at the moment this picture was taken. So maybe it's worth a couple words after all...

Happiness and Home Goods

Registering takes a long time. And as much fun as Geoff thought he'd have with The Gun, it will still wear you right out. We have barely added anything to our registry, but we did have a fun time looking at things and sipping mimosas at the Crate & Barrel/Real Simple Weddings event. Or maybe it was the mimosas that made it so difficult. At any rate, we did manage to enjoy it, and there are SUPER fun things to look at. Like the world's tiniest cup and saucer that we saw at Bed Bath & Beyond. We didn't actually register for it, because much as I would like to be, I am not cool enough to make espresso at home with anywhere near the regularity you need to in order to own cups like this. Maybe after our Italian honeymoon I will attempt it. But in the meantime, just holding it made me happy.

Our house in Tuscany

Its official. We have found a place to stay in Tuscany for part of our honeymoon. The plan is to spend a few days in Venice, a few days in Rome and then settle in Tuscany for the bulk of the trip, where we can relax and do nothing for as many days as we want, but also take day trips to Florence, Pisa, and other small towns in the area. One of Geoff''s business assocaites had a friend who has a house in Tuscany that she rents out and we BOOKED IT FOR 10 DAYS. I am So Excited!! Take a look at our Tuscan vacation home...Casa Alina.



And please make note of the VIEW OF THE VINEYARDS!



This is the road you take to get there. If you're in Tuscany in June, come visit us!