Mish mash of epic proportions.

I'm kind of all over the place today, so I guess this post will be too.  Brace yourselves!

• My camera arrived!  It's another Canon 20D (my last one had a bad error message).  It has a grip (very cool, a grip serves 4 purposes: extends battery life with extra battery storage, allows for the usage of AA batteries, gives you a place to rest your pinky finger and has a vertical shutter button for ease of shooting vertically) and came with the kit lens.  I haven't got a new CF card yet so I haven't had much time to play with it.  From what I can tell, I'm very happy with it, only problem is that the whole kit smells like smoke (guess I should have asked if the seller was a smoker, but that's on me for forgetting), but I think that should air out eventually. 

• We picked our photographer and have a verbal agreement.  More on them once t's are crossed and i's are dotted.

• Save the dates are sent.  More on that once I upload my photos.

•  These cakes are beyond amazing.  This one especially.  To heck with Gabriella Marie, god bless whoever made that awesome cake!  That christening gown is crocheted with... something edible.  Anyone who crafts knows how totally labor intensive and talented that is.

•  Love Affair Workshop is giving away a cool Davina Fear Insight Kit.  Check it out.

• Went to visit some of Ari's family in Minnesota this weekend.  It was fun, but exhausting.  I got my ring resized while we were there.  I no longer worry that overly emphatic hand gestures will cause it to go flying and be lost forever, which is quite nice.

• I'm on a boat!

• Whoops.

Images by James Moes via Green Wedding Shoes.

• Went rollerskating with Ari on Thursday.  It was awesome (seriously).  Still haven't bought my skates yet.  In all truth, I was a bit intimidated by all the other people there (who were really good skaters), but I'm determined.  Though I will wait until I have some wrist guards, the one time I did fall, I went down hard.  I got pretty good at crossovers and got some real speed.  Still haven't ordered my skates.  I've been spenderella lately.

• Ari wasn't such a fan of skating, but he was, in fact, the best sport ever.

• The coolest hats I've ever seen.  Seriously.