The Week In-Between. . .

While the happy couple was off honeymooning, there was much to do.  It would have been nice to have everything go smoothly, but that’s not our style . . .
The trip to Utah did not agree with the van so it had to go in the shop (again.)

I had much to do so I borrowed Paul’s car.  I have not been in an accident in over 30 years, but that streak is over

For the record, it was NOT my fault.  The guy who rear ended me didn’t notice that I had stopped for the car coming (we were turning right.)  So there was all the hassle that goes with that.
And then, as I was trying to finish up the slide show. . .

The aggravation . . . the HOURS on the phone with technicians . . . the failure in getting it running when I really needed it.
Thank goodness for external hard drives and a spare computer so we were able to eke out a slide show (though I’m not sure it would have mattered that much if it hadn’t come to pass, but it was a special request from the bride and groom.)
I was pretty glad for the week to draw to an end!

Elbow (not the English Rock Band)

I injured my elbow in August (last year. . . .I am a slow blogger.)  I rested it in September, got a cortisone shot in October, and it still hurt in November. 
My orthopedist (who had been fortunate enough to enjoy my previous injuries with me) told me there was nothing he could do and that I should rest it the rest of the year.
In January it still hurt.  Since I was out of ideas, I decided to try something new-to-me but is actually really old. . . . acupuncture.
Different rooms had different themes. 

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Oh, and I got poked too.  And then I would take a nap (nothing to do and *relaxing* music will do that to you).

While it did help for a little while, it seemed that something more was wrong with my elbow than I had hoped.
But it was a GREAT stress reliever leading up to the wedding!
And it turns out there is an English Rock band named elbow (go figure!)

Never Bored

Allie is never bored.  She has always known how to entertain herself.
One of her hobbies is collecting Starburst wrappers.  She doesn’t particularly care for the candy but she loves the wrappers.

She has been known to sort them for hours . . .

and hours.

She has good friends who collect them for her and keep them in pristine shape to conform with her standards.

She keeps them in a large jar so she can admire the pretty colors and encourage more people to assist her in her quest to have the world’s largest collection.  (Okay, I don’t know if this is true, but it sounds good, right?)

Needless to say, she was pretty happy to see her countdown chain shrink (the number of days until she is to return back to college and her people.)