Never look better than the bride

Ladies and Gentlemen, VALEX 2.0



We had a BLAST in the MSP last week, from the parties to the prepping to the Big Show.

Pictures from my camera are here:

VALEX2008

I did resist the urge to bring my camera down the aisle with me. I figured of all the moments to let some one else worry about it, that was the one. About 136 other people, including our hired gun professional should have sufficiently captured that moment.

What can I say? I was busy.

MMMMMM, delicious food & non-food items

MMMMMM, delicious non-food items

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July, July!

Third of July,



a steamy Fourth of July,



a Brooklyn Twelfth of July,



a hungry Fourteenth of July,



a tomato-y Seventeenth of July,



which pretty much brings us up to this, the sweltering, "oneweekuntilthewedding", Nineteenth of July. Our papers are in order, and in 168 hours or so Valex will become Valex for real. Or maybe Valex 2.0, if you prefer.

We're taking suggestions/requests for reception playlists. iBook will be DJ-ing, so let us know what you want to hear.

It's good things are in order and pretty much taken care of, as I think the heatwave is giving me brain-melt.

Wake up, time to blog.

Pictures from the past few weeks.

1) Val's birthday was celebrated.



@ the Blue Oar with Bethany




@ home with the pudding cake


2) Mussels were grilled





and they were delicious


3) Here there been pirates





Cap'n Dylan and his Wench Sarah held their annual-ish Pyrate Party, which also celebrated Dylan's 30th b-day


4) Strawberries were picked





and eaten



and there were some fantastic old tractors there