Has it been almost a month AGAIN since my last Blog update?  Wow... it only seems like... 2 weeks ago... *LOL*  I know, bad joke. 

The wedding plans are coming along nicely.  D & I found an awesome baker in Annapolis, thanks to a recommendation from our wonderful caterer, Cheryl Lewis... I totally threw off my diet tasting cakes from these folks... *LOL*  but we had fun doing it!  D is working her tail off on the invitations, and they look awesome.  I swear, this woman is gifted in so many ways.  She amazes me with something new every day.  Everybody keeps asking us, "Are you excited?" or "You counting down the days?"  They're sweet & endearing questions, but they're getting a tad... well, I don't want to jinx it so I won't say.  *LOL*

Anyway... I just wanted to see how it would feel blogging from my VIP Suite at RFK Stadium  yep... I was asked to sing the National Anthem tonight to kick off the Nationals / Marlins game tonight.  So, I'm here in my VIP Suite, alone, waiting for the game to begin.  My family is joining me - they're on their way.  D couldn't come - she had to do some Pastoral Care visits tonight.  All in all, I can't wait to hug her after this is all over.  I admit - it's about 90 minutes until I do my thing, and I'm a little nervous, but I'm OK for right now.  The stadium is empty and both teams are warming up.  The Nats are on the field, doing batting and fielding practice.  The Marlins are in front of the visitors' dugout doing stretches.  I've got my HP notebook computer from work, connected to the Nats' corporate (unsecured *snicker*) wireless router in the stadium.  I've sat elsewhere in the stadium and I couldn't connect to it... so it's wierd that I can connect to it here.  But, hey... maybe it only reaches this side of the stadium... *shrug*  They even had some sodas & water in a refrigerator in the box, so my folks can save a little money here... *LOL*  They even have a couple of cans of Pepsi for my mother!  *LOL*  We did soud check about 30 minutes ago and I actually got through the entire Anthem without slipping up on the words!  I feel more confident about doing the song later before the game.    If there's any way video of this is ou there, I'm gonna post it here.  And if anybody sees the game locally and can record the pre-game highlights (which may include my singing), please record it and contact me!

Alright.. I gotta try to find something to do to entertain myself forf another hour or so...