Rev Alise agree to officiate! 

I sent her an email last week, but apparently she doesn't check that one much and when I told her what it was about she screamed.   

She's put us down in her calendar, and when she's got time she's going to email me back and then hopefully Ruser and I can get together with her soon.    Sooooo happy!!!!

For those of you who don't know, Rev Alise used to be the campus pastor where Ruser and I went to school (Sarah, if you read this, you've seen her, she spoke at my commencement at CBC). We were on the prayer team together with her, so we really feel comfortable with her.  We really wanted someone who knew us, and we both love Rev.  She has so much energy and enthusiasm, I'm just unbelievably happy right now. 

I should probably call the church soon and let them know...

I bought some ribbon at Hancock fabrics this morning, and the lady cutting fabrics was a little nutsy or had the worst short-term memory I've ever seen. 

Lady in front of me: "I need 6 yards of this cord."
Employee: "Okay." After cutting it and writing down the price on the receipt, she says. "Okay, that's 5 yards..."
Lady: "No, I wanted SIX."
Employee: "Oh, but you said five." And after counting the yards again, she had indeed cut six yards.

Employee: "Monday?"
Me: "Uhm, yes... can I have six inches of each of these ribbons?"
She lays it down and measures, and says, "One inch?"
Me: "No, I want SIX inches."
Employee: "Oh, but you said one..."
Me: "I want six inches."
Employee: "Okay, I'm going to cut you eight inches off of this one and six from the other one."
Me:   "uhm, okay."

I would say it was a hearing problem but it wasn't.  She was having no problem hearing anything but the things she needed to remember for about a minute.  I bought the ribbon to test against my dress - it was too white, and not quite the right kind of ribbon, which is fine, because I don't want to buy it there now, anyway.