Extra! Extra!

Another reason why I love living in a small town.... everything is news! Even if it isn't "new" news =) We finally gave our wedding info to the newspaper (just before the 9 month deadline!) and they published it in this past Sunday's paper. Sorry if it looks a little funny, but I blurred out all the last names. The only error- we didn't go to Bermuda =p

Titanic Exhibit

The Titanic Exhibit has been in Pittsburgh since May. Ever since I saw the advertisement, I have been dying to go. Suddenly, we realized that the exhibit might be leaving soon. I looked it up and panicked! It was leaving the 1st of September! With only one day off this week, we jumped at the opportunity and went on Wednesday. Phew, we made it!

Remember when the Titanic exhibit was in Arizona? 7 years ago! That exhibit was like the mother of all exhibits. Apparently there are 5 different exhibits that tour all around the world. I didn't know that before we went and thought to myself "I remember there being different things in AZ." The Pittsburgh exhibit was a lot smaller than the one in AZ. However, for you Californians, it's the exact same exhibit that was at the Queen Mary.

Obviously, you are not allowed to take pictures inside the exhibit. Some things that were showcased were the door from D Deck, au gratin dishes, a steward's shirt, a wine bottle still that still had wine in it, perfume bottles, a frame to a window in a cafe, luggage, china, and much more.

The director at the Pittsburgh Carnegie Science Center was so nice and gave us extra boarding passes. Each boarding pass contains information and the name of someone who sailed the Titanic. At the very end of the exhibit, there is a list of names according to class... ones who survived, and the ones who did not. In that moment you realize, wow- I was given this person and that could have been me.

Amy's Bridal Shower

Yesterday was Amy's Bridal Shower! I was sooo excited to go because I haven't been to a bridal shower in forever. Plenty of weddings, but no bridal showers! She had the biggest shower I've ever seen... I mean, talk about a full room- they even rented a hall! Of course, her wedding is going to have a least 400 people in attendance, so there you go. We laughed because her gift tables were so full, they had to start piling gifts on the floor! Jonathan, her fiance, had to come help her open all the gifts. Twillet and I went together and had a lot of fun playing all the games and eating all the food. I finally got to try "the princess cake" everyone talks about. It's basically a vanilla cake with strawberry and
pudding filling. Yum! Congrats Amy! We can't wait for your wedding!!

Our Wedding Album Has Arrived!!

Yes, we finally got our awesome wedding album from our photographer! It takes such a long time because she has to create a layout and send it to Italy to be made. But, wow, the wait is worth it! We love it!! It also came with a huge, almost my size calendar. Considering I only ever just order prints... this is way beyond what I've ever seen! Here you go Mom, as promised, some pictures...














Our wedding book is currently being used as a sample on our photographer's website. I stumbled upon it and realized I could view and download the entire book! So, here's a little slideshow of our actual book. Family- if you want to download the pages, go HERE. Click on each page to download.

Welcome to the Family, Benz

I thought my sister was joking when she sent me the following picture of my Dad:



We had a good laugh, but no, she was not joking. Direct quote from Legally Blonde: "OMIGOD YOU GUYS!" Congrats Dad!

Ever Realize How Long Monopoly Can Take?

Monopoly always sounds like a great game to play.... and once you have enough people over to play it, why not?! I purchased a great new edition of Monopoly at Target on clearance for like $4! It's called: Here and Now Edition. I had to buy it of course because there's a Starbucks Coffee piece AND you can buy/land on Disney World! How fun! Apparently Monopoly was given a modern makeover for today's would-be billionaires. So, as you pass GO, you no longer collect $200... you collect $2 million! It definitely took us a while to get used to the bigger bills and prices.
We decided to play it last night when April, Ellen and Stacey came over. We started the game around 9pm... and weren't even finished by 1:30am! Monopoly always sounds like a fun game to play until you remember how long it takes to actually get a winner! By 1:30am, the two girls left playing decided to quit and declare a winner. Congratulations to Stacey who had something like $1 billion dollars + change!

The F.C. Fair

This past week, Jan and I went to Kennywood AND the county fair! Unfortunately, upon arriving at Kennywood, I realized our camera batter was dead! Considering I'm called "Paparazzi", this was a huge disappointment for my first Kennywood trip. However, there are pictures- I just have to get them from Ellen (she likes to take a lot of pictures too and thankfully remembered her camera). So, pictures from Kennywood coming soon.



Until then, here are a few pictures Jan and I took at the fair! We went last Thursday because we were hungry. Seriously. That is the reason we went! haha! I love fair food! The last fair Jan and I went to was the O.C. Fair in CA. I'd say this fair was about the same size. I mean, nobody goes all out like Maricopa County!! Ooo Ooo! Anyway, we walked around a bit, took some pictures with cows, and ate food. Just as we were in line for curly fries, it started to pour rain! Luckily, there were a lot of covered eating spots. It didn't rain very long, but enough to make us not want to go on soaking wet rides. Finally, we made a mess eating an elephant ear (it's like Indian Fry Bread, only flatter.) covered in powdered sugar! MMmm Mmmm.