weekendry

I'm kind of planning a wedding.

I've been engaged for 7 months now, but haven't set a date. I just went to a coworker's bachelorette party and she was engaged just a few weeks before me. She's getting married in a couple of weeks.

I've really tried to sort through all of the reasons why I wouldn't want to plan this joyous occasion - after all, this is what I've dreamed about since I was a little girl. There are myriad reasons, for which I will save for another story.

In any case I've decided that time is ticking and I probably should get married before my eggs stop dropping. So Peter and I went to look at a place this weekend.

It's called Applegate Valley Ranch http://applegatevalleyranch.com/index.html and my first impression was that it was open and pretty and sort of country. The owners operate a bed and breakfast on the grounds but also host weddings. This is a view of the backdrop where the ceremony could be held.


And this is where the reception could be -under this large oak tree. It looks small in pictures but I think we could do a lot with it. There's dance floor the owner brings out and also a deck for the d.j.

So we'll see. No date for you to save yet.

Although I am not Miss Wedding Planner Extravaganza, driving to Applegate Valley made me all swooney over Southern Oregon all over again. As much as I miss my family, friends, beach and shopping in So. Cal., I moved here because Oregon's landscape made me fall head over heels. I never knew I could like nature so much.

Having a wedding here will be so beautiful, no matter where we have it.

To wash the wedding planning taste from my mouth we went on some friends' new boat on Sunday on Emigrant lake. It was so effing hot in Medford, like 102 degrees!

Peter wore his long sleeves to protect his porcelain skin.

The End.