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I'm a Rambling Woman... or I just have a LOT to tell you :)

I thought it would be very easy to make 'blogging' a regular part of my life... I'm learning it's not that easy.  But really I should have known because the rest of the things I enjoy to do don't always come easy!

This past weekend we had the opportunity to mark something off the bucket list... the Kentucky derby infield.  I must say it was an amazing weekend to spend with friends.. it was definitely not the weekend to 'relax' as we got together with friends to 'play college' as we call it.  Louisville is definitely a crazy place during Derby week.. we had a blast experiencing 4th Street on Friday night.. we even met Captain Morgan!  Perhaps spending an evening out until 3 am was not a great idea considering we would be spending Saturday in the infield... but at the time we were having a great time, without a care in the world... just like college :)

Playing College with Captain Morgan


The Kentucky Derby was definitely an experience, and we had a blast with great friends, but I honestly don't know if I would ever do the infield again!  It was INSANE!  Considering how much fun we had Friday night, Saturday morning I was hoping for a more 'low key' day... 'low key' and 'infield' do not go along!  It is a great place to people watch and see people behave in weird ways, but the claustrophobic side of me, was not a fan... especially as we were leaving the infield.  Do not fear, I DID SEE A HORSE!  Again.. it is something I can cross of the bucket list, but I might have to stick to Keeneland, or become rich and get tickets on Millionaire Row :)

The Crew Ready to Brave the Infield
.... a big shout out to the Russo family for driving us AND feeding us afterwards.  What amazing hospitality :)
Michael and I also got the chance to take our engagement pictures on Sunday!  We had a blast getting to know our wedding photographer, and Michael has been bugging me for years about getting some more 'professional' pictures taken... apparently my famous one arm shots are not 'professional' enough for him!  Rob Mould did a wonderful job, and I'm even more excited about our wedding pictures.. If you got a chance to see, he posted some on facebook, but you can also go to his website: http://www.robmouldphoto.com/, go to client login, and the password is Wisniewski2011.  Enjoy.. and let me know what you think!
Rob's Pictures are WAY better than this one-armed shot...

We also got the chance to go and finally view our (almost) finished reception site tonight!  Let me say.. AMAZING!  For those of you that don't know, we went out on a limb and booked our reception site for our wedding based on the fact that we liked the old, historical house, and the construction plans to add on..  I was blown away as to how the place has come together, and we were also able to find our cake as well (Martine's Pastries are sooo yummy)!  October 15th keeps getting closer and closer!

There will be a lot of dancing and a shaking on this dance floor...

You can't tell, but this is the lovely fountain!  Dad wants to know who is bring the soap?

Entrance from the House (where our cocktail hour will be) to the Reception Room

So the purpose of this blog is really not to ramble as much as I have.. and this is just proof that I will need to post more often... but one final thing I wanted to share with my friends and family.  I was honored to be nominated as Teacher of the Year for Instructional Technology with my bestest work buddy (and some have jokingly called us the Olson Twins), Ashley Williams.  It is a great honor for both of us, and I could not be more pleased than to receive the award with her.  We've both had the honor of being SCMS Teacher of the Year (one in 2009 and one in 2010), and I'm excited to be able to go to the Awards Ceremony WITH her.  There are so many more teachers that deserve to be recognized, and I couldn't be more humbled by the experience... especially since overall it has been such a tough school year for us both!

Ashley and I at a 5K we ran last year

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