Deep Breaths

Some Assembly Required

So today, Leia's dad Michael and I (with Leia's help and supervision) attempted to put together a huge wardrobe that we picked up from a furniture store yesterday. Apparently it was made in Malaysia (insert your own joke here), and the instructions were so incoherent that we kept looking around to see if we were on Candid Camera or Punk'd. Needless to say, it's still sitting half-finished in the middle of the bedroom.

We had a wonderful lunch of grilled fish and potato salad and such. I am really enjoying Greek food, and I even like several traditional Greek things that Leia can't stand, which is a good way for me to score points with her parents. But yeah.. "Cyprus! Come for the beach, stay for the food, leave before you have to put any Malaysian furniture together." That's what they should put in the brochures.

The four of us went today and looked at the hotel near our house where our friends and family will be staying for our wedding, and where Leia and I will spend our wedding night. The lady there was very friendly and helpful and gave us a great deal on room rates, so it was nice to get that task crossed off the list. So much to do.... My advice to all of you single folks out there is to elope... sure you'll make your family angry, but you can buy back their good graces for a tiny fraction of the money you would have spent on a formal wedding, and you'll save yourself a lot of stress. Then again, you probably shouldn't take my advice...

Tonight Leia and I are going out for coffee with two friends of ours, Jimmy and Christopher. I don't know either of them extremely well, but they seem like nice guys, and it will be cool to hang out with some people who are close to our age. So we're looking forward to that... and I should actually run and get ready now. See you tomorrow.

–John

posted by John and Leia @ 9:41 AM