Ok so everyone said they wanted to hear about my wedding planning, and since it’s taken over my life it’s about the only thing I have to write about!

The wedding is on November 1, 2008 at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church on Pleasant Street in Portland.  The reception is to follow at Val Hall Golf Club in Cumberland.  We are inviting about 140 people, which usually means about 120 or so will attend!  I have purchased my dress, and the bridesmaid dresses have also been purchased.  I am doing an apple red for their colors, which will go along with the fall/leave theme of the wedding.  I am moving right along with all the other planning, which is nice!

We are going to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic for our honeymoon and we’re staying at the Punta Cana Princess All-Suites and Spa Resort, which is an All-Inclusive resort (necessary due to the amount of food Slava eats!).  There is a video of the resort on YouTube, and a description, pictures and traveler reviews on TripAdvisor…the actual site is horrible!   We are going on Monday, November 3rd until Monday, November 10th.

If you are interested we have created a wedding website that has information about the wedding, family photos and other great stuff!  It is still being updated, so keep checking back for additional information!

Ok I think I’m done now!

-Lindsay

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Well this is my first post, so we’ll see how it goes!

I went to Quebec this past weekend for their annual winter carnival. For those who haven’t heard of the winter carnival, it’s a 3 week production that has events including an international snow sculpture contests, snow tubing, toboggan rides, ice castles, ice bars, etc. This is my second year going and it was just as fun as the first. I went with Slava and another couple, Jimmy and Becky. Quebec is such a beautiful city and in the winter it seems to be a winter wonderland.

My favorite part of the trip was the toboggan. This toboggan run is long and steep, and well worth the hike up. We took about 10 runs in an hours time, often racing people down and winning! Each sled can fit up to 4 people, which is what we often did.

The snow sculptures always amaze me, but this year was especially interesting because the team from the United States was actually from right here in Portland! They also do the ice sculpturers for L.L. Bean and the sand castles in the summer. This years sculpture was titled “In Humans We Trust”, and it has a bunch of sea related parts including a starfish, net, crab, boat, etc.

I put my pictures on shutterfly, so please feel free to view them! If you ever have the chance to go, I’d recommend it, as it was very fun!!

Until next post…

-Lindsay

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