Cock-a-doodle-doo

Well...here is the truth: my laptop is making all these weird noises like it's doing sit-ups or something. So who knows if this'll work.

I went to yoga today. It was great, I've really enjoyed the class so far. Good mixture of difficult and relaxing. There's like ten other people in the class, and it's in a small room. When you put your arms out to the sides, you have to try not to touch people's hands because that's weird. Other than that it's good. Sometimes the men in the class bring the instructor roses from their gardens, which is weird to me. I never bring her anything. She is Lyn with one N.

I had a good 4th of July with Kevin, and then last weekend we went to Huntsville and I got to see Katie Park!! I know, so jealous, everyone calm down. She'd had a baby shower there--he's going to be called Tyler Park----and we went out to dinner with her parents and then back to their place for ice cream. I was excited for her to meet Kevin too. We only took like two pictures because I am a big fat slacker with my camera these days. It's heavy and I get embarrassed to be like "everybody get together!" That morning Kevin and I went shopping for Linda's birthday and I got myself a headband from J.Crew. It's chartreuse. Do you know what color that is? Green. So weird.

Linda's birthday is tomorrow, and she will be 21. And yes I got her some presents too. Really the big news is, my little sister is now one of those girls walking around, waving her hand around with a diamond on her finger. She is going to get married to Jon Wilkinson! Pretty crazy, huh? I was only medium-surprised when she told me, but still it seems unreal. My sister is going to be someone's wife. So maybe they'll get married next summer I think.

I got my hair trimmed up. It was getting draggy on my neck. Short hair's kind of a pain that way, I guess. But on the plus side, sometimes I wake up looking like a rooster now.

I just finished a Fannie Flagg book that I got at the Nashville McKay's. I'm going to send it to you, Em, soon as you get an address again. Kevin thinks you should say it "McKay" because that's how it says on the sign but I can't do it.

Oh! I forgot! I got a big trip coming up in 4 weeks. I am going to California to have a family reunion with the Cheneys and the Bechtels. I'm going to be there the WHOLE week. Zach said I can borrow a wetsuit, and that we are going to go the beach every day.

I found a recipe for the perfect cupcakes, yellow with chocolate frosting, in Cook's Illustrated. I wish Nicky would come home so I could go make them at her house. I miss her.