So the "save-the-dates" are finally in the mail. I never would have guessed that people needed to send out notices informing their friends that invitations are pending. It seems redundant...like a duvet cover. Do blankets really need blankets?

One of the cooler things Penny noticed is the number of places we sent invites to: Arizona, California, Oregon, Wisconsin, New York, Florida, Virginia, Alaska, New Mexico, Alabama, Michigan and of course Chicago. We also sent invites to Australia and England.

It's been said that you learn something new every day (I wonder how many things you forget every day), and today I learned that 50-cent stamps are not self-adhesive.

57 stamps.
57 envelopes.
No sponge.