Road Trip!

Well, it all started when we had to go to court on Monday for our son Jeremy. No, he wasn't in any trouble, it was to see if the judge would allow him to get married. Long story short, in the state of Ohio if a male is under the age of 18 and wishes to get married: a) he has to go up in front of a probate judge to get permission to get married, and b) the bride in question has to be at least 17 weeks pregnant. Soooooooo, we went to court and was not aware that part "b" had to be followed. Carrie isn't pregnant, so in their eyes there was no reason for them to get married. I guess the court system would rather have young couples get pregnant so that they can get married instead of being responsible and wait. Go figure. If it was the other way around and Carrie was the minor, all we would have to do is get her parents to give their consent.

Anyway, the above brings me to the reason for our road trip. Since the judge said no to them getting married because of no pregnancy, we decided to take matters into our own hands..........a road trip to Pennsylvania! In the state of Pennsylvania, a couple can apply for a marriage license (they do not need be residents) and wait three days before they can actually get married. If one of the prospective newlyweds is under 18, all that is needed is consent by one of the minor's parents. We decided to go to Gettysburg because it is one of the most haunted places in the U.S. So there you go, we got a mini vacation AND a marriage license all in one shot. LOL

We will be traveling back to PA sometime next week to actually have the ceremony performed. What really ticks me off is that our state legislature (Ohio) makes up these stupid laws and we the people are expected to sit idly by and obey them. *Note to self*: remind me to vote in November...........

What month is this again??????

Well, it seems that I have been going non-stop since my last posting.

I have lots of goodies canned and I will be canning some more next week:) Soooooo far, I have canned salsa, apple butter, tomato juice, tomato sauce and a few other goodies. I have zucchini and corn frozen as well. I want to can sauerkraut, apple pie filling, pumpkin butter and maybe try my hand at some freezer jam. I should have that done within the next week or so.

Started back to school and I really like it. The students and faculty are very friendly at the new college. I am thinking about changing my major AGAIN. Why is it so hard for me to figure out what I wanna do when I grow up. LOL I will get myself straightened around sometime this semester.

I have been helping with the planning of the wedding...........did I mention before that my one son's is getting married? Well, so far I have the hall paid for and all of the decorations, table service, etc. taken care of. I am going to have sooooo much fun decorating the hall:) Carrie's (my future DIL) mom is baking the wedding cake, which comes in handy because she makes cakes for a living:) All we have left to get is the drinks and food for the reception. Since I'm a licensed minister I will be performing the wedding as well.

I got the bathroom repainted (well Jon actually painted) and I got the wallpaper border up. All I have left to do in there is get the new flooring down. Isn't it amazing how just doing a few minor things to a room can totally transform it. After the bathroom is finished, the kitchen will be next:)

I feel like I have a lot on my plate right now, it seems like the months are running together. While I'm thinking about it, this is October......right?