The World Surrounding Me

Not that I’m counting…

Well, hurricane Rita missed Austin completely. Barely a cloud in the sky and not a drop of rain here. The city was still deluged with people from Houston, but that’s something we’re willing to put up with, given their need to evacuate. The disappointing thing is that Rita was supposed to break the freakishly hot [...]

I’ve posted more detailed directions to the wedding venue. There’s a version for out-of-town guests, and one for in-town guests. Post a comment to this post, or email rsvp@mattbecky.com if you have questions. Also, remember to rsvp via email sent to rsvp@mattbecky.com if you haven’t yet. Thanks!Becky

Unless you’ve been living under a rock the last few days, you’ve probably heard about the hurricane that’s apparently headed for the Texas coast. Rita, as she is known, has been measured as the third most powerful hurricane in terms of low pressure in the recorded history of the Atlantic basin. It’s a category 5, [...]

We were doing some updating of the registry lists, and noticed that the Pottery Barn list has only one item remaining (now, we can entertain on the white dishes!). And, that item has been discontinued and is likely not available in-store (and is definitely out online). The Amazon.com, Target, and Crate & Barrel registries do [...]

3 weeks from now, I’ll presumably be getting a little bit nervous. Lots of you will be making your way through a little bit of Austin traffic out to the peaceful hill country. Yes, we’ll be getting together in 3 weeks & 42 minutes for the wedding! Just 3 weeks away. Wow. Becky (the rings [...]

I got home yesterday to discover two things: 1) FedEx had tried to deliver a package of honemoon stuff from my travel agent2) A call from my travel agent with some bad news Specifically, my travel agent pointed me to this story. The picture you see on the upper left is the hotel in Bora [...]

We bought our wedding rings yesterday. Not a big deal in some ways – cheaper than a lot of other wedding expenses, and less planning required besides. But still, wow. Ohmigosh. I’m getting married in 3 1/2 weeks…

My mom came in over the weekend — made last-minute plans to visit. The phrase “vendi, vidi, vici” attributed to Julius Ceasar could just as well apply to Mom this weekend: she came, saw & conquered! We conquered packing. Together, we went through virtually everything in my apartment, including all my clothes, all but one [...]