AND...It Begins...

First off...

*ahem* I'd like to say hello, my name is Marilyn, and this is my first blog posting. :)

I have to tell you all that I'm a little intimidated!! Why you may (hm, or may not) ask? Well, Chris is a bit of a tough act to follow when it comes to this blogging era that I have now weaseled my may into. I'm not quite sure that I am going to have as much to say, or be able to share it as vividly as Chris. It'll be interesting, and I guess we will just have to see as time moves forward.

A few things to note about me and my writings:

• Chris and I have two WAY different styles of writing.

• I love punctuation! You will undoubtedly see a plethora of exclamation marks (!), the little ... (is that even called anything? Either way, I really love to using it...and will use it at every opportunity that I see fit...), and then the run of the mill periods (.), quotes ("), parenthesis (()),and commas (,).
  

• I love different fonts! I wish they had more to choose from.
  

• I'm big on smiling, so I only see it fit to use smiley faces. This bugs the heck out of Chris, which sometimes gives me more incentive to use them... :)
  

• Spelling + Marilyn = Thank God for spell check!

• I'm a pretty conversational type of writer. I feel like you should be able to hear what I'm saying through my writing. I can only hope that I convey my thoughts, hopes, and ramblings in a clear manner to you all. As many of you know while actually HAVING a conversation with me, I tend to get sidetracked, but then usually --wait! He said what? No! Not that she-- huh? What was that?! I get back to what I was saying--or in this case writing--at one point or another. :)

One thing that I can absolutely guarantee you is that it'll get to be even more interesting than it was before. Chris has done a wonderful job thus far. Together we have joined our forces and you will now get both sides of what's really going on out here in 'Thrill.

We've got a new name! We've got a new style! We've got a wedding to plan! So kiddies, saddle up and enjoy the ride~

**Sidenote, I just wanted to point out that I did notice that Chris still managed sneak in HIS desire for the Cubs to win a world series into the title of OUR blog. I don't know if he thinks I'm blind or something, but to set the record straight, I'm rooting for my Southsiders to get ANOTHER world series. Hm...I think I just came up with an idea for my second blog.**