Heaven Help Us

If you have not noticed, our dear, confused "friend" Andrew has begun his own blog. It is linked to the right along with the blogs of our other friends, so take a peek if you dare. Mar and I have been at him for awhile, trying to get him to start a blog since it has proven to be a great tool for communicating with everyone. At first he refused, saying that blogs are only for people who want to sully the landscape with liberal propaganda, but he has finally seen the light. Make sure read his missives after putting the women and children to sleep, for it is not for the feint of heart.

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.**