Roadblock

Lame breaking news. Davenports wants to book us on July 2 -- but we expect many of our friends to be out of town or attending another wedding we've been invited to on that date. This ruins my creative pursuit of the name one gives a party held before a commitment ceremony. Engagement party? Almost commited party? Conception party (as opposed to reception)? It'll be no party at all.

I'm also reconsidering this whole Chicago party thing. I wanted to include my extended family in it, but I'm thinking they may have a hard time making the big 120 mile trek to the big city. So maybe we'll hold a reception dinner down there and just throw a little something at a tavern up here for our friends. Decisions decisions. Normal, Ill., here we come.