The Dixie Boat

North Webster is a unique little town with a rich history and a beautiful lake.  For these reasons, Brian and I decided to have our wedding in the small town that we will both call home after July 4, 2009.  There is a culture here that we wish to share with both our family and friends.   It is our hope that you catch a small glimpse of the town called North Webster and why it is “home.”  One of the areas we our highlighting on our “big day” is the Dixie Boat.  All of our guests will be able to ride on this boat between our wedding and reception for a fun cruise around Webster Lake.  This particular Dixie Boat has been running on the waters of Lake Webster since 1929!  For a wonderful history of the Dixie Boat, please click here.

Currently the Dixie Boat is under construction.  She stays in the water all winter long and during this time, she undergoes some much love and tender care from her long running summer.  You can see from the picture below that she is boarded up, the benches and the railings are gone (even though I noticed that a few railings were slowing being added when I took this picture).

Now the real questions is…will she be ready for July4???  The leadership of the Dixie ensures me (within reason) that the Dixie will be up and ready just in time for Memorial Day!  So, if you are anticipating this boat ride and just can’t stand it anymore…you can come up for a visit and we can take it for a whirl. 

Dixie Boat is now on Facebook!

Busy week of extra curriculars….

It is Thursday evening and it is nice to be home after work and not have a major agenda (except to clean).  Brian and I have had a busy week.  I had a meeting in Warsaw on Monday after work to discuss some new personal training options locally with Lou at Positive Fitness and while I was doing that, Brian was changing the oil in his truck.

Tuesday, we had our second round of Swing Dancing lessons with Ray and Barb Gsell.  The first week was a little rough for me personally because I have never taken dance lessons before.  I just usually take a little more time to mentally process things prior to trying them and the pace of the lessons was not very conducive to my dysfunctional learning style.  But, the second week went MUCH MUCH better as I had a whole week to process.  It is very enjoyable, but I can also see how it would be easy to forget if you don’t practice.

Wednesday we had our second meeting with George, the minister and family friend of Brian’s, that will be marrying us on July 4th.  George came through North Webster and it was good to share and dinner with him and visit.  He has given us some great ideas about the ceremony.  I am personally very thankful because I think I have my hands full in the other areas.  Thanks George!

Tonight, Brian gets to change the oil in my truck (Have I mentioned how wonderful of a guy he is?)  Then it is all about clean clean clean.  Our great friends. Torrey and Chris Ray are coming up for a visit tomorrow after work and we are all going to head up to Bittersweet Ski Resort to go skiing this weekend (providing that the snow didn’t all melt).  We always have a great time with them, so I can definitely say we are looking forward to the weekend.

What are your plans for the weekend?

We’re Engaged!

There’s a bit of excitement in the “TannerWorld” this week as my sister Karen got engaged.  Congrats sis!

Brian is a great guy, which we’ve learned as we’ve been able to get to know him over the past year or so.  I mean, c’mon, any guy who can tolerate my crazy sis AND can keep his own with the Tanner family while at a Disney theme park has something right going on!

Brian caught in the middle of our insanity!

No word yet on when the official date of hitching will take place… but we need something for a future blog post, right?

We’re excited for you two!