We returned from Christmas at the Cape having made a reasonable dent in our wedding to-do list. Greg's got a tux, the wedding party has somewhere to stay, and once we send the deposit, there'll be a cake.

We also learned that going to Cape Cod Mall two days after Christmas is a terrible, terrible idea. You probably knew that already.

Our site leans toward vague information on housing, simply because there's such a vast selection, we don't want to thrust anything on anyone. However, here's where the attendants are staying: The Tern Inn and Cottages in West Harwich, about nine miles from the ceremony and reception. As a point of reference, the cottages range from $800 to $1295 a week, the largest sleeping six. They're all freshly renovated and tremendously cute, and when you tire of the pool and playground, it's only three blocks to the beach. There are also a few guest rooms available at $129-$179 a night including breakfast, although we have reserved the majority. Oh, and the common room has a baby grand.

Ah, but lest we get too specific, here's yet another B&B search site!

We learned a few things on our brief but busy pre-Christmas visit to Illinois, foremost of which is we apparently don't update our website enough! The most popular questions are sure to recur, so we've finally broken down and added a Frequently Asked Questions page for easy reference.

As planning goes, we're clicking along fairly steadily. No florist yet, and no cake. Otherwise fine. The dress is here, in a box, in the bathtub of the guest bedroom. It was blocking the stairs for a long time, so this is an improvement. We tell you this not because we're proud of having a wedding gown in our bathtub, but so that come next June, when we have no idea where
we put it, virtually everyone we know will be able to remind us.

A new Lindy Hop class starts soon! We're looking forward to seeing a bunch of people there.