"Dan vs. Wild"

We had our own little episode of Discovery Channel's "Man vs. Wild" at our house last night...better named "Dan vs. Wild." Let me start this story with a little background. A few weeks ago, our friends Donny and Robyn were having gnat problems in their house. Dan and I were at Walmart where found this genius bug zapper tennis racquet...perfect gift for our friends with the bugs! So, we picked one up, and as usual, forgot all about it. Fast-forward to last night.. .

As I was sitting on the couch, hand-addressing close to 400 Save-the-Date's for our wedding (that's another post all to itself), a lone moth appeared in the living room. Dan, bored out of his gourd, suddenly remembers the zapper racquet and retrieves it from the kitchen pantry. Why our bug zapper was in the pantry with our breakfast cereal is to be determined. He needed batteries, and decided that teaching this moth a lesson was more battery-worthy than brushing his teeth, so he removed the batteries from his electric toothbrush to do the deed. What ensued next was one of the most hilarious, first grade boyish things I have seen in a LONG time! Keep in mind, this thing zaps bugs like an original bug zapper with the noise and a spark, but in mid-air with a full swing! I will let the picture essay below tell the story...

On the hunt...

Got it, but just making sure it's really dead...

That was too much fun to stop with one moth, so he headed outside, to the porch light, duh!, to find more...

But this one is my favorite! Look at his face! He is so excited and happy!! It's the simple things...ZAP!

Our Wedding Site

Well, it has been quite the techy wonderland the past couple of days with the soon-to-be Maciuk's! Not only do we have our new little blog, but we also now have our very own wedding Web site! After the age-old RSVP debate...do we even send RSVP cards in our invites since no one RSVP's anyway?...we decided to create this little site to give our guests the chance to just RSVP online, and give out-of-town guests a little more in-depth info about the wedding, accommodations and attractions. It also has some fun stuff about us and our wedding party. Anyway, check it out for all things "Maciuk Wedding!"

http://www.mywedding.com/danandjennwedding

WE'RE ENGAGED!!!!

Okay, so it's old news...but it just doesn't get old!! For those of you who have been living under a rock, or who have stumbled upon this blog, Dan and I got engaged on the beach in St. George Island, Florida (amazing vacation spot, BTW) on June 12 of this year! He popped the question and I was TOTALLY not expecting it! I thought it was too cliche for Dan and his "surprise" antics! He's REALLY great at surprises. Anyway, everyone had been telling me, "You're gonna get engaged in Florida...I know it!" so I naturally assumed it was too expected for his taste. No sir. First night, we walked on the beach and had to pop-a-squat on a catamaran because the sand crabs were many and sizable. Little did I know, the Fed-Ex man had delivered my ring to the beach house we were staying in with our dear friends, Donny, Robyn and their little one (and Dan's God-daughter), Aly. I, of course, said yes. I have been ready to marry him, so I couldn't say yes fast enough! And if you know our story of God's grace on our relationship, you know we can't be more excited to finally be together.

Things have been fast and furious since then. The day after we got home from Florida, Dan flew to California to speak at a youth camp for a week. It was a snowball effect from then until now, filled with local missions trips, youth camps, missions trips to Paraguay, VBS, and engagement party in Nashville and one in Little Rock, etc. We are home now though, and the planning is in full effect! We are getting married on December 6th at Fellowship Bible Church in Little Rock, AR. Since Dan is from Nashville, my family is mostly in Central Arkansas and most of our friends are in Northwest Arkansas, Little Rock was the perfect half-way point. Our reception will be at the Arkansas Arts Center, which is the state art museum. It's pretty phenomenal! And to top it off, Andy Warhol will be on exhibit during our reception! Both of us have always dreamed of a Christmas wedding, so this is PERFECT!

We hope to update this blog often to serve as a little bit of a journal during this fun process, and a way for our scattered family and friends to keep up with our fast-paced lives! If you think to, pray for us during this time! We both long to be the best spouse's to each other, and haven't the slightest idea how to! Any tips and pointers are welcomed! Now, off to eat the rest of our wedding cake samples from this weekend...YUM.