"I Caaannot Bee-lieve it!": A Seal Introduction

Oh, hive...sweet, sweet, hive. I cannot believe I am being afforded the chance to address you all right now. But alas, the world (and Pengy & Co) is kind and here I am, in all my Seal-y glory.

So who am I? Who, who...who, who. For one—I watch way too much television (hence the nod to the CSI theme song back there...it was kind of obscure, don't feel bad if you didn't catch it). Secondly, I break out into song often and without forewarning. Quirks aside, I am a fun-loving, family-oriented young lady planning my dream wedding to my dream man in my favorite city in the world: San Francisco!

I was watching "Sister Wives" one morning (I told you, I watch a lot of TV) when my iPhone made a familiar sound alerting me of a new e-mail. After weeks of feverishly checking my inbox for a response to my bee application, this sound no longer excited me. In fact...I'd successfully managed, for self-preservation purposes, to convince myself that my first response was going to be a rejection. So try to imagine my ridiculously gleeful surprise when Pengy told me that they would be excited to have ME on board as the newest bee. Poor Mr. Seal got quite the face grab and shoulder-shake after that one!

Now. Why the Seals? Let's break this down.

1. San Francisco - We are planning a San Francisco themed wedding and seals (well maybe more sea lions, but my seal icon IS kind of ambiguous) scream bark San Francisco!

Pier 39 in San Francisco—right outside one of my favorite clam chowder joints (in case it snuck past you...I added the ball):

Main image via TheDailyBite/Ball added by me via Icon Finder

2. Baseball - Mr. Seal and I are baseball fanatics. He's from Brooklyn and roots for the Yankees. I, on the other hand, am a big time San Francisco Giants fan. My team's mascot? Lou SEAL. (Extra fun trivia: I got my acceptance "bee-mail" on baseball's Opening Day—it was fate, I tell you).

My Lou Seal bobblehead:

3. I LOVE Seal!

Photo from Amazon.com

Okay, okay. Maybe that was a bit of a stretch. I mean, I like to belt out the lyrics to "Kiss From a Rose" as much as the next kid (and I DO think Seal and Heidi Klum make a sweet couple)—but that really played no part in my decision.

Anyhow, I still can't grasp that I am a bee and that I get to share my wedding and planning with all of you wonderful people. I promise to bee the best bee that I can bee...alright, that was too much.

Photo courtesy of The Marin Studio

PS—Big high-fives if you can figure out which kid's show I was quoting in my title (I swear I only watch it with my 2-year-old niece).

With love and appreciation,

Miss Seal