What do you think of my new t-shirt?

It took almost 3 years to get it.

we are arriving in northwest indiana on christmas eve and back home on jan. 3.

see everyone back there then.

time for my monthly update.

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that’s about it.

i’m sure you’ve noticed that i haven’t posted much here lately. so, a quick update.

doing a new project at work. it is pretty involved schedule-wise, so i’ve been pretty tired.

at home, we’ve been adjusting to being married, trying to get the house up to specs, etc. so, that has been taking up a lot of time.

it all adds up to me not getting to the computer several times a day like i used to. now it’s more like a couple times a week. so, not very many posts.

well, it’s time for a hockey game. we are 1-1 so far this season.

gemini is fast.

we accidentally left the gate open last night, so gemini got out. she was probably roaming for an hour before we realized this at midnight. then i drove around the neighborhood for 3 hours before catching sight of her. so, i quickly stopped the car and gemini jumped away from it. i got out and called her, and she looked at me and took off running. she was out of sight in seconds. then i spent the next hour walking and driving around in that area until i caught sight of her walking around in the middle of horsetooth, which is a bit unsettling. so i pull up next to her and call her. she looks at me and bolts again. given the way i was catching up to her at 30mph, i’d guess she was going at least 20mph herself.

gemini is fast. we are tired.

(when i caught up to her and called her again, she finally recognized me. she came over to my side of the road and was very happy to get into the vue.)

well, grace has smacked at gemini twice in the last two days.

gemini has ignored it both times.

now if we can just get her to quit tearing through the dog door, we’ll be in good shape.

Well, I’m finally starting to get my wits back about me. I need to thank deeply everyone who helped with our wedding (in no particular order):

My mom and sisters – how many families will work the cake table at a family member’s wedding?
My dad – for being the steady person he always is and for some reassuring words the morning of the wedding
Laure’s family – for helping with decorations and doing some last minute running
Dug – for helping with so many random things during the preparations, for a great bachelor’s party, for some awesome conspiring with my wife, and for being Dug – Thanks, brother!
Nathan and Janet – for doing a great job covering the curtain in front of the baptistry, for coming so far to be there, and for the great gifts
Nathan, Mark, Eric, and Ian – for everything that made me want you to be up there
Lee and the bridesmaids – for being there for Laure
Gordon – for caring about Laure and I, to make sure we knew what we were getting into
Dan and Rick – for making sure people got where they needed to go
Joey O – for making the trip for Laure and for helping out with the wedding
Dawn – for helping to make sure everything ran smoothly
Michelle – for the free videography service, I still need to watch the video
Mark Weedman – for making the drive and for planning to follow up with us
All of our guests/witnesses – for being there for us

I know I have to be forgetting people. I said I’m beginning to get my wits about me, after all. If I’ve forgotten to mention you, I am deeply sorry. Please gently remind me.

Thanks to everyone who came. I hope you enjoyed yourselves. I wish I had been able to spend time with people. We were far too busy with pictures.

You’ll notice I modified the timer on the left. I like the new version more.

I’m sitting at the kitchen table with my beautiful wife right now. We got to Fort Collins at about 1:30 AM Monday morning.

This week is mostly going to be spent cleaning the orc burrow I’ve been decorating for the last year.

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Off to Indiana to get married!

Only 8 more days!