Does Anyone Care?
30 May 2010 - 21:19.
Wow... I haven't even logged into my blog in about 6 months. Give or take a couple weeks.
When last we heard from me on this venue, the wedding plans were still "coming along nicely". Well, that was 6 months, and one wedding ceremony ago. Yes, I am now of the genus Husbandus Ballandchainus.
Much of my example of married life came from my grand-parents. As of this coming August they'll have been married 65 years, so I think they're qualified to advise on how to be properly married. And one of my grand-father's most used adages is "happy wife, happy life:. To that end, and in complete honesty, I have to say that I probably wouldn't be writing here tonight, except that my wife seems to want me to blog more. I'm not sure why, but then again, it doesn't really matter does it? Happy wife, happy life (keep saying it, it becomes a pretty good mantra).
So I will try to blog more. I suppose anything more than twice per year would be an improvement though, wouldn't it?
Moving soon?
22 November 2009 - 20:42.
Lots going on in my life lately....
The wedding plans are coming along nicely. DJ booked, reception venue booked, invites chosen... just a couple othere major points and then it's down to the gajillion little things and details.
My grandfather's place is just about done, and it's already been listed with an agent. All that's left is to do some cleaning, and a little bit of tidying.
And to top it all off, we're putting an offer on a new house tomorrow morning. It's decided step up from where we are now, and there will be room for everyone without us stepping on one anothers toes all the time. Space.... sweet space. Ddon't get me wrong, I love my family, but sometimes I just want to be alone. And I know they sometimes feel that way too...
Overheard
10 October 2009 - 22:06.
Tonight, at Richmond Sushi
"But I don't like seafood...."
In other news, went to see 'Couples Retreat' tonight with my fiancee. We both laughed, a lot. Is it "cinema"? No, most certainly not. But it was good entertainment. If you can appreciate it for what it is, you'll probably like it.
Plans coming along
06 October 2009 - 18:12.
Wow... it's been a while, hasn't it?
So the plans are coming along nicely for the whole wedding thing. The ceremony location is booked, and so is the DJ. The reception is now down to just a couple choices, and the photography choices are also being narrowed down. She has her dress picked out, and is going in Thursday for a proper try-on, and to show it to some friends and family.
I'd heard a lot of noise about how hard it can be to plan a wedding. And honestly, I'm not really that stressed about it. Then again, I rarely get stressed about many things, do I?
Seriously though? The DJ is absolutely kick-ass. We were at a couple wedding shows these past couple weekends, and we saw him spinning a bit. Man, is this guy good. The transitions are utterly spot on, and I'm looking forward to having him there.
Signs of Age
17 August 2009 - 21:47.
I finally found some... and they're real. Yes, I finally have grey hair.
Granted, they're on my chin, not in my hair. But this is the inimitable progression of age.
Maybe now that I'm going grey, I can finally get some respect and be taken seriously. Also, does this mean I have to grow up now?
Wisdom Du Jour
15 August 2009 - 09:20.
'Happiness in life is like balancing on the top of a mountain peak; it's all uphill getting there. And once you arrive, you have to be even more careful, because it's a long way down if you slip and fall."
(Today's wisdom is courtesy of J.R.R. Tolkien, paraphrased to make it understandable)
Frankly Amazed
11 August 2009 - 20:52.
For all the talk I've heard over the years of the dreaded bride-zilla, I've yet to see it out of Jeanette. I'm hopeful for next month however.
In the meantime though, plans are still being drawn up. Tonight's adventure consisted of booking the chapel; that at least is a major obstacle overcome. For guests, it'll be a good venue because there's a bunch of hotels in the immediate vicinity, as well as some other forms of entertainment. Plenty of ways to kill time, if required.
Now we need to find a venue for the reception....
Plans In The Making
02 August 2009 - 19:42.
Well, it's been 9 days since I proposed, and it's amazing how fast plans can move forward when you have two people of a (mostly) like mind working on things.
The date has been set at May 15th of next year. We have a good idea for the venue of the ceremony AND the reception, as well as the pictures (they're all close to one another). We have a rough guest list sorted out, and Jeanette has a pretty good idea what dress she'll be getting, or so I'm told. Jeanette also has a friend who is a wedding planner, and she's agreed to work with us on this as well.
The big one in my mind is also moving forward... the entertainment. We'll probably get a DJ, but there's going to be so much more. I had one idea for "alternate" entertainment, and Jeanette has finally conceded to allow it to happen. I won't say what it is just yet, but suffice it to say that there will be on part of the evening's fun and games that will be absolutely epic.
New Experiences
25 July 2009 - 13:17.
I think I've got something to keep me blogging a bit more. You should all be utterly indifferent to this fact by now, I imagine.
There a series of new experiences coming to my life, which should make for some good blog fodder...
But wait! There's more!
Not Surprised
13 July 2009 - 14:20.
For some reason, this does not surprise me in the slightest...
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/07/13/cats-purring-humans.html
