SO SO SO SO SO MUCH!

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I love her to pieces!

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The geeks are coming out of the woodwork for poor Gary Gygax. I never realized how many famous (or at least moderately well known) people are geeks until I started hearing all the tributes. My favorite so far, Stephen Colbert.

I love children. I think Eric's nieces and nephews are great, and for the most part they return the sentiment. I'm head over heels for my new little niece. Playing with them, hanging out with them, even diaper changing and all that icky stuff is a lot of fun for me ( Read more... )

Elinor Louise, 7lbs. 5oz, 20 1/2"
She arrived at 8:24 pm and made me an auntie for the first time.
We'll all call her Ellie.


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I am not a Giants fan, but since Eric is I was rooting for them last night. During that last NY possession he had put his hand on my head for some reason. That's when Eli made that amazing pass to Tyree, so Eric KEPT his hand on the back of my head for the remainder of the game (timeouts included). The last 5 minutes of the game made the first 3 ( Read more... )

Well, today I did the most traditional wedding thing ever. I went to a "Bridal Expo" hosted by the Jaycees and the local TV station in the Quad Cities. I signed up for untold spam e-mails and probably a few traditional snail mail flyers as well. I'm hoping to win some awesome wedding swag, or at least a coupon for services from a vendor I like ( Read more... )

Emilie hurts my feelings SO badly. She's 17, which is the most self-centered age possible ( Read more... )

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So I think everyone here knows that I got secretly married last May. Now we're planning the actual event for our friends and family to come to this September. It's amazing to me just how much goes into these plans. It also amazes me just how little the actual day ends up being about the couple getting married. We're making so many of our plans ( Read more... )