Last weekend Tony and I were in Big Sur for the Big Sur Arts Hidden Gardens tour. We scored free tickets, because Renee (my boss) sponsors that event and was gifted two tickets. She was in Eugene, speaking at a garden conference, so passed the tickets off to Tony and I. What started as a lovely day, turned chaotic and ended with a bar in ( Read more... )

Tony and I got hitched on Saturday. I've been asked many times since the ceremony, "do you feel any different?" Well actually, a little ( Read more... )

Today is my thirty second birthday...whatever. My boss is (surprisingly) giving me half the day off because I was born on this day. Since I answer the phone for twenty different businesses, I had to let them all know that I won't be around after noon today...and why ( Read more... )

I'm dressed up...I can't really describe how...but I am. I took my usual twenty minute walk to work this morning...obviously dressed up. I've been at work for over half the day, just got back after walking downtown (Santa Cruz) to get lunch (Asian Rose...yum). So far I've seen four people dressed up, including me! It's a shame... Is this going ( Read more... )

So Kate had her twin girls (Davia and Shaelyn) twelve days ago. Lori and I went to visit them last Saturday. I held them both, youngest humans I've ever held. Up until last year (when Vern and Angie's daughter Kali was born) I had a "six month" rule...I held Kali when she was just over a month old. Davia and Shaelyn are much smaller, seemingly ( Read more... )