Most, if not all, of you have heard the news that Juliana and I have been sent on vigil for the Pelican with our elevation to occur at An Tir Coronation - that is, for each of our elevations to occur. We'll have two separate ceremonies. Those of you not on Facebook who want to see Their Majesties make the offer can watch it on YouTube (https://www. ( Read more... )

I didn't intend it to be quite so long between updates, but life just keeps going at a breakneck pace. Julia's university had a search for a new president since their current president announced his retirement - and it was an experience that I don't think anyone would say was pleasant. Let's just say a new president has been chosen, but things have ( Read more... )

Life has calmed down just a bit. Not much, but a bit. What we've been up to ( Read more... )

We have not fallen off the earth. Just been incredibly busy, busy, busy. Things have been going pretty well for us. Julia has been rocking out as the president of her university's faculty organization. Work has been going well for me.

S

Yes, it's been a while. Things have been incredibly busy in the Smith-Wensel (or Wensel-Smith) household ( Read more... )

Well, I've seen the doctor. He does think what's been going on with the ribs is dystonia. Instead of the dystonia being just the rhombus muscles like we thought (it is there, just not as severe as thought), it seems the dystonia has moved further down the spine and is presenting in the intercostal muscles of my ribs (the muscles between the ribs). ( Read more... )

The wedding went well. The ceremony was lovely with one little bobble. It was a little cooler than anticipated, but adrenaline kept us warm until the end of the receiving line. It was very nice seeing our friends and family supporting us during the ceremony and giving us a standing ovation at the end ( Read more... )

Things have been quite busy here as we prepare for the wedding and still meet our obligations to our normal lives. This weekend we travelled north of Seattle to attend An Tir Coronation. On the way, we stopped in Seattle so Julia could have a three-hour meeting as part of her faculty-org presidential duties. As a result, we didn't get to our hotel ( Read more... )

Pittsburgh Peeps --

I've gotta a huge favor to ask. My sister will be coming to my wedding and has never flown before. She's nervous about flying. I'm planning to have her fly out on Sept 6 and would like to try to hook her flights up with someone I know.

Thanks!

S

We officially have a venue and a date! September 8 (yes a Sunday) at the Glover Mansion (http://www.glovermansion.com/)!

Now, we just have to work out all the details. Details, details, details. The devil is in the details.

S