an important realization

It occurred to me yesterday that now that we’re married, I also own farmland in South Dakota. I wonder if that will make me less afraid of farms?* After work today (which involves Secret Santa lunch with pizza and beer, so I’m guessing not a lot is going to be accomplished), we’re heading to the in-laws’. I’m very much looking ...

2011 wrapup 3

Time for the year-end roundup! I’ve been copying Chele with this for many years now. 1. What did you do in 2011 that you’d never done before? Played paintball Touched both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans in a week’s time Bought a printing press, set up a studio in my house, and printed wedding invitations Went on a free vacation ...

five days til christmas…

Last Friday, we dropped off three families’ worth of gifts and 30 dozen cookies at the Aliveness Project before driving approximately two billion miles to Dan and Kate’s new house in Savage. (It was actually 20 miles, but I’m not going to let them forget they moved that far away.) On the way there, we witnessed THIS. There was even ...

work christmas, 7th edition! 2

(Have I mentioned that my boss says she’s taking us on a cruise for our tenth anniversary? Only three more to go!) We got to the Westin, dropped the car with the valet, and checked in early. Joe and Missy came to our room and we split a bottle of champagne, then went up to the 10th floor boardroom to ...