Way Behind and an Interesting Day

As the title implies and as evidenced by the timestamp on my previous post, I am way behind in keeping this blog updated.

As a quick update, since the new furniture arrived in our home, I/we have:

• Had friends over several times to enjoy seating for more than 3
• Had our first overnight guests. My brother and sister-in-law visited for a weekend in May, and more recently, our friend Mike was in town for a short stay
• Vacationed in Kentucky and Tennessee (our first "Travel after Tax Season")
• Officially transferred our membership to Western Springs CRC
• Played on a women's church volleyball team
• Played on a 12" coed softball team (the season is still in progress)
• Resigned our apartment lease for another year
• Recently (last week) began 16" coed softball season with coworkers
• Visited Six Flags Great America

That's a brief summation of some of the high points. Beyond these events, my day to day life involves work, eating, reading, and sleeping, with a few things thrown in here and there. Work has been keeping me relatively busy, although I am at times able to enjoy the flexibility of summer hours. For the most part I enjoy what I do. Today in particular was slightly different than usual. There was a lawyer looking at some of our documents and the firm wanted one of our people to sit in the room and act as a deterrent to keep any files from being copied or taken. Since I happened to be in the office, I ended up spending my morning working in a conference room (not unusual), occasionally eyeing the other person at the table to make sure they weren't stealing anything (unusual). That's the story of my (un)eventful career.

Back Again

I may have failed in the "posting near-daily" goal, but it's been a pretty busy September, so we'll go with that as the excuse.

To sum up the last few weeks:

• September 12-20: Jeff and I traveled to Seattle on the 12th, to finish prepping for the wedding. Surprisingly, I didn't have too much to do during the week. I felt accomplished for not being too last-minute with everything. The weather was great all week. Summer held on for a bit longer for us. Some first-time Seattle visitors were there, and Jeff played tour guide. They had a good time seeing the sights. A group of us attending the Mariners vs. White Sox game on Wednesday, and it was fun to watch the Mariners win soundly.
• Jeff and I got married on Friday, the 18th. The day was perfect. It's hard to expound upon that much more. The weather was great, the flowers, music, clothing, cake, everything were great. The ceremony went off without a hitch. The reception was a blast. I was really touched by the toasts and speeches given. I got to hear from nearly all my immediate family. I loved it. Seeing old friends was fun, too, but it's hard to talk when it's a busy event.
• September 20-27: The honeymoon was in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. It was phenomenal. Jeff really pulled out all the stops. We got out of the taxi at the hotel, and 30 seconds later a platter with two champagne flutes appeared before us. Jeff turned to me and said, "Oh yeah, I think I upgraded us to VIP status or something." That about summed up our treatment during the week. It was my first time at an all-inclusive resort, and it was awesome. Our room was on the top floor, with a balcony overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Oh yeah, there was a hot tub on the balcony. Did I mention the trip was awesome?
• September 27-29: Jeff and I went back to Seattle. We wrapped up a few things there, packed up gifts, took a quick trip to an ear doctor (more about that later...Jeff should fully recover his hearing, though)
• September 29-present: We returned to Chicago. The rest of the week was spent running errands, trying to change my name, buying a bed (yay!), going to Wisconsin, attending the 50th anniversary celebration for Trinity at the Navy Pier ballroom (it was a blast), and staying in an awesome hotel downtown that we got for a steal through hotwire.

We're now back at work and getting back into the swing of things. I'm looking forward to social contact tomorrow, as Kirstie (and maybe John and Elyse) is coming over to watch "The Office" (Jim and Pam are getting married!). I am also looking for hobbies. Life is slowing down. Maybe I'll head to the gym tonight and get a membership. Winter is quickly approaching - dun dun dun. Life is good.