Rolling on

The wedding has been over for two weeks. It's a bittersweet time for me. I love being marriedto Emily, which is the sweet part. The bitter part is taking off my wedding planner hat. After wearing it for the past year plus I now have to put my focus and energy into a different arena. It's been tougher than I expected it would be to move on. Maybe I'll be inclined to blog more often.

Whew!

What a month! I finally feel like I can come back down to earth. Wedding planning has been my focus for the past year. With the wedding over it has been difficult to come back to reality. Emily tells me that with the wedding over it can only go down from here. Although she is partially joking I think there is some truth in her words. It was a great weekend, but I look for even a greater future. I've always believed that I have big things in my future. I will say this, having Emily as my wife to share life with makes me want to push even harder to have other great moments to share with her. Here's to our first 10 days, I love you Emily!!

Cookies For All Occasions

'Looking for a cool gift idea? Something different to have at a party? Perhaps just a comforting cookie? These cookies are not only delicious, but are beautifully decorated. Each sugar cokkie is hand decorated. View some ideas at http://www.shortycakecreations.blogspot.com/

Unsure

I sit here thinking about the future and I am unsure about that. There are two things I am sure about. The first being that God was the same yesterday, is the same today, and will be the same tomorrow. The second thing I am sure about is Emily. No, I am not in the dog house and trying desperately to get out of it with some kind words. She has amazed me from day one. Not knowing what the future holds and voicing my concerna, she just replies, "it is what it is". She makes me feel better about things when she speaks her calming words. So Emily, knowing you are by my side to make me confident that our future will be bright. You make me sure in unsure times. I can not wait to declare my love and devotion to you in front of our family and friends.

Useful

Emily and I have a couple of highschool kids on our dloor, one she taught in class last year. They've come down last year under the guise of asking questions about homework she had given. Now they come down when no one is home to let them into their apartment. I think they just like coming down to talk. The other day the one guy made mention of a situation he's looking into. At the time he said it to us in passing. There was not an in to really talk to him about this. I had hoped to be able to listen and voice my thoughts on the situation. Sure enough on Frida they stopped over. Emily was gone at her summer pool job. So I had a great opportunity to open dialogue with him on the topic. We talked for maybe an hour. A lot of listening on my end. It felt good to be there for a young person. I really felt useful again.

Busy

Since Emily went back to work, so have I. It's like I found motivation somewhere. I've been working on a project I basically took the summer off from. Also, I've been dealing with some insurance issues that I'm hoping to have a resolution to soon. On top of that I'm tying up wedding plans. All the main stuff has been done for months. I'm starting to get excited about the wedding. Plammimg the day has been fun, but now I'm looking forward to enjoying what we put our time and money into. Just 45 days away!

Summer break is over

Emily is back at school full-time this week. I guess that puts an end to my little hiatus. Last year we had a few out of state trips and this year we had none. We're just waiting for the wedding this year. 52 days to go. I'm so blessed to be marrying Emily. I can't wait. Besides that I've decided to start an MS medication again. It's a shot 3 times a week. The drug is supposed to help slow the profression of the disease. Hopefully that's what it does. Well, that's where I am now. I had to start blogging again somewkere.