I’ve been meaning to write a post about our wedding day for quite some time, but nothing I write can describe how I felt that day. Shellie and I had a small ceremony and reception, and I don’t think it could have been more perfect for us. I had never been as sure of anything in my life as when I proposed. The wedding planning was completely stress free. I was calm and cool even the morning of the wedding as we took pictures with Eric from snostudios around the city. But when I saw Shellie walk down the isle, I was so overcome with happiness I could barely speak. There was no way I could hide the way I felt at that moment (not that I would want to). When it was time for me to read my vows, I stumbled over the few lines I had written down on a small piece of paper, but it wasn’t because I was unsure of myself. It was because I was so incredibly excited that this day that we’ve talked about for so long was finally here.
I want to give a huge thanks to our friends that helped to make this day the best day of my life: Jessica Large handled all the details and appointments and kept us within our budget; Kurt Cruse provided all the music and DJ’d like a ninja (no DJ booth needed); Bridget Gannon made the cupcake tier, and they were better than the ones we tried from Sugar Bliss; Melia Jones at Shikago Restaurant made sure “The Library” was all setup and the food/drinks were flowing; and of course Rev. Graeme Tower for perfoming the ceremony better than I could have ever imagined.
After I sprained my left ankle back in March, I was on crutches for a month, then wore a brace for a month. I figured I could work it out at home and recover on my own…… Wrong.
Since I’ve been doing P.T., every week I feel like it’s getting better. I can workout and even job a bit now. Pretty soon I’ll be playing soccer again.
Basically my advice is this: If you ever have a serious injury and the doctor says you need physical therapy, do it. Don’t wait or delay, just do it.
I regret putting it off for two months, and if I hadn’t, I would have fully recovered by now.
Shellie and I have finally moved into our new home and are starting to get settled in, but more importantly we’re engaged! We’ve both been incredibly busy lately, but we’ve stil been able to make time to spend with our friends. Shellie has an Art show opening next week, and I couldn’t be more proud of her. She’s been working non-stop lately to get her pieces ready for the show, and they look great.
Well, I’m not much of a writer so I’ll leave it at that.
Well… I did it, and I’m glad I did. This was Shellie’s first race, and my first race in quite a while. I did the 100 mile bike ride in Dekalb and the Chase Corporate Challenge 3.5mile run earlier this year, but this race was different. Probably because it was in my own neighborhood and more importantly because this is the first time Shellie and I have run a race together. We didn’t run next to each other but it was still awesome. The Nike+ in my shoe says I ran 3.21 miles in 25:02, but the official time was 24:58 for the 3.1 mile course. Close enough. Not fast enough for me to brag, but I’m happy with it.
At the race Shellie and I saw Sang-woo, Rich, and Mike so we decided to go have brunch at Moonshine. It was a great way to end the week.
So over the last couple years I know I’ve not stayed as fit as I have in the past. I guess I just kinda thought, “eh, I’m not overweight so it’s ok.”. But I realized it’s not just about being a certain weight, it’s about being healthy and feeling good.
Shellie has been running about 3 miles almost every morning and decided to do a 5K run this weekend. She even created a Google Map of her daily run. So I told myself, “Hey, this is a great oppourtunity to buy a cool Gadget!!” (I know it doen’t make sense, but hey… I’m using Technology!”) I got a new pair of Nike running shoes and the Nike+ iPod adapter to track my runs. I have to say, I think it’s more encouragement to run than I thought it would be. Nike has an awesome site where you can upload/share and track your running… set goals for faster times, train for a marathon and other things like that. This all got me thinking, “Hey, I have friends that have done triathalons and marathons, maybe I should try to do one next year.”. Well… I don’t want to get ahead of myself now… so let’s see how this 5K tomorrow goes.
Wait, Blogs are good for something. They let you share with your friends family and total strangers the things that are going on in your life, or interests you might have without spamming everybody. And that’s why I’m working with Shellie and Large on theirs. I don’t blog much myself, but I really like helping other people setup and customize their own. I guess I just like using Technology.
Now I have an image in my head of Jackie Chan singing…
Jackie Chan: “War, huh, good God… ”
Chris Tucker: “Say it again right here with some soul”
So today I’m working on Kermit… not the frog, the major code release. Our release name schedule this year are Muppet names. So far, we’ve finished Animal, Beaker, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo, and as of today, Kermit. The last two for the year are Miss Piggy and Swedish Chef. I can’t wait to see what next year’s will be called! Anyways… I have to get back to tending to the frog… errr… release.
So, after having my blog up for about 6 months, I figured it was time to add a second posting. I’ve helped at least 3 or 4 other people setup wordpress blogs since that time, and tonight I decided to upgrade mine to the latest version. The main reason I did this, was so that I could help friends upgrade painlessly, and tell them about the coolest plugins around.
I’ve come to realize I love technology, working with it and setting up systems for other people… but I don’t use it much myself.
I’m not sure if that’s good or bad, but eh… that’s me.
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