Jacques and I were married today. We were surrounded by love (my mom, Robin; her partner, Monica; my brother, Alex; and good friend Kal, who also performed the ceremony), warmth (the last day of summer was incredibly sunny), and beauty (Mt. St. Helens from Council Crest). Jacques and Kal have known each other since 1993, [...]
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Ons is verloof, now with hardware
J and I got engaged while we were in Europe this past June, but it wasn’t until September that we started on the quest for the perfect rings. Luckily, we found them very quickly, just in time for our actual wedding on Friday, 21 September. (We chose the date because #1, it needed to [...]
The end of an era
After almost ten years and 130k miles of top-down fun I’ve finally sold my Z3. It was sad to see it drive off into the sunset with someone else behind the wheel, but at least the new owners are great people that will take good care of it.
Meeting the new puppy
Yesterday, Mom, Monica, Jacques and I drove down to Veneta (near Eugene) to meet our new puppy. There were only two available after selections were made for breeding and showing, which made our choice a little bit easier, but I’ll tell you what — not much! I was overwhelmed by their cuteness, and am probably [...]
Tuta feeling better
Good news! Our little chubbilee is feeling much better after “a series of enemas” (boo) and a few weeks of a special, wet-food diet (yay). No, J and I did not have to administer the enemas ourselves, but frankly, I’m not sure what would have been worse: giving them to her and taking the heat [...]
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