After accomplishing wedding stuff for four days, Jenny and I get to use all of Easter to… do more wedding stuff. We have managed quite a bit, however. We’ve finished getting registered, completed work on invites, shopped for wedding bands, filed for passports and an officiant, and numerous other miscellaneous tasks. Ok, not all four days were spent exclusively on wedding. Jenny’s got an interview coming up at a local high school and is getting a portfolio ready. We’ve also been working on homework projects so we can graduate next month.
I also bought a refurbished Dell Mini 9 from the Dell Outlet store for about $200. It’s about the size of my day planner and supposedly easily modded with GPS, OSX, and touch screen.
Christmas was great, and we’re already one week into the new year. I’m off today so I’m using the time to clean around the house, get started in my new class (before I have a chance to get behind), and getting caught up on other chores such as grocery shopping and fixing my dad’s PC.
New Years resolutions include limiting fast food, maintaining a routine schedule towards house improvements, and even updating my blog on a regular basis (gasp!).
I updated pictures – click the Photos tab at the top-right for a preview. One that I’m very proud of is Jenny’s ceramic cake topper. She made this free-hand from clay to kiln. The inside is hollow and she etched our names there before she fired it.
Jenny and I went to Final Friday last night with her sister Brenda and Brenda’s husband Jake. In downtown Wichita, several art galleries and studios open their doors alongside other shops, restaurants, and bars on the last Friday of every month. We hit several places such as the Fiber Studio, Dock 410, and Shift Space. I was impressed by all the people we ran into that Jenny knew, deepening my belief that Jenny will know someone no matter where in Wichita we go. We ended the evening at Old Chicago for dinner. We didn’t leave until about 11:15pm, spending part of dinner playing “3 Items” (a game I learned from Adam and Kassie) in which each person tries to hypothetically shop for 3 items from Wal-Mart that would scare the hell out of the cashier. For example, ammunition, a ski mask, and a machete – all available at most Wal-Marts – would probably freak out a cashier. Some other items mentioned in groups of three included a cucumber, condoms, KY Jelly, duct tape, tie straps, whip cream, girls underwear, pacifiers, red lipstick, Nair, Season 3 of Full House, etc… You get the idea. The discussion alone is enough to freak out, for example, your typical unassuming Old Chicago waitress.
Along with Final Friday, everything else is going really well. I recently bought Batthfield II after being insisted upon by a few friends from work. I installed it yesterday but have yet to play it. But the talk of an online first person shooter with driveable tanks, planes, and helicopters easily persuaded me. Also, last Sunday Jenny and I met several of my friends from work at the lake for a BBQ. Since Sunday follows a typically late Saturday night (in this case, at a nearby bar with some friends), we didn’t last very long at the lake. I also have been helping Jenny on her house recently, trying to paint and make a lot of small improvements throughout the house. Our goal is to have this completed by the 23rd – we’re having a BBQ with a lot of friends and family for my 27th birthday.
In addition to this, I paid the termination fee for my apartment’s lease and will be moving in with Jenny this weekend! I’m very excited and feel very confident about the decision. Now I’m trying to move out of my apartment as early as possible – there’s a waiting list of 10 people looking for a 1 bedroom loft at my downtown apartment, and the sooner someone moves in to my old place the more I’ll get back from my lease termination fee.
I also bought a refurbished Dell Mini 9 from the Dell Outlet store for about $200. It’s about the size of my day planner and supposedly easily modded with GPS, OSX, and touch screen.
