Loop Vegas

The past three days I was in Las Vegas with Milca, her dad, her Nona (grandmother), her uncle, her aunt. Her aunt and Nona don’t speak english, so my spanish has been getting a bit better these past few weeks, these last three days especially. The drive up wasn’t too bad, but I now understand […]

I do

Another three day weekend come and gone. Not much happened this weekend. I mean, I got married, had a huge celebration of a reception, danced like a maniac, and shared the moment with my beloved family and dearest friends. So, from the beginning… Friday: Set up and Rehearsal We, that is, Milca, her parents, her […]

Status: Quo

My day yesterday started with going to the dentist for the removal of temporary crowns, the installation of the permanent crowns, then to have four fillings on the opposite side of my mouth. This made me extremely grumpy and irritable all day, especially when the drugs wore off. The random factors that are going to […]

168 Hours

Parking Driver(s) for the passenger van(s) that will move people up and down the hill Seating Moving the chairs after the ceremony Replacing those chairs with tables The music for dancing The music for ambience The music for the ceremony The impending comments about not being married by a priest The pies The hotel room […]

the cube(?), the Nonas, the feast, the dish, and JESUS CHRIST I’M GETTING MARRIED NEXT WEEK

Friday night Milca and I had dinner with Nikki at our local Thai restaurant. Sure, there are tons of local Thai places, but this is the one that we like the most, and it’s close. She then gave me late Christmas presents (ours are still in the works, but won’t be finished until after the […]

Vows

I take my word pretty seriously. I’m not infallible, of course, but most of my life I have tried my best to make good on my promises. Right now I am writing the most important promise I will ever keep. I don’t know if I’ve mentioned it, but I’m getting married. This is happening at […]