I was informed that it has been a long time since I updated my blog.  And you know what?  It has been.  So here we GOOOOOOOO

The Wedding:

Amazing.  I really felt the whole time that I should have been running into Jay Z or Paris Hilton or someone along those lines.  I mean this was the fanciest event I have ever been to.  I’m talking free booze, but not just any booze, top of the line.  One of the bartenders actual asked Jo if Patron was ok for her drink.  Umm yeah.  I had 3 or 4 glasses of Dom Pérignon because I’m guessing I will never be able to afford a glass again.  And they had lots of bottles.  Steak and Lobster for dinner.  A cold-stone ice cream bar.  A band that has played the Grammys (the horn section has played with Earth, Wind and Fire).  A sushi bar.  3 bars made of ice.  The beer bar had 15+ selections of all kinds of specialty beers.  Like I said amazing.  But the best part by far was the sky after the rain cleared.  It was straight out of a romantic movie.  The photographers were peeing their pants, that’s how amazing it was.  When pictures come out, I will hopefully be able to post at least one.  I mean a sky like that for a wedding probably only happen once in a blue moon.  It was such a fun time.  And yes, I was extremely hung over the next day.  A two breakfast, stay in bed, stuff myself with food but still feel like I’m starving kind of Sunday.  But well worth it.  We closed that party down!

On the Road Again:

After the wedding, it was time to hit the road again.  Instead of a leisurely trip to the east coast, we booked it across.  We drove a little bit out of the way to check out Mt. Rushmore.  Lucky for us, a thunder, lightening and hail storm blew in right as we got there.  So I hopped out of the car, took a picture, got soaked, and back in the car.  Then we headed to the Bad Lands.  A really neat place.  It reminded me a lot of Bryce Canyon in Utah.  Then we stopped at Wall Drug.  Pretty crazy place.  Hard to describe.  Probably best to just look it up if you want to know more.  It started as a drug store and now its a tourist trap, the size of a city block or two with stores, and food and such.  The thing is, as soon as you get into South Dakota, you see signs every mile or two on the side of the road for the place…so you kind of have to stop…you really have no choice.  We got to stay at some pretty “sweet” hotels on the way out in Mitchell (didn’t get to see the Corn Palace cuz we got there around 10pm), in Chicago, and in Niagara Falls.  The place in Niagara had a chapel attached to it…we almost tied the knot but decided to go eat instead.  Niagara Falls was pretty cool.  We had $10 in Canadian that we wanted to get rid of, so I took Jo into her first casino to play the slots.  Good times.  It only took us 20mins to blow through the ten bucks but we had fun doing it.  Then we just booked it to Somerville.  Minus a run in with a jackass of a toll booth guy in NY we had a pretty great trip.  Btw, for those of us from the west coast, just because one state will let you pay a toll with a card, doesn’t mean NY will.  And instead of just telling you how to go about paying the toll when you get home, they will try to scare you and then make fun of your middle name…so just play it safe, make sure you have at least $20 to cover your tolls.

Somerville, MA:

As I’m writing this, the heavens have opened up and the sky is booming  When it rains here it is no joke.  I mean if you step outside you are soaked.  Here it is go big or go home.  No drizzles.  We are talking either downpour or don’t rain.  Also the humidity is pretty crazy.  Its only been bad a few times since we have been here but its the kind of thing where you take a shower and after your shower you are sweating like a pig and bam you want to take another shower.  

Our apartment is awesome.  It feels like a real home.  We are in a great location close to lots of stuff and only 4 blocks from where Jo takes classes.  Jo started school last week.  So far so good  Working from home has been a lot better than I expected.  I feel I’m actually more productive here because I have at least 3 hours of uninterrupted time to get work done.

Yesterday night I had my first night of hockey 101.  I’m finally following my childhood dream and learning how to play hockey.  I had a lot of fun and there were lots of frustrating moments (I don’t really know how to stop…grrr) but I think that with more time and more skating I’ll catch on.  I think I might make some friends too in the process which is great news for me.  Jo and I joined a gym about a 5 min walk from the house and we have been going at least 3 times a week.  So hopefully with the hockey and the gym and the eating better I’ll be able to drop a few pounds.  And actually i went to the doctor yesterday, and I’ve dropped 10 pounds since the last time I was at the doctor (hooray).

Jo and were able to finally make our way into the city last weekend.  My first trip on the T.  I felt like a real new englander.  We have been up to Maine and I’m sure we will find our way up again soon.  This Friday we see Dar Williams in a little theater in Somerville which I’m looking forward to.

So that’s the update.  I hope to have some pictures up someday when time allows.  If anyone wants to come visit, we have an extra room and an air mattress to boot!