The Wunder of it All

Well, hello. It's been awhile!

A lot has happened since I last wrote. So much has happened, in fact, that if I were to attempt to write about all of it in one posting, it would quickly become much too long to be enjoyable, and halfway through it you would say to yourself, "Yikes, enough already--I get it!" or something similarly irritated. To avoid this, I'll make another Top Five List.

5. I'm still working at the same job. It is a sort of monotonous job with great hours and great benefits, so I can't complain too much. It is just...so mind-numbing. So, SO mind-numbing. However, I work with a colorful cast of characters including the woman who thinks her baby is the most interesting and adorable baby on Earth, the guy who wears a 3-piece suit every single day, the chipper new girl who does not have an internal dialogue and snorts every time she laughs, and the pair of ladies who hover around the microwave and discuss their tumultuous personal lives during standard lunchtime (I always rush to microwave my veggie corn dog/burritos/soup quickly so as not to disturb them or hear too much).

4. Speaking of work...Chris started a job at an engineering company called Wunderlich Malech! I could not be more happy and proud of him. It's not any kind of motherly pride, either, it's more of a 'Ohhh yeah, my wagon is hitched to THAT star' kind of pride. He's SO good at this new job, in fact, that they've practically begged him to work overtime, even though it will cost them a boatload of cash. He's that good. Sorry, ladies, he's taken.

3. Speaking of being taken, Chris and I had our official wedding celebration. Chris' parents and his sister and her fiance came over for the party. It was so nice to say our vows in front of his family and our friends. The party was so much fun, and I spent most of the evening either laughing, dancing, hugging people and crying (happily). Mary made a speech that made me laugh and cry (it was a top ten list!), the food was great, and we made out like bandits on the dollar dance. It will probably go down as one of the happiest nights of my life.

2. Chris' family had planned on being in Minnesota for a week, but that Icelandic volcano erupted and everything got disrupted. They ended up getting to stay for another week! The weather was great throughout their trip and it was so nice to get to spend more time with them. The next time we see them will be in August for Alison's wedding! Chris and I are really excited for that trip. She is getting married in a castle (which, according to Alison, "everyone does") and all the women can wear big hats. Is this not the best-sounding wedding ever? Let me just repeat that: Scotland, castle, BIG HATS.

1. One of the best things to happen since I last wrote is that Chris got his Green Card! We had our 'big, scary' interview (which turned out to be not-so-big and only a little scary) last week. I guess the Department of Homeland Security just needed to hear it from Chris that he did not have any plans to overthrow the government and that we are, in fact, a real couple. He found out he was approved on Wednesday. Since some people have asked, I will clarify: He is NOT an American citizen now. He can't vote or...well, I think that's where the limits start and stop. He just can't vote. Anyway, he doesn't have dual citizenship or anything cool like that. He just gets to live here if he wants.

There are a few other smaller things--my mom and I starting training for our 10-mile race, seeing Frightened Rabbit at the Varsity, our weekend at The Otter up north--that will, unfortunately, not make it into this post. It's for your own good--this post could go on for days if I let it!

Hope all of you are well.
xo