There is a very important, interesting experience I forgot to include in my post about yesterday. When we arrived at small group, I got out of the car and…

MY GLASSES FOGGED UP!

Yes, it is indeed humid enough for the temperature difference between a mildly air-conditioned car and the outdoors to cause condensation on my lenses. Sheesh.

Yesterday was a busy day. I went to school from 10-2 (with a Los Magotes Burrito break in the middle… yum!) and worked on getting my classroom unpacked and set up. My library is a mess (Raina?) and I don’t know where to put the ginormous rubber tree plant I inherited from the last occupant of the room. Oh well. I am getting excited for school to start, especially since this time I feel a bit more under control and like I know what I’m going (well, except when another teacher comes into my room and asks why the beautiful new place value chart I put on the wall says “trillions, billions, billionths, millionths, billions, millions,…” Oh well, you can’t win ‘em all).

After school, I went home to see my hubby and do my reading for small group. After accomplishing both goals, I met a friend at the hair salon and got a rather drastic haircut. Pictures to follow (it is the crucial day 2 after a haircut when you figure out how it actually looks, not how it looks when the stylist styles it). It was a bit of an act of faith to sit in the chair, however, since I couldn’t wear my glasses while she was cutting. I think it turned out okay, though.

Okay, so don’t hit “alt+u” while typing an entry because instead of underlining the title of a book, it will actually undo your whole paragraph. What I put up with for proper grammar.

After the haircuts, we ran errands and ate dinner at Joy Yee (which I highly recommend). Then we went to small group where we are reading (underline) Adventures in Missing the Point by Campolo and McLaren. Very thought-provoking.

And then I returned home to see my hubby. What had he been doing while I was gone? Working from home, putting away a bunch of wedding gifts in the kitchen, taking out the garbage, taking boxes to storage, putting the laundry away, and mopping the floors. What a way to say “I love you.” :)

Yup, I married a winner, too.

Well, it’s been one month now since we became married. It feels like home, like the natural way that things should be but never were until now. I’ve messed up already, and done good things too – several of each. And she still loves me, and chooses to love me. I think I picked a winner. :-)

Given that there are 132 short shopping days until Christmas, I’m sure you’re all eager to hear the great shopping tip I received today (courtesy of a neon sign in a shop window). Well, here ’tis:

“For the person who has everything, say it with concrete”

Inside the store displaying this sentiment was a wide variety of statues, lawn ornaments, and other lovely concrete paraphernalia to aid your expression of love to those around you.
There you have it folks.

Me: “Hi, I recently got married. My wife and I are both customers of 21st Insurance, and we’d like to combine our accounts…”

Call center lady (Paraphrase): Sure! Here, let me apply her teacher discount to you and your car as well, then give you a multi-car discount, change her last name [with no paperwork!], and you’re all set!

……

Me: “Hi, I recently got married. My wife and I are both Worldvision sponsers, and we’d like to combine our accounts…”

Call center lady (Paraphrase:) Um, I’m sorry, we can’t actually do that. Would you like us to give you a call when we upgrade our computer systems and can?”

Me: “Uh, sure. Can we at least stop getting duplicate magazines?”

Call center lady: Oh… okay, that we can do.

I can live with that.

Hello world. As Becky and I left for Chicago after our honeymoon, we were reminded by my parents of how they just love keeping up with Jodi & Rob through their blog. It was something that we’d been thinking of already, due to the new communication patterns now dominating our more far-flung social circles. So here we are – um, see ya ’round.