happenings – Page 2

Vietnam

Hey everyone! Just a quick note to let you know we’re safe and sound in Hanoi. Our travel from WI was uneventful which is always a good thing, and we’re excited to get out and explore later today. It’s currently 4:45am and we’re both wide awake, so we might head out for a quick morningContinue reading “Vietnam”

our wedding

from the start, stell and i wanted the same thing: a quiet and relaxing outdoor wedding shared with our closest family and friends. it also had to be personal; store bought decor and hired wedding planners just didn’t seem right to us. so with only a couple months to pull it all together, we rolledContinue reading “our wedding”

a brief honeymoon

saturday i married my favorite person in the whole world, and our wedding was everything i hoped it would be: a relaxing day outside, surrounded by our closest family and friends. that’s exactly what it turned out to be, and it was perfect. and Rach. she was so wonderful – calm, happy, simply radiant inContinue reading “a brief honeymoon”

stell

“hey dad – don’t ask why, but i need you to call me back and leave a voicemail. say something like ‘hey you two. if you don’t have plans for this saturday morning, mom and i have a little surprise planned. around 9:00? see you then.’ or something like that. sound good? thanks! i’ll fillContinue reading “stell”

familiar changes

while long, the rest of my travel from Abu Dhabi went fine. shortly after arriving to the airport in Delhi, i found myself in a small waiting area with an even smaller transfer desk, staffed with one person. the time was 3:30am. remember, i had booked a ticket to India with the intent of stayingContinue reading “familiar changes”

a family trip to watercolor, fl

despite the fact i’m sitting in the Pensacola Airport waiting to board my plane home while sipping a mediocre cup of green tea, i can’t help but feel content. after all, i’d be lying if i said i was totally thrilled about the prospects of a week long family holiday – all fourteen of us,Continue reading “a family trip to watercolor, fl”