Finally...a date!

Janet and I finally settled on a date. Assuming I survive the next couple of months of school and work, Janet and I will be married on May 22, 2009 after nearly two years of engagement. It really doesn't seem that long ago that I was making a very nervous phone call to her father asking him if he like to go have a drink. Luckily, I got there early enough to chug a couple before he arrived. He gave his permission, and we were off to the Virgin Islands.

I won't bore everyone (again) with the full details of the engagement story, but after a couple close calls involving a Florida redneck and a small shark, Janet said "yes". (Well not really, what she really said was "of course" which isn't really a yes but I suppose it is an affirmative answer so that's the way we roll.)

Anyway, we're looking forward to our return to the islands for a brief ceremony and sail. Maybe this time we won't have to come back.

-jp

Unfinished projects...

I hope - it's still a hope - that in May I can say that I finished a project - a major one. As the time nears, I look back on my Master's program and wonder how on Earth I've managed. It has been a tremendous amount of work, and this term is shaping up to be absolutely horrendous. A lot of things have taken a back seat to this Master's degree, and I hope to be able to get back on track once this is complete.

One of the unfinished projects is the crawlspace insulation. I did manage to get a large majority of the house done before Business Strategy moved in and became all consuming. So, several rolls of insulation wait patiently for me to type papers, take tests, and pray for the pain to end.

In the end, I'll have a degree...and be qualified to install insulation.