Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Our Month in Chapters

Oh, it’s been so long (don’t I always say that starting out? And for those of you that are my pen pals, don’t my letters always start that way?) Alas, at least I’m consistently inconsistent.

I think the tricky thing about blogging is that not the fact that you write. It’s uploading pictures to make things interesting. And because Ian takes so many pictures (and yes, I like to, as well), there are always way too many to choose from.

In chapters, I will review the past month or so since we last updated. I’ll try to keep them concise (I will! I promise!). A main cause for our negligence is simply that we’ve been awfully busy.

Chapter 1 might include my trip “home” to Virginia for my Mom’s wedding.

Chapter 2 will likely be my brother Jeff’s visit—all 3 + weeks of it—we went to Monterery / Carmel, I flew up to Seattle for business, and we hung out that week, our touristy SF bits, the multiple baseball games (Mariners game at Safeco field AND Giants game at AT&T Park in 4 days? Excellent!), bocce ball on the beach.

Chapter 3 could be the week Jeff was traveling in Canada, and found Ian and I back in our “normal” life—attending friends’ wedding reception at Crissy Field (gay marriage was just legalized here, and we couldn’t be happier for Daniel and Ole), seeing David Sedaris and exploring the charming Rockridge neighborhood of Oakland, attending our first SF Pride Parade.

Chapter 4 might be what we’re up to now (we played house this weekend), exploring a new neighborhood for us—Bernal Heights—and attending 4-5 open houses.

Chapter 5 might mention our upcoming travels and plans, which include the fantastic nuptials of our good friends Micah and Marianna in just one month (and one day), and our return to NC for a whole week (including the beach—ah, the beach. I can’t wait!!).

So, be on the lookout for the installments!

If I were a procrastinator, my name would be Lori.

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