Apparently the traditional tenth wedding anniversary gift is supposed to be “tin” or “aluminum”. I know this because I looked it up last week. Well, I’m nothing if not a stoic traditionalist (hint: I’m so not) so today, the day of our tenth anniversary, I got my wife two four-packs of Trader Joe’s Cafe Mocha in […]
A random assortment of things that happened in 2001
It’s been a bit too quiet around here lately. So, how about a timely trip down memory lane? In 2001…. George Bush officially became the 43rd president. Dale Earnhardt crashed and died on the last lap of the 43rd Daytona 500 (Coincidence? I think not). The Baltimore Ravens won their very first Super Bowl. I […]
Happy anniversary to us!
Today marks seven wonderful years married to my wife. From our carefree days in the UNI college dorms, to our early married days living in a tiny shack in West Des Moines, to our current life in a tiny house in a tiny rural Iowa town, with two not-so-tiny boys running our every moment. Not […]