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Sarah and I woke up rather late today after just barely making it to midnight last night (man, we are getting old). We had big plans for last night to stay in a eat 'til we couldn't eat anymore. More »
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I busted out the chef's hat this morning and whipped up a batch of goo from which would, when properly cooked, spring forth a batch of grid-marked waffles. My parents' gift of a waffle iron for our couples shower came in handy today since we invited Gavin and Holly over to re-live a ritual that took place nearly every Sunday morning when Gav lived here with us. More »
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I headed out of the office an hour or so early yesterday since I felt kinda' crummy all day. I was feeling pretty icky from my hips up and woke up this morning with all but the aches that got to me last night. More »
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...but we did have Brooke! We also had a group of seven friends loaded with PCs and a couple Xboxen to wire up the nerdy bachelor party fun. More »
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Today was the day Sarah and I became one another's spouse. After some an ordeal that began yesterday with a dose of freezing rain in the Portland area, today we tied the knot in front of a group of our close family and friends. More »
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We just made it through check-in and security at Sea-Tac and are just waiting at our gate to fly to Dallas then on to San Jose, Costa Rica. It's a really rainy morning in the Puget Sound but it only hampered our drive up here (a la Sherry) a few minutes. More »
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And now, we honeymoon! Man, we had smooth flights out here and now we find ourselves in a lovely room right near the heart of Costa Rica. More »
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We woke up at a decent time this morning and had a wonderful breakfast at our hotel. I ordered a bowl of fruit (not all of which I could identify), Sarah went for some corn flakes with strawberries, and we shared a plate of thick toast triangles. More »
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Today we experienced the rain in the rainforest and I sampled the sights at the local beach. This morning we enjoyed our first breakfast here at Lapa Rios. More »
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Yesterday's storminess gave way to a crisp morning sunrise today. We enjoyed our 6am delivery of hot chocolate before showering and breakfast. More »
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Instead of signing up for morning a guided tour today Sarah and I opted to sleep in a bit and do something this afternoon. We did get up for yet another wonderful breakfast but we both lounged around in our bungalow after that. More »
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Sarah and I spent our last morning at Lapa Rios this morning. We woke up to our morning coffee delivery then showered and packed everything for our short flight back to San Jose. More »
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It's easy to take a place like Lapa Rios for granted especially since it's in such a beautiful part of the world you'd assume would be just crawling with tourists. Well, until you've experienced the tour we did today you don't know the meaning of the word "tourist". More »
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We began the hurry up and wait routine for international flights early this morning after our last ferry from hotel to airport in San Jose. The line that awaited us at the Costa Rican capital's airport was only slightly frightening. More »
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Shortly before the wedding and honeymoon came along our lovingly modded Xbox lost its will to live, blinking red and green when its power button was hit. Today I finally had some down time to find and fix to problem. More »
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Ever since watching Tyson mindlessly destroy vehicle after vehicle during my recent bachelor party, I knew I had to get in on some of that. Hopefully it won't jeopardize that whole marriage thing. More »
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I'm working on a new layout for this site's homepage and need some feedback. What compels you to read an entry on my site? More »
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