Archive for August, 2007

Home Sweet Home – A Home Buying Tutorial For the Young Married Couple

Friday, August 31st, 2007

My wife and I will be moving into our first home sometime in late September. As we get ready to add the biggest component to our life together thus far, I figured it would be a nice touch to divulge some of the information we as a young married couple have gleaned in the home-buying [...]

The Problem With Apologies

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

You have a fight with your spouse or your significant other. You can see the validity of what they are saying, but you are not convinced that your opinion is any less valid. Whole lotta squawking, little bit of storming off, and you find yourself sitting somewhere with things not quite right between you and [...]

Marriage 07′ Versus Madden 08′

Friday, August 24th, 2007

One of the things that is most surprising about being married is the ultimate commitment to compromise that my wife and I share. One of things that works her nerves more than anything about me is my desire to play video games. She associates it with immaturity and childhood, and if I stopped playing tomorrow, [...]

Love And Marriage…And School

Saturday, August 18th, 2007

In about a week or so, my wife and I will resume graduate classes. I have no idea what to expect from that. In the nearly two years since we’ve been together, it’s always been her being in class, and me going to work and coming home. Sure, I had work to do every now [...]

Closer to Home

Thursday, August 9th, 2007

So we get a call from Ryland Homes today, who has been jerking us royally for the past several months on the house we’ve been trying to buy. Long story short, we will be able to move into a home with a few more amenities than we originally selected for the house we were having [...]

One Month of Marriage

Tuesday, August 7th, 2007

I could go into never-ending detail about how glorious the first month of marriage has been, but I’ll throw you all a curve ball and post some of the pictures from our wedding day instead.

The Other Side of the Tracks

Monday, August 6th, 2007

Now that we’re married, we get to spend our timing hoping and encouraging others to do the same thing. This Saturday will be the first organized activity for that, as we will be attending the engagement party for one of my wife’s friends.
I can still remember planning and prepping for our engagement party last year. [...]

Honeymoon Tales and the 300 Workout

Thursday, August 2nd, 2007

In the two days since I’ve returned from my honeymoon, the major comment from co-workers, students and others has been how dark I’ve become. I take that as a sign that now is a good time to realy some stories from the honeymoon trip. I’ll break it down over a series of posts.
The Cruise
To talk [...]

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