…as it must, eventually.

the whirlwind weekend ended with the departure on Monday of Nicole’s parents and friends Kate and Jim. We managed to survive–unscathed, but exhausted.

the focal point of the weekend, of course, was sunday’s engagement party. hehe, the funny thing is, we barely took any pictures. i remember posing several times, sure, but there isn’t a complete photographic record of the party–all of us were too busy hanging out. oh well. we know there are a few out there. nicole doesn’t think there were pictures of just the two of us, but i think there were. i’m pretty sure, anyway. soon after we receive whatever pictures were taken, they’ll definitely be posted when our photos page goes online (soon).

we were indescribably happy to see so many of our family and friends share in our joy all in one place…it meant a lot to us. so we want to thank all of our friends–many of which spent a significant amount of time travelling to get to us–for joining us as we celebrated our engagement once again. thank you all for your wonderful gifts. we appreciate it all. usually when we fill the trunk with that much stuff, we’re either taking a road trip or coming home from the grocery store. i’m not sure about nicole, but i am sincerely humbled. okay, that’s enough group-hugging, don’t you think?

we do wish to additionally thank both sets of parents, who were instrumental in making the party happen. lastly, a big shout-out to Webster’s Wine Bar, our venue for the afternoon. Our waitress did a heck of a job and every guest I spoke with praised the room.

it doesn’t seem like low tide anymore, now that it’s been a few days since i wrote the beginning of this post. nicole’s workplace has unleashed fresh layers of chaos hitherto unknown by mankind upon her. my own job has been busier than usual for multiple reasons as well, but it’s at least manageable. we’ve both been exhausted at night, so it’s taken me a few days to write this relatively brief post. congestion has settled in my lungs now that the seasons have changed (i’ve been around a dozen people that have been sick recently) and all i wanna do is stay in bed. ain’t no thang, though. somehow i think we’ll make it through it all just fine.