the shrewdness of apes

thanks to all who made it, those who sent notes and those who were thinking of us. it was as great as we had hoped. we couldn't have been any luckier with the weather or the great people who we are proud to call our friends and family. when the biggest disappointments in a 7-day period are that you had to buy a $10 belt at Wal-Mart to complete your wedding outfit and that the line for the Millenium Force was too long to get on, you have to consider that time a rousing success.

and welcome to the new blog on the block. in your honor, here's an alphabetical list of things that i ate during a week in the Midwest: biscuits, bratwurst (w/ peppers & onions), bread, brownie, cantaloupe, coleslaw, corn dog, cucumbers, cupcake, eggs (deviled), eggs (scrambled), french fries, green beans, ham (glazed), hash browns, macaroni & cheese, omelette (Border Scramble), pasta salad, pickles, potato chips (barbecue & regular), pretzels, roast beef, salsa, Skittles (sour), tortilla chips. Doug may have summed it up best when he said "I've been in Marysville for 48 hours and I've had breakfast 7 times".

there's more to come, but for now it's time to continue catching up on the digital world - would it have killed everyone to take a break along with me? it's gonna be Friday before i feel up to speed.