'tis the season

it's almost christmas, and that can mean only one thing...
a) it's december.
b) it's the most wonderful time of the year
c) you missed your chance to get a 42" flat screen tv for $199
d) adults will lie to their children
e) egg nog lattes are at starbucks
f) therese and rose are giddy with excitement
g) there's less than a month till the wedding
h) malls are busy
i) most people will start their shopping in a couple weeks.
j) booze sales are up
k) the 99% is even more upset
l) homeless people are cold
m) there are a lot of guys wearing scarves
n) questionable decisions are being made at holiday parties
o) chanukah is being spelled hanukkah and vice versa
p) lots of people are wondering what the hell hanukkah is anyway
q) therese and rose are basically wetting their pants with excitement
r) holidays are being invented so as to not alienate anyone
s) people are watching "it's a wonderful life" and "a christmas story" and "a very harold and kumar 3D christmas"
t) use of the letter "x" is way, way up
u) halls are being decked (hall abuse?)
v) people are actually making a business of putting up christmas lights for other, lazier people
w) tim allen's got a movie coming out
x) none of the above
y) all of the above
z) l) and w)

and now for a few great christmas songs:


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and

you asked for it

back by popular demand... a blog post.
my mom's really been getting on me to update this thing, so here i am doing it. mom.
forgive me for slacking, but i've been pretty busy. with all this occupying going on, i've been inspired to do some myself. i've been occupying grocery stores, coffee shops, couches, barstools, minds, bus stops, bike seats... i'm really making a statement here people. and you don't even know it. i'm pretty much just silently protesting everything. and i feel like i'm really inspiring change. and the best part, i don't have to sleep outside or get pepper-sprayed by police like i'm some 80 year-old woman. i like to think of myself as one percent of the 99 percent. i think that would make me point oh one oh one percent. put THAT on a t shirt. or a banner.

in other news, therese has been hard at work planning the ceremony and party working and going to school. and rose is hard at work being eight. i had no idea that childhood could be so busy and stressful. ah, but it is. what book do i read? who should i have a playdate with? which color crayon should i use? SEVEN TIMES SEVEN IS WHAT?! WHICH GAME SHOULD WE PLAY!? SOCKS OR NO SOCKS?! BRAIN ANEURYSM!
but even though we're all busy, me with my occupying, therese with her work and studies, and rose with her youth, i will have you know that we still make family-time a priority: between 7:30 and 7:45 EVERY (other) night, we make it a point to all be in the same room (if schedule allows). and if that doesn't work, we'll "face time" each other on our intellectual devices from separate rooms.

in OTHER news, you are probably aware that november is actually MOvember

"During November each year, Movember is responsible for the sprouting of moustaches on thousands of men’s faces, in the US and around the world. With their Mo’s, these men raise vital funds and awareness for men’s health, specifically prostate cancer and other cancers that affect men." like moustache cancer. and maybe wiener cancer. and the cancer of leaving the toilet seat up. and really big truck cancer.
but, to support my brethren, i too am growing a moustache to raise awareness (i know! i'm like a double whammy activist with this AND the occupation!)
anyway, 17 days in and here's how we're looking:

not too shabby, eh?

and to show her support, rose is also participating... uh...

because you're absolutely dying to know...

we're still making progress on our wedding. t minus 54 days and counting.
event/sanity maintenance coordinator: check
caterer and menu: check
wedding venue: check
party venue: check
invitations: check
officiant: check
rings: check
photographer: check
dress for therese: check
dress for rose: check
dress for jake: check
i mean suit.
blog: check
gift register: check
beyonce: check
double rainbow: check

role play

in an effort to strengthen our relationship, our couples counselor felt that it would be a good idea if we swapped roles for a day. so i played doctor, and therese played bikes.

our couples counselor also thought we should adopt emma watson.

thunder is the sound made by lightning

more progress has been made!
rose got her dress!
she's looks like a model. and royalty.

therese ordered her dress!
i think it's the same as rose's dress. just a different color. she will also look like a model and royalty. just an older version. an older-than-rose version. not like an "older" version.

i have not ordered my dress yet.
i DID get a new iphone though.
that's unrelated to the wedding.
except for all the wedding apps.
oh, and therese has a bachelorette party planned. i'm sure it will be neat. i don't get to attend, but i think these guys will be there:

therese tells me they're all amateur meteorologists...

anywho, we have venues, someone to marry us, a wedding photographer, a caterer, some rsvps... it's all coming together.

t-minus 67 days...
and counting.

uh, long time, no talk

hey, well this is awkward...
have you been waiting there this whole time?
i guess i owe you an apology. though i don't remember making specific plans. i guess we've had a slight miscommunication.
here you were waiting for me to make a blog post. and i was waiting for you to do it. ha.
well...
i do apologize.
we are still planning a wedding. don't you worry.
and we've made some SERIOUS progress.
though we've hit a few snags.
number one:
we were going to have Mark Driscoll do the officiating. he's our absolute favorite pastor down at mars hill. but apparently he feels that mormonism is a cult. WHAT?! how dare you, Mark Driscoll?! the majority of our friends are mormons. and we plan on raising Rose mormon, so this is just unacceptable!
and after a little digging, i found this Mark Driscoll quote: "...Yoga is demonic. If you just sign up for a little yoga class, you're signing up for a little demon class." i'm glad we're finding this out now as we were planning a 30 minute bikram sesh halfway through our wedding ceremony.
wow, you think you know someone...
could you imagine Mark Driscoll's reaction when we ask him to lead all our mormon friends in a bit of downward dog during the nuptials?
hoo boy.
crisis averted.
i wonder if Charlie Sheen is available?
or maybe this guy:

more soon (er).
i promise.

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rsvp asap so we know how much tofurkey to get.
lol jk brb rotfl btw wtf swak