Anniversary

So our anniversary was yesterday. Melody worked until 6 so I had a few hours to get things ready for the evening. We had a "Treasure Hunt" theme for the evening and when Melody got home there was a discretely placed treasure map that led us to dinner and flowers, to some Nestle Treasures candy (highly recommended by the way, but kind of expensive), then to the movie theater to see National Treasure II (National Treasure, get it?) and then came back to find some gold candy and a relaxing foot spa. Way sweet, if you ask me. Don't tell Melody, but Brittney really had most of the ideas for the evening.


So here's a funny story. Our apartment has been cold this whole winter and we've been trying to tough it out because we thought we were just wimps, but once we finally got a thermometer in here we found out that the temperature gets down into the 50s. So we finally called our landlord to come look at it and he came last night to fix it. It just so happened that it was at the exact same time we were having our "romantic," candle-lit dinner. Thanks guys. We had just sat down for dinner, candles and roses on the table, lights dim for the occasion and here come the landlord and maintenance guy in and out of the apartment several times to talk to us, and to see if things were working. We got a good laugh out of it, but extremely awkward for the poor guys that had to come interrupt us again. We thought it was funny anyway.

Marriage, marriage is what brings us together today

They say that when you get married you grow to become like each other. I attest that this statement is true. I was uploading these winter pictures that we took and I couldn't help but think to myself, "That looks cold. I hate being cold." Then I thought, "that sounds suspiciously like something Melody would say." Indeed it was. So I decided to list here a few quick ways that I've become more like Melody since we were married:

1. Temperatures below 69 degrees Fahrenheit are unbearable and the optimal apartment temperature is somewhere around 95 degrees.

2. Five hours cannot pass in a day without eating something. After that the body enters what we call a "state of emergency."

3. I have to eat breakfast cereal for at least one meal each day. The more cereal the better, actually.

4. Sleeping in is not a crime on a Sunday morning when church doesn't start until late. (Those of you who know me well will realize how drastic this comment is, and Melody works hard everyday to wear me down even further.)

Those are just a few things I thought of now, but I bet I could think of more if I sat down longer to think about it. I think I'll start bringing up this idea over Sunday dinners to see if everyone else sees this kind of transformation after marriage. I'm curious to hear.

Kansas City

Ah yes. This is extremely exciting. This here is a picture I took of Kansas City just as my shuttle was taking me back to the airport.

The city was nice and surprisingly not extremely expensive to live in. Melody likes the inexpensive part.

Anyway, just a quick glimpse of my get-away.