So, jessruth and her lovely L are getting married, and the original plan was to have a big formal wedding in central PA (where L is from) in June of 2017. We were planning to roadtrip out there; all was in the works ( Read more... )

... I mean, a full-time housewife ( Read more... )

Just to make sure it doesn't go unrecorded:

Sometime in April, the irrepressible jessruth said "I'm going to plan a solo getaway vacation for this summer." Me: "Let me know if you decide you want company..." Her: "Really? I didn't think you'd have time with everything going on this summer!" So... within a week or so, she had picked out the Cliff House in ( Read more... )

We were down in NYC this weekend looking at apartments -- saw about 9 places in 2 days, ranging from a few nonstarters (tiny 1BRs) to a couple that we would definitely be happy with. However, at this point we're expecting to go back down in 2 weeks to view a second round, since we really would prefer an August 15 lease rather than August 1 anyway ( Read more... )

This past weekend, jessruth and I flew to Orlando just to go to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter!

There are pictures!

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Some weeks ago, my mom sent me a cover article from Parade magazine about the new Harry Potter theme park about to open in Orlando. I've stopped getting even the Sunday paper, so I hadn't seen it. In fact, this was the first I had heard AT ALL about the park, which opened on June 18 ( Read more... )

And in parts of Boston, too? according to CNN.

Am on the phone with jessruth. Yes, her power's out, but she's home and otherwise safe (albeit with no flashlight handy), and though all cell circuits are currently busy (duh), her land line's working fine.

jessruth makes her first actual post! :-)

Oh, and she's coming up to Boston this Saturday morning, to visit me (and certain others) through New Year's. So those who wanna see her... y'know, put in your bids now!

I'm on the bus out of Port Authority, back to Boston. I was visiting jessruth this weekend, since the Hans Koning publication party was Thursday night (on E. 69th St ( Read more... )