Okay, we did not actually, per say, pull this activity from The Date Box.  But!  It is in The Date Box to be pulled.  It was one of a few Date Box activities that we both knew about before hand.  Therefore we discussed it with people when explaining The Date Box in casual conversation.  And people (mainly, some of my favorite relatives) got excited ( Read more... )

You remember when you were in high school and you got a "D" on your report card in a subject matter that you will use once in your life (this single class and then never again) but regardless, you're pretty sure your parents are going to kill you for not excelling at trigonometric basket weaving, so (sweet bajeebus this is the longest run-on ( Read more... )

Every year Rhonda and I have the week between Christmas and New Year's off from work.  We try to take advantage of that time to travel, but this year (for a number of reasons) we weren't feeling the whole traveling thing.  And if you know anything about me at all, you definitely know that I'd sooner cut off a limb than sit around the house on my ( Read more... )

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The morning after I was frantically driven through pitch black country gravel roads rushed to the Bellville Emergency Room*, Rhonda and I got to get all cute for a ranch wedding in Brenham, TX.  Where I absolutely detest shopping (I know... take away my girl card), I had a surprisingly good time hitting The Galleria with Rhonda, picking out the ( Read more... )

Me:  "I'm planning an AWESOME date for us."
Her:  "Oh yeah?"
Me:  "Yes.  We need to pick a Saturday between now and May of 2011.  Because this date expires in May of 2011."
Her:  "OK.  Will you be kidnapping me?  Do I need to pack?  Should I buy a snorkel?"
Me:  "No and no.  You will need a camera though.  And quite possibly some "oops I crapped my ( Read more... )

I never said anything here about Rhonda's and my wedding anniversary last Thursday.  That's because on that day we were a bit... touchy?  Sensitive?  Emo?  OUT OF OUR FREAKING MINDS?  Yeah, see, because of all those weeks and weeks of sleep deprivation our brains had turned into something resembling the consistency of apple-walnut oatmeal after it' ( Read more... )

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Do you ever find yourself saying things to people that you perhaps should have thought about first?  So as the words are spewing from your mouth like they'd been shot out of a cannon, you realize that maybe you should've consulted your wife before committing to anything?  But oops!  You didn't!  And now it's out there on the table for everyone to " ( Read more... )