The unpacking is proceeding slowly, but surely. I still have much to do to get things ready to move the rest of Samantha's stuff in. It's getting there, though. Cuddles has also finally adjusted to the new digs, and has quit hiding all the time ( Read more... )

I love the new place, or will as soon as things are completely situated and my knee recovers from moving (the bad back is mostly better). Cuddles is taking a while to adjust, but she is getting better all the time ( Read more... )

Time is ticking away. The wedding will be here before we know it, and there is so much to do. I'm going mad trying to find a place for Samantha and myself to begin our life together. There is a frontrunner, but it will increase my commute to work (which is already long enough with gas prices as they are). On the other hand, I really like that it is ( Read more... )

 I promised myself that I would not get depressed about Samantha leaving today. Fortunately, work is keeping me very busy (am on my morning break now). However, about lunch time, when I pull out the food that she lovingly cooked for me, and tonight, when I and my cat are home by ourselves...*sigh ( Read more... )

Samantha arrived on Saturday at about 4:45 pm for our nine nights and eight days together. I'd missed her so much!  We unloaded about 20 boxes from the van and went to Blue Mist for barbeque. We were both exhausted and turned in early that night.

Yesterday was spent at home except for going to buy some groceries for the week. A typical bachelor, I ( Read more... )

 Happy Valentine's Day to my beautiful bride to be! I love you, Samantha!!!

For all my friends I hope that you have a great day, whether or not you celebrate the occasion . Thank you for being there. I appreciate all of you more than you know, even if we sometimes don't talk all that much.

 It has been a week and almost three days since I've seen Samantha and I'm missing her like crazy.

That is all.

So, I have spent the past week with Samantha, getting to know her family. Though I'd been sweating it beforehand, I had a really good time. Getting home was a bit of a pain, however.

After an over 4 hour delay at Chicago's O' Hare airport. I was supposed to be back home at roughly 4:47 last evening. My plane touched down at 8:55 last night. ( Read more... )

I'm going for my goal of 50 books again this year. Last year I missed it by about 10, so we'll see. I hope to be better at posting and reviewing the books as well.

The first book of 2008 is Covenant Marriage by Gary Chapman, a minister and couples counselor. Samantha and I decided to read it together as part of our journey toward marriage later this ( Read more... )