Chris & Maria's Blog

You know how, on the day before you leave for vacation, you’re always faced with a bazillion things you need to get done?  Yeah.  That’s today.

I woke up at 6 AM (two hours befor eI normally get up) with a huge headache.  I got up and took two Excedrin and tried, stupidly, to go back to bed.  If the caffeine in the Excedrin wasn’t enough to keep me awake (which it was), then the plethora of thoughts going through my head was.  Tomorrow we leave for Florida.  The scare we had yesterday of our house/dog sitter canceling was resolved, but we have to show two different sets of people how to manage the canines.  We have to arrange the dining room and kitchen for the dogs.  We have to pack.  That alone is a list of several dozen things to coordinate.  We need entertainment for the trip.  We need food.  I need to adjust the water heater.  The list goes on.

Since all of that was going through my head at 6:15, I decided to get back up.  Some of those things I managed to get done, others will have to wait.  Packing in the dark while your wife sleeps, so I opted not to do that one.  I did make a list, though.  That’s a start.  After writing out the list, I tried to go back to bed only to realize I had left things off the list.  I gave up on sleep.  I got up, added the remaining things to the list, and got ready for and came to work.

I just realized I forgot something from the list.  I need to go vote.  Early voting is now open, and I want to do that.  I’ve never voted early, which meant I was always in a really long line to vote.  I don’t want to do that this year, as there’s probably going to be a rediculous turnout.  By the way, you should go vote too.  Go.  Now.

I don’t believe in luck, but if I did 13 would be my lucky number.  Why?  Everyone thinks it’s unlucky and because I want to be different.  I’m also going in 13 different directions at once, so if this post seems disjointed it’s because my brain is bouncing between all of them in rotation.

We’re less than a week away from leaving for Disney!  I’m really looking forward to it, but more for Maria than myself.  Don’t get me wrong, I like Disney, but Maria knows every song from every Disney movie ever made (with the possible exception of those straight to DVD movies).  She read through a Disney guide we borrowed from The Retro Moderns who borrowed it from Rexpete, and she read it all this past weekend.

I’m more excited for her since this will be her first visit to the magical world of Disney.  I’m really looking forward to seeing her excitement as we roam around the place.  I don’t care how old you are.  When you walk through the gates of the Magic Kingdom, you become a child again.  I’m really going to go out of my way to make sure she has an amazing time and gets everything out of the experience that she wants.

As for everything else, it’s been a crazy few weeks.  Work has been crazy!  I don’t know how much I’m at liberty to talk about, so I’ll err on the safe side and say little to nothing.  We moved to the other building on Friday and I’ve got stuff scattered everything.  Most everything is working as it should, though a few of my things aren’t working at all.  I need a video feed at my desk.  I’ve got one, but it’s not working.  I also need to be able to do certain things on the net that I can’t do yet.  It will get worked out in the end, so I’m not raising a fuss.  I know everyone else is busting their butts to get things done, so I can wait.

Personal projects have picked up.  I spent the weekend in old shorts and a t-shirt, mixing and pouring resin for one of the many projects we’ve been working on.  I hope hope hope hope hope that all of this will come together on time so we can make it official and announce it.

Lastly, we have our interview on the 19th.  We’ve got all of our paperwork together and collecting the last few things we need.  After that, we’ll either be celebrating or packing.  I pray we’ll be celebrating, but if we’re packing then so be it.  As I told Maria, nothing will come between us living our life together.  If she has to leave the country, then I’m going too.  There are times in life you have to do a reboot, but that’s ok.  What matters most is that you’re with who you love and who loves you.  Keep us in your thoughts and prayers on the 19th.  We’ll let you know what happens!