My Employment Pages

Unfortunately I don’t quite have the diversity of job types that Shan has, but I’ve had some crazy ones. BEST JOB Main Street Pub. For 3 years in college, I was a line cook for a bar and restaurant and I loved it. It was hot and sweaty and I often felt underpaid, but it [...]

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The Weirdness of Growing Up

When Shannon and I met, we had lots of conversations about fun vacations we wanted to take, exciting future jobs, the movies and TV shows we both loved, and lots of other things that were exciting to talk about. Lots of things centered on the here-and-now. Lately, the tide has turned. Yesterday, we had a [...]

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The Transporter

It’s no secret, to those who know me, that I sincerely believe that a certain style of vehicle is superior to all others. While it’s true that every vehicle has it’s purpose, one rises above the rest. That vehicle: Oh yeah…the mini-van! This is me in the amazing 2010 Chrysler Town and Country. My car [...]

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Bachelorhood

What does a man do when his wife leaves him for a week? Let’s recap: Monday: Drop off wife at airport and head home after a long day at work. Watch Star Trek and eat corn dogs. Tuesday: Work 10 hours and then drive home. Work out. Watch Jeopardy and Glee (oh yeah…I’m wild). Wednesday: [...]

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Separate Beds

Shannon and I went to her sister Emily’s wedding this weekend, and we slept in separate beds. And this was a good thing. We stayed at a Super 8 motel, and ended up with one of those wacky 2-double-bed rooms. Double beds, for those who don’t know, are the stunted little cousin of the queen [...]

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Friends and Grownups

Growing up is hard. There’s bills, work, continuing education, schedules, housework, family obligations. You have to keep a routine, or life’ll get you every time. Traffic will be totally different at 6:30 if you’re used to driving in at 5:30. If you try to navigate the grocery store on a Sunday afternoon you will contemplate [...]

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A Shower of Love

“If I’m not mistaken, we gave you your wedding shower here. We all came into this room and gave you a golden shower.” Michael Scott–regional manager, Dunder Mifflin. Yesterday was our family meet-n-greet and wedding shower. Being a man, I have very little experience in the proceedings of a wedding shower. Men don’t go to [...]

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Adult Supervision and the Slab

Growing up is kind of a hassle sometimes. Shan and I are at that point in our lives where we’re starting to realize we’re not kids anymore. Athletic activity takes a toll on us. We’re tired without the requisite amount of sleep. Teenagers annoy the shit out of us. In most ways, I kind of [...]

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Updates From the Silent Partner

So i realized the other day that Shannon is posting at a rate of 7 posts to each one that I post. Blogs are a lot of work, and she makes it look so easy. I’m definitely not a daily post kind of guy, but I’m going to try to catch up a little bit. [...]

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