Super Moon to Honeymoon

Finally it has all come and gone.

Melissa and I planned and executed what felt like the perfect wedding, we survived a 5 day jaunt across the state of Montana for our honeymoon, and we have completely ran out of room in our apartment with the inclusion of all the stuff we received as gifts.

The wedding day itself was watched over by what the news has been calling the 'Super Moon.'  This is the annual full moon where the distance between our lunar satellite and the Earth is at its shortest.  Take what you want from this; fertility, good luck, or aliens; to me it was mostly just bright and beautiful.

My bride looked stunning, I looked OK, and if I had the chance to do it over again I wouldn't change a thing, nor would I ever do it over again because throwing a wedding in this day and age is an enormous pain in the ass.

We cleaned up and packed out, heading to destinations such as Butte, Chico Hot Springs  and Virginia City.  Here are a couple of my favorite photos from the trip.

 Melissa on our hike towards the Lewis and Clark Caverns.

 An awesome shot of one of the many amazing stalagmites found therein.

 Our rustic and century old cabin we stayed 2 nights at in Nevada City.

Some escargot, which was delicious.

I was also pulled over by the Montana Highway Patrol for the first time ever on our way home yesterday for speeding (I am almost always guilty of this when on the road).  The nice young man gave me a warning as a wedding present.  Thank you officer Luke Burson.

Little Cork

I was writing my wedding vows yesterday afternoon, and after about 10 minutes of struggling, the little cork inside me that was holding all the magic in popped loose.  Beauty flowed out through my fingertips.  It was romantic, it was humorous, and it was wholly original.

Confident and proud of the 250 words I had finely polished, I readied my printer.  At this moment, I did something I had never done before.  The rat's nest of cords connected to the surge protector under my desk have never been moved in 4 years, I have spent untold hours in this spot working and playing.  My toe, on this day, decided to find the on/off switch of the power strip and flatline my lamp, computer, router, modem, and printer.

Nothing saved.  Turned everything back on and nothing was recoverable.

I suppose this is a sign that perhaps those vows weren't as good as I thought...

R.I.P.

I apologize for and blame my lack of any fruitful writing on the fact that I'm becoming wed in less than a week.  That aside, I would like to take a moment to remember the late Quan Chi, our African Dwarf Frog who passed quietly in the evening yesterday.

It was a good year little frog friend, eat many Blood Worms in your Nether Realm.

Little thoughts

When doing my quarterly deep cleaning / water replacement on my fresh water fish tank, I get a little thought in my head that I need a tiny aquarium fishing license to scoop the inhabitants out into a pitcher of water.

Perhaps also a tiny fishing pole would be in order.

Productivity

They say keeping yourself busy is the key to success and happiness.

I say keeping yourself busy is the key to being able to relax again once everything is done as quickly as possible.

The Classics

One must always respect the classics:

The classics being a bottle of middle shelf scotch known as The Famous Grouse.

The respect being not injuring oneself whilst finishing the entire bottle with your buddy.

Doors

"There is no back door to Heaven,

but there is a front door to Hell."

-Ronnie James Dio