This phrase has become my new personal motto (at least for this month). And here it has many meanings – the only way to get back to writing here is one day at a time. It also describes the way Alli and I are making our way through the “real world”. No prodigious leaps forward in progress, just day-by-day developments. I’ve decided this one will be a news bulletin of sorts just to bring everyone up to speed on recent events. I would like to get back to weekly updates, but we all know how that’s gone in the past (see: 2006).
Perhaps most significant is that about a month ago I proposed to Alli and tricked her into an engagement (Hint: show women pretty shiny things and they don’t know what they’re agreeing to). It was a very romantic affair; there was lots of sweat, a few smiles, and one dangerous flying Frisbee. Anyway, we’re both pretty excited about this getting married thing, primarily because we’re going to do it this February in Maui. The ceremony is just sort of one of those things on the side – like a timeshare presentation that gets in the way of an otherwise satisfactory vacation. Movingrightalong…
Next big item – in July we’re headed to Japan. There are several things that will happen in between. First: I’m taking the JLPT Level 4 in December. I’ll start receiving tutoring around January, with Alli starting soon after we get back from Maui (the lessons are a spousal benefit only). I’m also taking an online course for written Technical Japanese. Should be fun – we get to live like nomadic college students again!
I’m just starting a new project at the Jocular Automaking Pecuniary Sanctuary, and I’m pretty excited about that – I get to start earlier in the project than the last two I’ve worked on, and I’ll probably stay with it when we head to the motherland in July.
The house is still standing, somehow… we’re slowly adapting to this homeowner thing, although I think we’ll get a real good workout here in a few weeks – the trees around here sure look like they have a lot of leaves on them.
Just a short one to get rolling. I’ve got a long-winded anecdote about Detroit in the Wings (get it, Wings?); I’m just waiting to see the exciting conclusion this week.
I’ll keep you posted (unless Cass needs more road).
