pete+dana

Hey, we’ve been married 1 year now! Happy Anniversary to us!

The first time I tried to explain St. Nicks to Dana, she just didn’t get it. She said that stockings were for Xmas morning, and not some random day at the beginning of December. I tried to explain that that’s the way we do it in the Midwest, and figured her way was the “Back East” way. Oh, little did I know…

A quick look at the Wikipedia revealed the following: (emphasis is mine.)

While feasts of Saint Nicholas are not observed nationally, cities with strong German influences like Milwaukee, Cincinnati, and St. Louis celebrate St. Nick’s Day on a scale similar to the German custom. On the previous night, children put one empty shoe (or sock) outside, and, on the following morning of December 6, the children awake to find that St. Nick has filled their previously empty footwear with candy and small presents (if the children have been “good”) or ostensibly, coal (if not). For these children, the relationship between St. Nick and Santa Claus is not clearly defined, although St. Nick is usually explained to be a helper of Santa. The tradition of St. Nick’s Day is firmly established in the Milwaukee community, with parents often continuing to observe the day with even their adult children.

So it’s a Milwaukee thing… Now you know.

Today is the day! I don’t expect everything to be perfect, but I will settle for almost perfect. If the weather can hold out, if I can get through the day without forgetting anything, if everyone does what they are supposed to do… it’ll all be fine. And at the end of it all, Dana and I will be married. Pretty damn cool. :)

If you’re a friend of ours that can’t make it, we thank you for your support. If you can make it, we’ll see you tonight!

It is really happening this week? Yes. Friday. Just a few days away, and Pete and Dana will be married.

Pretty wild, eh?

Hey everyone, it’s June 7th, and that’s Dana’s birthday!

So if you’ve got her email address, send her a nice birthday greeting… and if you don’t, then leave her a nice birthday greeting in the comments below.

This was a hard decision to make, but we thought long and hard about it. We’ve decided to postpone our rummage sale.

Typically held in May, we had planned on having it in June, but there’s just too much going on! So July it is!

We’ll post a note when we have a definite date, but the rummage sale is now set for July. That should leave June wide open for final wedding planning.