This past Friday was my birthday. Fairly low-key. Jenny took me to dinner at Ciao Bella, a wonderful restaurant near her condo. Beyond that, we had a fairly quiet evening. Lunch this Sunday with my parents at a local sushi restaurant, which should be fun.
Slightly farther back was a trip to Milwaukee with Jenny’s parents, meeting up with several of Jenny’s aunts/uncles and a few cousins. We took Amtrak’s Empire Builder from St. Paul to Milwaukee; a fun ride. I’d much prefer taking trains around the US than flying, particularly if the US would build the kind of system that exists in Europe — high speed rail linking major cities!
I’ve gotten some pictures from the trip posted at www.mwyman.com (my photography site), although I didn’t spend too much time taking pictures. Got a few decent ones of the Milwaukee Art Museum, although we couldn’t get inside at the time.
Jenny and I have finalized our wedding date, with both the wedding and reception sites. Beyond that we’re going to look at wedding photographers shortly, then we’ll be about done with planning for a while (we have 17 months left, so there’s no real hurry at the moment — although I’m sure the remaining months will seem to fly by!).
Spring is almost, finally here!
These last few days have been just gorgeous. I swapped out my old bike pedals for new toe-clip shoes, and have purchased some new biking clothes. I’m hoping to begin regularly biking to work, perhaps Monday if I can swing it (I’m not an all-weather type of biker, yet).
This next weekend we’re taking the train to Milwaukee with Jenny’s parents, to meet up with several of Jenny’s aunts/uncles/cousins. I’m definitely looking forward to the trip! I haven’t been on the Amtrak train since I was 6, so that will provide an adventure. Also the chance to spend time with my future in-laws on vacation! We’re staying near the lake, and close by the art museum, so there should be lots to see and do. It’ll be a fun trip!
Wedding planning/research is underway. We’ve looked at several reception sites in the past two weeks, and met with the wedding coordinator at the church. We’re hoping to nail down reservations for the church and the reception site soon (and hence the date). Those are the big two (actually, three, counting the date) items to handle. Not sure how much else there is to work on this far in advance - photographer, I guess, but that’s not critical (to us, at least) to nail down at the same time as the locations.
It’s been a busy few weeks, looking back. But now it’s time to start switching my sleep schedule around so I can wake up at 4:30am to make the train this Friday! :-)
