Sarah and I went to visit Ashland Gardens, a wedding ceremony place in the city. We booked a date for a small ceremony – May 22. We’re both excited about being able to share this with family and close friends.

Sarah got a preliminary date for training: July 6. It’s good and bad – good because she won’t be going back to Ft. Lewis to chaperone cadets for two months; bad because she has to report on Braeden’s birthday. This will be the second consecutive birthday that she’s missed, but we both understand that it’s part of the job. I haven’t got my dates yet – I still have to place a call to my branch manager and figure some things out.

It’s Super Bowl weekend, and we’re having chips & queso, Buffalo Wild Wings, and plenty of beer. Go Colts!

Needless to say, we’ve been listening to lots of John Mayer lately just to make sure we’re 100% ready in March.

Yesterday afternoon, Sarah & I tied the knot. We’d been talking about doing this for months, and we’re really excited to finally be legally married.

We plan on having a ceremony for friends & family in May.

2010. Wow. It’s a little surreal.

My intersession classes are almost over, and I’ll be relieved. Between my 2 classes, I have 2-3 quizzes, 4 papers, and 6 forum posts due per week. This week I also have 2 term papers and a 50-question cumulative quiz due. Then, I get a 3-day weekend to get ready for my biggest challenge yet: 24 credit hours.

Sarah & I have been trying to plan our Spring Break. It’s our last SB, so we want to do something relaxing and fun. We decided on driving to Dallas, Austin, and San Antonio – see some friends, go to Sea World, hit the town. Both of us are already excited to get away for a little while and catch our breath.

Here’s Braeden from Christmas Day:

Braeden’s at the house… We have him until the 28th. I’m glad we have him for two weeks: Sarah misses him a lot when we’re in the middle of a semester. We took him to the park and played on the swings & walked around. And he’s helped us wrap presents, too.

We’re looking forward to Christmas coming up soon, and New Year’s afterwards.

Despite the outcome, Sarah & I had a really good time at the Fair, and a great weekend altogether.

My weekend class finished yesterday. I have an ‘A’ so far, and I think I did well on my final two assignments: a 20-page term paper and 1/2 of the final. I got an ‘A’ on the first 1/2 of the final, so I’m pretty optimistic about my performance on the second 1/2.

Sarah & I are getting pretty excited to take our trip to Texas on OU/TX weekend. We’re going to the Texas State Fair, and I’m excited to ride the Ferris wheel. And eat lots of ridiculous fried food. And watching the game outside the Cotton Bowl on the JumboTron.

The only thing exciting about Fall – besides the cooler temperatures – is the return of good TV shows. We’re watching some older favorites: The Office, Grey’s Anatomy, House, and Brothers & Sisters; but we’re also excited about some new TV shows: Modern Family, Flash Forward, and V (which starts next month). Fall television makes the rough school semester much smoother.