about a boy

Randomness

• Listening to Summer, the 4th EP from Switchfoot frontman Jon Foreman. It’s really very good, and I’ve enjoyed getting to see a side of his music that is not evident in the music of Switchfoot. The songs heard on the EPs are of a more intimate and personal nature.

• I stayed on the elliptical machine for a solid hour this morning. The weekend (and yesterday) was rough on our diet. It was really good last week, but I swear, the first taste of chips and salsa sends us over the edge. I felt like I had fallen off the wagon!

• Work is going pretty good now. I’ve found a rhythm now that my previous boss is not here contradicting me at every turn! I was so tired of being told that I had “free reign” only to find that my “freedom” didn’t meet the ideas rattling around in his head. For a time I definitely would have just let him handle the design. Didn’t seem to be worth my time. Things have changed. I hope the person that takes over the now-vacant position is easy to work with.

• The wedding draws every closer. The official countdown states that I have 67 days left before wedded bliss comes crashing down. We’re both excited, and we’re both nervous. Uncharted waters are just that - uncharted. I’m not a big fan of the unknown and this is DEFINITELY the most unknown endeavor I have ever embarked upon. It will be good though. Invitations are finished and should be in the mail to Elizabeth’s mom as we speak.

• My parents arrive home on Tuesday, June 24th. Yep - just two weeks from today. It should be interesting having all of us in the same city again after nearly 6 years. There will definitely have to be some boundaries set, but it shouldn’t be too bad. I’ve heard horror stories from some of my married friends about living in the same city as their parents, but each situation is different. Usually I enjoy having them back in the city for their month-long stay. Not this time. They’re back for good (so they say). They turned in their resignations to the University, and while they have an open invite to return at any time, I don’t think that they will.

• We have now been training with a personal trainer for 2 months. The results have been amazing. I started at 234 lbs, with non-visibal muscles. I am now down to approximately 208 lbs. and you can actually SEE muscles on my body. My waist is smaller than it has been in probably 15 years. Elizabeth is getting great results, too. The pounds are melting away on both of us! After we finish (the week of the wedding - August 16) the intensive training, we will post a series of before and after pictures for your viewing enjoyment (or horror).
  

• School is going great. Just finished the halfway mark 3 weeks ago. I still have some extra stuff aside from classes to take care of, but if all goes according to plan, I’ll graduate (or at least walk) with my class in December of this year, just a few months after I turn 30. It’s been a long time coming, that’s for sure. I can’t wait to NOT have homework and papers due. What I CAN wait for is having to pay for it all. Higher education does not come cheap. Hopefully it will be worth it, though.

• My brother is getting married this month. Yep - same summer as me. It will be a very small wedding - just family. The Williams boys have been busy!

• If you need tips on how to eat LOTS of food with almost no fat, let me know. I manage to eat 5-6 times a day, consume 1 lb. of meat and multiple cups of veggies with hardly any of it converting to anything but energy. Yes, I can buy all the groceries Liz and I need for a whole week in 20 minutes. The secret is to just stay on the outside of the grocery store. Shop the edges, shop healthy. The only time we venture into the middle of the store is for salsa, oatmeal, malto-meal, tea, spices and ziploc bags. Crazy, but TOTALLY true.
  

June 6th, 1944 - Never Forget

Photos from The History Place