Second Anniversary
Two wonderful years! Here's a little song and animation I made for Erica for our second anniversary.
August 1, 2008
July 31, 2007
Our first year!
Perhaps you thought I was joking... but, no, we've decided that the first anniversary is matching clothing. So we stopped at Strange Cargo on Saturday and got these "Team Gerdes" shirts made and then headed north to Kenosha, Wisconsin for a delightful overnight trip.
Kenosha is perfect for an overnight trip because you can do everything there is to do in Kenosha in about a day and a half, and then it's an easy drive home to Chicago. But it didn't really matter where we were, as long as I could be there with Erica. It's been a year with, of course, ups and downs, but the whole time I've come to love Erica more and more. It makes me kinda mookey. Thanks, my love, for the best year of my life. So far.
September 25, 2006
Ah... Married Life
September 5, 2006
Lullaby
So in listening to the new Dixie Chicks album, Taking the Long Way, I completely identified with these lyrics, which made me think of Fuzzy.
Lullaby
By the Dixie Chicks
They didn't have you where I come from
Never knew the best was yet to come
Life began when I saw your face
And I hear your laugh like a serenade
How long do you want to be loved
Is forever enough, is forever enough
How long do you want to be loved
Is forever enough
Cause I'm never, never giving you up
I slip in bed when you're asleep
To hold you close and feel your breath on me
Tomorrow there'll be so much to do
So tonight I'll drift in a dream with you
How long do you want to be loved
Is forever enough, is forever enough
How long do you want to be loved
Is forever enough
Cause I'm never, never giving you up
As you wander through this troubled world
In search of all things beautiful
You can close your eyes when you're miles away
And hear my voice like a serenade
How long do you want to be loved
Is forever enough, is forever enough
How long do you want to be loved
Is forever enough
Cause I'm never, never giving you up
How long do you want to be loved
Is forever enough, is forever enough
How long do you want to be loved
Is forever enough
Cause I'm never, never giving you up
Is forever enough
Cause I'm never, never giving you up
So, yeah. I love Fuzzy. Being married is the best.
August 16, 2006
Photos from the Post-Wedding Brunch
We knew that on the actual wedding day, we'd get to have 2 minute conversations, at best, with anyone. But we also knew that good friends would be making long journeys to come to the wedding, so we wanted to have a way to spend some time with them. A pretty traditional mechanism to accomplish that goal is a post-wedding brunch. So we started looking into having a brunch somewhere.
And quickly realized that anywhere we actually liked to eat on Sunday morning would already be packed. And we didn't want to go somewhere we didn't actually like. We were getting kinda depressed about our inability to find an appropriate restaurant when the brainstorm hit us -- don't go to a restaurant. We could have a picnic on the lakeshore. It's one of Chicago's best features, we live right near the lake, and we could make everyone tasty sammichs.
And then it rained Sunday morning.
So we had everyone over to our house. I hope no wandered around Foster Beach in the rain, unable to find us. The people who did make it over to our house admirably fulfilled the goal of actual conversation with our far-flung friends. And I took some pictures.