Hello friends!
It recently dawned on me (this is Kate) that you haven't heard from us in a while. You haven't yet received a thank you card from the engagement party- sorry about that, you haven't (and won't) receive a holiday card with pictures of us holding our pets, dressed in silly sweaters- sorry about that, and we haven't been here updating our every single wedding detail- well, not actually sorry about that, because that would be ridiculous.
Unfortunately, our relative silence is not due to any transcontinental adventures. We were not saving baby squid off the coast of Japan. Nor were we cliff jumping into the Grand Canyon. We did not walk the length of the Great Wall of China, we did not run across the Sahara Desert in 100 days, we didn't even get tattoos. But we did sit on our couch and watch two documentaries about riding mountain bikes along the Continental Divide, from Banff, Canada to the Mexico border, so there's that.
What have we been doing, you ask?
Hmm... Well, we've been drinking coffee, daily. We once had to shovel 10 inches of snow from our sidewalk, walkways, front steps, deck, patio, and garage pad-- this was not any fun. We've been going to Timberwolves games-- these are fun. We've been enjoying Basil, the Noble English Gentledog. We taught him how to get into our bed and have regretted that decision on numerous occasions since. We enjoyed several wonderful holiday celebrations with friends and family. We "Cheers!"ed in the new year in our home with good friends. We discovered a delicious Chinese takeout place in our neighborhood. Aaron went skiing in the Colorado mountains and Kate began officially training for the 100% Irish for a Day 10 Mile Run in March. Kate promised Aaron she would try downhill skiing again this winter, for the first time in 15+ years, so be on the lookout for a blog post about broken bones/trips to the ER/lots of terrified crying.
And, wedding planning, per Kate's timeline of: We Shouldn't Put This All Off Until The End Because It Will Make Us Bitter and Sad and Stressed and Then We Will Not Be Fun People, has "officially" started as of January 1, but we haven't actually done much. Kate tried on wedding dresses for the first time this week with two of her best friends [insert girl squeal here] and had a wonderful time and will hopefully choose a dress later this month, but Shhh! it's a secret. Some honeymoon plans are materializing as well. Pretty dresses and tropical vacations? We know our priorities.
We hope you are all having a wonderful New Year!
Love,
Kate and Aaron (and Basil, the dog & J, the cat)
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