Many have asked the "how is married life?" question, to which I have given alternatively serious or flippant answers. When feeling serious, I talk about being shocked that we actually have to make decisions as a couple rather than one person's opinion winning out and about how fundamentally life-altering that can be for two stubborn people. When feeling flippant, I remark about how we're just an old married couple--making beds, doing laundry, going to bed early, and sometimes eating in front of the TV.
In all seriousness, life is good. We've battened down the hatches for the long NW winter, something both of us dread despite the ability to escape to the mountains for some skiing. In fact, I write this on the shortest day of the year, which in Seattle means the "sun rising" at 745am and setting at 4:30ish. In actuality this means the darkness lifting at around 8am and the darkness descending at about 4:15. I now know why the Nordics felt so at home here. Now my idea about a January honeymoon didn't sound that crude and stupid after all, did they? The worst part is that most natives in these here parts love this stuff--all fleece, salmon, coffee, and constant dampness.
In the future, we'll keep this thing up to date with general stuff about what we're up to. I write some political/business items on another blog, so come here for all things CummINGS. Yes, no longer the dreaded amalgamation of our last name (you do the math).
Anyway, thanks to everybody for coming to our wedding and the great gifts. You should have received thank you letters by now. Here's one of the great pictures that captured the day--we still talk about how great it was and how excited we are for other folks to get married.
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