Adrienne and I were sitting on the couch the other night choosing a movie to watch and trying to get Reese to go to bed. I was obviously coming down with something because I had a fever and felt miserable. I NEVER get a fever. EVER. Adrienne and I were joking back and forth and, … Continue reading I Love You Adrienne, Happy Adrienne Day!
It’s Adrienne Day! I was looking back though my photos to find a good picture for Adrienne Day and ended up getting lost browsing through my instagram feed and smiling at all the adventures we had this past year. We had a couple big trips and lots of little hikes and family walks and sledding and tubing, and even just … Continue reading I Love You Adrienne, Happy Adrienne Day!
It’s Adrienne Day! No, we aren’t having another kid! This is just one of my very favorite pictures of us even though it is super grainy and not terribly flattering. I was thinking about all the things I love about Adrienne and this moment popped into my head. I feel like this picture is REALLY … Continue reading I Love You Adrienne, Happy Adrienne Day!
It’s Adrienne Day! The summer before Adrienne and I got engaged I was working coaching volleyball camps. I would drive or fly out to some crazy little town and spend most of the week coaching high school girls and then come home on the weekends. I ended up in some interesting places, Truth or Consequences, … Continue reading I Love You Adrienne, Happy Adrienne Day!
It’s Adrienne Day! OK, it’s not really Adrienne Day, but I’m going to tweak the date on this and pretend that it is. On Adrienne day I was building snow caves with Reese and the Boy Scouts and trying to make sure none of them froze to death on our winter campout. Then I came … Continue reading I Love You Adrienne, Happy Adrienne Day!
It’s Adrienne Day! It’s no secret that I really, really, really like Adrienne. But here is a secret; I like her even more on our fifteenth Adrienne Day then I did on the first. That sounds kind of awful doesn’t it? But it’s true. That takes nothing away from how much I liked her before, … Continue reading I Love You Adrienne, Happy Adrienne Day!
It’s Adrienne Day! If that’s not a good reason to write something new on this rusty robot I can’t imagine what is. Let me give you fair warning though, if you don’t want to hear me gush about my wife just go away now. I’m serious; I’m totally going to do it. Even worse; I … Continue reading I Love You Adrienne, Happy Adrienne Day!
Ugh, It’s Adrienne Day and I am on a business trip. I woke up early with the intention of making breakfast before I left for the airport, but I realized 2 things: Adrienne was not going to think it was a treat to be woken up to eat breakfast at 6am. If I tried to … Continue reading I Love You Adrienne, Happy Adrienne Day!
I was just in San Francisco for work and I kept thinking, “This would be so much more fun if Adrienne were here!” After nearly 11 years of marriage I still miss her when I am away for just a day or two. If it is longer than a few days I start doing things … Continue reading I Love You Adrienne, Happy Adrienne Day!
It’s Adrienne Day!* Do you want to know what Adrienne got for Adrienne Day? See that heart right there? That is from the Holiday font set from House Industries. How great is it that my wife asks for fonts as a present‽ ←What my little font-nerd friends? Did I just drop an interrobang on you? … Continue reading I Love You Adrienne, Happy Adrienne Day!
Everyone wish Adrienne a happy Adrienne Day! I am afraid it hasn’t been a great Adrienne Day for Adrienne. I ended up being really sick today and instead of taking her out I have been wrapped up in a blanket moping on the couch. But let me take a second to give you an example … Continue reading I Love You Adrienne, Happy Adrienne Day!
Once again, I ask you to take time out of your busy schedules to wish Adrienne a happy Adrienne Day (Here is a brief history of Adrienne Day). I could easily start another site called “Things That Are Wonderful About Adrienne” and keep it much better updated than this one. Until I get around to … Continue reading I Love You Adrienne, Happy Adrienne Day!
Today is Adrienne day. I hate Valentine’s day. It is a cheesy, commercial mess of a holiday. I can’t stand it. Adrienne, on the other hand, I love. So, when were were dating and Valentine’s day was approaching I decided to take control over my own holiday destiny and I invented Adrienne day. I arbitrarily … Continue reading I Love you Adrienne, happy Adrienne day!
This morning I came into work and checked a voicemail that I hadn’t noticed before I left yesterday. It was my wife, Adrienne. The interesting thing about an Adrienne voicemail is that it never sounds like a recording. I always forget it is a message and can barely stop myself from saying, “Bye, I love … Continue reading Adrienne
“It feels like my bed is the center of a new black hole.” Mumbled almost unintelligably by Reese, whose eyes refused to open this morning when it was time for school. I hear you buddy, I hear you.31 minutes ago via Facebook – Adrienne
My brother Joe and his wife Michelle are watching our kids while Adrienne and I are on a trip. He just IMed me with something our 5 year old, Anna, said apropos of nothing. “Hey, I have an idea. When you lose a member of your family, you can just replace them with a pet. … Continue reading Joe the Bunny
“Momkanyoohelpeikat toonmiyooklale” Our five-year-old, Anna, left this note on Adrienne’s iphone this morning. Translation: “Mom can you help? I can’t tune my ukulele.”
Adrienne and her sister Elaine were busily shopping at Target while I was on kid duty. I had Reese (4) and Anna (1) in one of those carts with the dual kids seat attachment on the back. We played lots of games, but mostly, as Reese put it, “Run and wiggle the cart back and … Continue reading My Little Scientist
The single greatest Christmas tree stand ever made. First off, I didn’t pay $79.95 for mine, you can find the model w/o the reservoir for about $40 if you look around. But, if I could only find the $80 version, I would still buy it! Every Christmas used to start off with me under the … Continue reading Swivel Straight Christmas Tree Stand with Reservoir
I took advantage of Adrienne’s family reunion to record a game of Lightning Reaction complete with Adrienne losing and getting shocked (that never happens)…. Lightning Reaction Video Clip Many thanks to Jed for flash conversion of my huge video clip!