Life on the Runn...

Unlike many school districts, my school district still had Teachers' Convention this year.  That meant that I was able to join Brian and a number of our  friends - Chris, Dawn, Scott, Steph, Shawn and Amanda and David - in Kentucky for an extended weekend.   Brian and I left for Kentucky right after work on Wednesday.  We made it through Chicago, our travel nemesis, without much of an issue, but we found ourselves in a  virtual parking lot on the interstate in Indiana, and being that it was getting late, we decided to stop for the night and got a hotel instead of driving straight through.  The next morning brought poor weather, so we were in no rush and stopped for breakfast before heading to Slade, KY and the Red River Gorge.   We arrived at Shawn and Amanda's cabin around 11:30 and had a leisurely morning - both Brian and I got some work done before the rest of the crew rolled in.   After hanging out a bit and carving pumpkins with Logan and Anikka, we headed to Miguel's

Yesterday, Brian and I had the privilege of attending our friends' wedding.  Ryan and Todd's ceremony was held at the Wisconsin Club, which turned out to be both a beautiful and fun venue. The ceremony was held outdoors, so it was a bit chilly.  The men seemed to handle the weather better than the ladies - it's hard to feel too warm with bare arms and legs.  After the ceremony, which was concise, humorous and heart-felt, we waiting in the very long receiving line to congratulate our friends. The receiving line moved slowly and waiting in it added to our chill.  By the time we made it inside, we all headed straight for the fireplace.  We warmed ourselves in front of the fire and with a few drinks before dinner. Ryan is one of our friends from the climbing gym, so we were at the wedding with our gym friends.  We were all seated together at Table 1, and we quickly realized that it was a good thing that Table 1 was near the back of the room because we were having all too mu