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I have likely neglected to share with some of you the following information.

If you are interested in seeing pictures of the events of July 22, 2007, click here.

Instructions for how to order pictures from the same site are here.

This past weekend we attended another splendid wedding...congratulations to Heather and Billy!

We also got to meet Crystal and little Tristan, my infant cousin once removed, which was quite exciting.

And, of course, it was lovely seeing the rest of the family.

More busy days ahead...probably time for bed.

Ok

I suppose it's time for something new here. One can only read law-related things for so long before one needs a break, and your narrator has reached the point where such a break is necessary.

So.

Summer and I are married now, and in fact have been for one month and five and a half days or so. I don't know how all those of you who attended felt about the day, but it currently stands as easily the best of my life, from hanging out with the Allen guys to frantically scrambling around Portland, picking up important people, to seeing so many important people gathered in one place (and seeing Summer in her finery!), to the ceremony itself, to dinner, dancing, and karaoke, to the close of the night at the Grand Lodge. The pictures trickling in from various sources keep the residual good feelings flowing.

We went to Gold Beach, Oregon, not far from the border with California, for a few days of relaxation. Though the wind restricted beach access, we did wander along the Rogue River, hike around Cape Sebastian, and eat some truly delectable meals (including, I believe, Dungeness crab every day).

Then it was back to the real world; we arrived in Philly on a Sunday morning, drove through gray and dripping weather to Rhode Island that afternoon, and were working the next morning.

Since then, I finished at RILS, had the chance to try to make sure my life was sufficiently held together, and headed back to school. So here I am. Classes have started off well, with Civil Rights a particular favorite (shockingly), and my brief time in the Judge's chambers has already been rewarding as well.

There's so much going on that I'm not even successfully juggling it all in my brain, but I have students I'm tutoring right now, and clerkship applications I've sent out. Summer and I are getting the apartment set to be a marital abode rather than a student apartment. And we want to see lots of you, if anyone still reads this, more substantially than we might have at the wedding. That's all for now.

Counting Down

3 days to go.

In the meantime, Summer and I moved, drove to Delaware, spent a bit of time in Oregon, and prepared just about everything for the big day. Pretty crazy, eh? For most people who read this, I think, I can't wait to see you soon! And of course I am looking forward to the festivities and most of all the marriage itself.

For a brief trip into my normal content, Summer, Matthew, Sarah, and I saw Bodyworlds 3 at OMSI. Definitely, definitely worth seeing when it comes to a city near you. Our visit was enhanced by The Human Body on Omnimax. All in all, an enlightening day.

I also finally finished The Handmaid's Tale, and read Wicked. Probably there have been some more books in the nearly a month since I've posted, but I can't remember. Nor can I recall the movies I've seen. Now I'm in a book slump (excitement-induced?), though I'll be visiting Powell's tonight, and getting my Harry Potter in time for the flight home. I downloaded what claimed to be a leaked copy, but it turned out to be a fake. Alas. Maybe I will see the new movie soon; Sarah and I have been trying to find a time to see it, but between the busyness and shared cars, no such time has yet emerged.

The past month has also featured some nice visits with old friends, including some much-needed and much-appreciated help moving. Good times, all, and crazy ones.

Tomorrow all the dresses, tuxes, and whatever else needs picking up will be picked up. Saturday the festivities start. And then it'll be Sunday...exciting!

Monday, we head off to the coast for a few relaxing days.

The next time a post appears here, it will have been typed by a finger bearing a ring.