Related questions:
1) When did flights get so expensive???
2) If I'm officiating the wedding and paid a lot for plane tickets to get to the shower and wedding, do I also have to buy shower and wedding gifts for the couple? :) Kidding, obviously...

If there's a website that describes me better than this one does, I have not found it. I'm a little ashamed that I am so easily stereotyped, but it cracked me up nonetheless. :)

I am happy to report (brag) that I was successful in my family weight loss challenge (the big losers challenge), and I have lost 20 pounds in 12 weeks. :) And more importantly, I can fit back into my clothes! I am now done and just need to figure out how the hell to maintain weight. The internet tells me I could eat 50% more calories than I have been eating, which just seems strange. I mean I've been happy, healthy, and even full with my current number of calories, so adding 50% is counterintuitive. But I guess that's a good problem to have.

I am now a licensed minister in the state of Ohio. :)

Stop the presses! Brian and Claire set a date for the wedding! As of June 14, 2008, I can start calling Claire my sister-in-law (which I've been doing for three and a half years already, but who's counting). :)