Posted in Bryan, Until Death Do Us Part (and to the Death it will be) on Dec 10th, 2007 1 Comment »
Dear Bryan, For two weeks now I’ve been planning to write a mushy essay for your birthday about how much I love you, and to post this song as a tribute to us. And then we got into that huge fight on the day the kids started puking, and you were stressed about work, and [...]
Posted in Bryan, Everyday on Nov 29th, 2007 1 Comment »
As it turned out, Bryan had to work the entire weekend I was in Kansas. He took a short break for beer and pizza on Thanksgiving, but otherwise he spent the weekend coding while the kids watched movies. He coded in the living room while the kids took a bath. He coded on the couch [...]
Posted in Bryan on Nov 19th, 2007 1 Comment »
B: My sweatshirt still smells like paintball paint. J: Even after I washed it? B: Yeah, see? Smell it – J: Uh, no. I trust you. B: No really, smell it. J: Honey, I don’t need to smell it. B: Just take a whiff! J: Why does it matter so much that I smell your [...]
Posted in Bryan, Ruthie on Oct 25th, 2007 1 Comment »
Every morning when Ruthie wakes up, I remind her to throw her pull-up into the trash and put on her underwear. I didn’t think this task needed to be clarified any further – it seemed straightforward enough for a rational person like myself. But apparently it did, because today I found about two weeks worth [...]
Posted in Bryan, Until Death Do Us Part (and to the Death it will be) on Oct 3rd, 2007 2 Comments »
He works hard, and is the most disciplined person I know. Every morning he wakes up at 5am to work out so he can still put in a ten hour day. He works from home, yet he showers every morning, gets dressed, takes exactly one hour for lunch, and kicks ass at his job. As [...]
Posted in Bryan on Sep 12th, 2007 No Comments »
Some video work that Bryan did for Ignite Seattle got picked up on the popular Lifehacker site today. Coincidentally, the video they posted was my favorite from that night, so you should really check it out – especially if you ever plan to buy a car from a dealer. Bryan has the scoop on his [...]
Posted in Bryan, Picture Book on Aug 24th, 2007 3 Comments »
Posted in Bryan, Seen, Heard, Said on Aug 3rd, 2007 1 Comment »
Bryan to Thomas: Hey Thomas! You ready to go out for some Guy Time? Thomas to Bryan: YEEEEAAAAAHHHHHH!!!! Jen to Bryan: Does Guy Time include picking up some tampons for me? Bryan to Jen: Uh, I think if you look in the Definitive Guy Time Guide, that would be a NO.
Posted in Bryan, Everyday on Jul 12th, 2007 1 Comment »
Bryan returned from San Jose tonight, and was home by 8:15. We sat on the deck talking on the first coolish evening of the week. Bryan: Want me to build a fire? Jen: Uh… ok… [pausing to to process why this sounded horrific to me, but not wanting to dash his obvious hopes] So… what [...]
Posted in Bryan, Piling It On (and taking it off) on Apr 13th, 2007 4 Comments »
Bryan is losing weight as if he’s allergic to it, and he looks great. I’m disgusted by how disciplined he is – the exercise and the eating healthy, and the having only ONE glass of wine a day. One! And me? I keep fluctuating within the same five pounds – not particularly gaining, but not [...]
Posted in Bryan on Mar 21st, 2007 No Comments »
As of right now Bryan is up $75 in a game of poker with the guys down in Palo Alto. If he doesn’t blow it, we should have a nice date this weekend!
Posted in Bryan, Getting Things Done, Uncategorized on Mar 19th, 2007 1 Comment »
Posted in Bryan, Family, Friendship on Dec 26th, 2006 1 Comment »
We had a great Christmas Eve with my family, and a relaxing Christmas Day at home. It was fun to see the kids really getting into it this year, and I love to see them connecting with their grandparents. I think the highlight of the weekend was when we ‘called’ Bryan’s mom on the new [...]
Posted in Bryan on Dec 19th, 2006 1 Comment »
If you don’t hear from me for awhile, it is because Bryan is home for the next three weeks and we are battling it out over Carcassonne during our spare time. After mooching the game off friends for the last few years, we finally bought our own and now sip Bailey’s on the rocks and [...]
Posted in Bryan on Dec 14th, 2006 2 Comments »
Bryan’s flight was supposed to leave San Jose at 5:30pm, but it was delayed due to high winds in Seattle. They boarded the plane an hour late, then they de-planed again to wait another two hours. Then at 9pm he called to tell me they were boarded and about to depart – he tells me [...]
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