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“Well, I don’t know if I’m happy for them. I mean, I’m glad they’re happy, but frankly it doesn’t do anything for me.”

—Jerry Seinfeld

“It is a curious sensation: the sort of pain that goes mercifully beyond our powers of feeling. When your heart is broken, your boats are burned: nothing matters any more. It is the end of happiness and the beginning of peace.”

—George Bernard Shaw

“One word frees us of all the weight and pain in life. That word is love.”

—Sophocles

I so badly want to record Jenny’s wedding, her existence as a beautiful bride, the craziness/wondrousness of my extended family, the big yellow schoolbus, seeing Jenny and Hakan together and wed, etc. But I keep putting it off. And I’m afraid I’m about to enter another bout with my old friends melancholia and darkness.

Oh dear.

But something will come. In the meantime I thought I should write a little ditty and see what comes of it. Here we go. Here is what’s up.

-Today, describing our relationship to someone, Jeff and I made someone teary (um, besides me, that is, ha ha). I don’t say that to brag, but more to recognize just how lucky that is and, well, honor it, I think. It’s a pretty intense, amazing thing.

-On Saturday we had a Date Night! It was a very suburban day. I had just met Kristin at THE MALL (no, seriously), then Jeff and I hung out at BEST BUY in the southern suburbs (vs. NE)…yes we did. It was kind of cool…we looked at ridiculous ovens and small appliances. HAHAHAHA anyway. We then went to the restaurant next door and had margaritas, beer, nachos and enchiladas, with an incredibly lovely server aptly named Joy. Oh Yes! Then home…and for a walk where it was STILL LIGHT OUT at 9:45pm. Minnesota…I love thee. On our walk we ran into a mystical kitten who trotted right up to us. We gave her some good snuggles and then she kept following us. She was really cute and we almost took her home…almost. Ha.

-“COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT! COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT!” Thus we got a new lamp.

-What do you do when one of your friends sends you an email with a quote from a blog she reads by someone ‘very wise’ and then you realize…it’s YOUR OWN BLOG??? AHAHAHAhaha. I forget that people might keep reading. So, readers, thanks for being there, even if I don’t realize Who You Are (even some of my closest friends a la Kelly 😉 ).

-Speaking of…someone (Kelly) sent me the Most Amazing Card Ever. I actually am carrying it around with me everywhere. Plus some books. WOW!

-Good new kids in Parks classes. That makes me happy.

-Lots of cold press. That makes me happy…also very anxious. Hmmmmm.

-New yoga instructor love now that Nikki is gone…Macarena. I am already excited for Saturday!

OK. Maybe I can do the wedding stuff now. We’ll see. Please keep this darkness at bay!!!