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Ton of shit going on right now:

1) My grandfather died late Sunday night. No need for condolences, the real problem and source of tears and anguish is that my mother's family is falling apart. See things are complicated by the fact that my Uncle (my dad's brother) had a heart transplant a few weeks ago and so my mother got to see how an amazing family pulls together when time get tough. He's had someone visit him everyday, emails have been sent daily as well updating all on his condition, including to 2 of his 3 daughters that live down south. Daughters that see not much need to come back up because their dad is in the good hands of his 6 brothers and sisters and million or so nieces and nephews. So as my grandfather got sick and my mother wanted to take steps to get her batshitfuckingcrazy mother in a place where she will be taken care of, and take steps to get their father in a nursing home her 4 brothers and sisters either criticized her mercilessly or just flat out refused to help. (this is an over-simplification of a seriously bad situation, there are people that will never speak to each other again after all this) These situations (my grandfather and my uncle) developed simultaneously and the contrast is sickening. I feel so bad for my mom. She did not fly down to Florida for the funeral due to the bullshit, and I don't blame her. So things are really fucked up and seriously things can only get better once my batshitfuckingcrazy grandmother passes on as well. Then maybe people can stop trying to not deal with things and can just live and hopefully forgive each other. Not holding my breath. My uncle is doing well, and it'll kill me if his heart gets rejected. I'll cry for a week. But that man is the LUCKIEST MAN ON THE PLANET EARTH. I won't go into it other than asking what would be a fair number of open-heart surgeries a person should be able to survive? How many heart attacks? How many times falling down an elevator shaft and breaking your neck? Yeah he has an army of angels watching him. And I'm very very thankful for this.

2) All of that gets contrasted with planning for a wedding. One of the happiest things a person can be a part of. We went and registered last night and it was fun. LOVE THE PYLF!! Please.... j/k you guys don't owe us shit. The date of the wedding is October 19, 2007. Be warned right now, those that don't get invited we are planning on doing a secondary party so that you don't scare my parents, or my uncle, he just had a heart transplant for christsake! No we realize that some live too far and some we just aren't close enough too, but we do want to share this with as many of you as possible because you all have a stake in this and I like that. Some of you have called us at 2am, repeatedly! Some of you just like what we have and strive for it and basically we've gotten so much positivity from you guys that we will make sure that we repay such kindness.

3) This gets listed separately because it does. So while all that shit was going down in #1 above, Mylf and I were trying to figure out how to deal with a tight wedding budget on a tight time scale. My parents and my sister are going to be amazing resources for us and they lobbied for us to save $$ by not using a planner. We went with one because we could not put my parents in a position to help us or a sick relative. No way, not fair, to us them or the sick family member. So we found one we liked, a lot! We are very happy with our decision and are glad to have the guidance. I'll link her site once she has it done. But if you are in Mass, or know someone in Mass getting married or planning a big party let me know and we'll get you her number!

4)Here's our DJ.

5) Work is tough but worth it. Regarding all that is occurring in #1 above, the importance of what I do now is smacking me upside the head. Planning for the future is far more important than I ever could have realized 6 months ago. I've passed my series 6 and my series 63, and that's not a small feat for those that know what those are. I can't really go into details about work due to my company and the type of job I do. But I help people plan for their futures; I help them prepare for good times and bad. If you want to know more and live nearby then we should sit down together and have a conversation. If you live further away then I'll answer what questions I can and it may make sense to get together later in the year.

So yeah life is full and crazy, both good and bad. It's a lot to deal with and I'm glad I have someone here to help me through it all. I love you baby.

I love you assholes and bitches too.

Edit:
Kendrick lost his first tooth this morning. I wish I knew how to photoshop the smileys so thatI could give the toothy one a ghetto grin.