Before Lunch

This morning, on his first day in office our new President Barack Obama woke up, called leaders in the middle east, halted all work at Guantanamo Bay and promised to close it within the year, Froze the pay of all White house staff including himself, banned aides from trying to influence the administration when they leave his staff, banned lobbyists from giving gifts of any size to any member of his administration... had lunch... made mandatory ethics briefings for all members of government, declared that no decision will be made in secrecy in the white house without the approval of a completely separate department, and said he would be ending the war in Iraq.

I, in stark contrast, slept in, woke to his briefing, and looked about my apartment at what I should start packing. I Connected to a few old friends on Facebook, realized my computer needed attention I did not have the time to give it, and walked to work, where I read a beautiful love-note from my beloved fiancee. I was updated on a Pipe outage for AT&T's network in Tennessee and briefed on some new rules concerning one of our network interfacing tools. I am now looking online for a cheap used car to get me through the move to our new apartment I will likely be making in a few weeks, Keeping it warm until our wedding in July when Rachel moves in.

I am, even as I write, trying to bridge the gap between myself and a man who seems hard of learning to get him connected to the internet. Before lunch, I expect trials of different kinds.

Still, I am looking forward to a productive year. Rachel and I fell onto this apartment complex much as we did our engagement... quickly. But it's what we both want. It won't be easy, but nothing worth doing is. The thought of our being married in July warms my heart to no end. I look forward to even things like paying the bills with her, as rediculous as it sounds, and to keeping our nest warm until she gets there. I love her with all my heart and soul.

Well, time to get back to the daily grind. After all, it's this work that will help give us the means to establish our life of... umm... more work, really. =) But work of different kinds, throughout our life together. I couldn't be more anticipatory of what's to come.