The Chronicles of Willapa...: November 2011

I think I mentioned already, but Chrissy and I have both quit facebook for the time being. Just kind of got tired of it and realized what a time waster it is. I had been on there since the very early days, back when it was only available at certain colleges, long before it was the phenomenon it is today. Actually, I might have been on there before I started this thing... Time to give it a rest!
Anyway, like I mentioned previously, I have had an extremely busy summer. Work has taken me all over the place this year and there hasn't been much time at home. In fact, if it weren't for the wedding, I probably wouldn't have been home more than a week since May. Since May, I've worked in Connecticut, New Jersey, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, California (3 times!), Michigan, Vermont, Florida, Massachusetts, and probably a couple others. I also spent about 2 weeks in England. It's been ridiculous, and made worse by the fact that 2 of our guys quit, one woman got pregnant and was gone for 3 months, and one guy negotiated himself a "no-travel-out-of-state" deal by threatening to quit. We've got 2 new guys, and they're just about able to work independently, so that will help lessen the load. Even so, since the wedding, I was home 6 days in 2 months. I'm home now for a week, but then I'm off again for 3 weeks or so. Then... maybe... things will slow down.
Also, of course, I got married in September! What an amazing weekend that was! Chrissy looked gorgeous and our last minute changes really worked out in our favor (Hurricane Irene flooded out our original venue, so we had to change with about a weeks' notice). We just recently got the professional photos back, so expect to see some of those sometime soon. I imagine the family who read this got to see many of them on facebook, but for those of you who didn't, you'll get to see some soon. We also got some amazing gifts! So far, we have already used most of them several times already. Keith, if you're reading this, the bread-maker is sweet! I've always loved fresh baked bread, and that thing makes it so much easier! Thanks again!!
We also went on a quick little honeymoon to the coast of Maine. We spent a couple days in Boothbay (where I went to my last years of highschool and worked as a kayak guide/bike mechanic for many years), then headed up the coast ("downeast" that is). We spent a couple days at a cottage in Southwest Harbor, then camped out several nights in Acadia. We did things super low-key, and it was a nice way to relax after all the wedding planning and rearranging (I can't really take much credit for that, Chrissy did almost everything!).
I've managed to get in a few rides with the little bit that I've been at home this summer, so that's been good. Not nearly as much riding as I wish (never is...), but enough to keep me excited about it for next year. Got in some fun fishing trips, and was as unsuccessful at catching anything as usual. But, it was fun! Also got fairly competent at fly-fishing. Well, the fishing part, not the catching...
Here are some photos. There will be more later once I get the "big" camera charged up. Enjoy.