Congratulations.  That is great news.

Give him time.   If he loved you when you are heavy, he will love you when you are thin.  

One thing to be careful about.  If he is still heavy, make sure you don't inadvertantly do/say things that make him feel "fat."

Married life is good.   She is very good to me.    How is the baby?

While I would never eat an average steak rare, a great "rare" steak is ******ic.   Years ago, I managed to score a free dinner at Mortons.  My NY Strip was rare and perfect, the creamed spinach and steak fries bliss, and the chocolate souffle - beyond the pale. 

Is it just me or is it usually a giant Pain in the A... to deal with everything?

Congrats on the baby.  That is wonderful news. 

Married life is good.  Teacher is a great partner and tolerates my oddball habits.   To be honest, things would be perfect but for two things:
1.  I have developed a sleeping disorder.  I cannot stay asleep past 4 am.   Needless to say, I am not pleased with this development.   Working with a doctor to fix it, but who knows.

2.  The freaking economy.  On the brightside, the financial crisis has increased my workload making me very busy.  Always a good sign for business.  On the downside, financial services companies are in the crapper and who knows "who is next" to take a dive.  If you had told me 2 years ago AIG would be out of business, I would have called you crazy.   Furthermore, other strong companies (like my former employer) are in serious trouble (and my current one is not exactly sitting pretty).   I know Bush (and the Repulicans) are getting the blame, but the Democrats (including CT"s idiot Senator Dodd) are  just as guilty.   In today's WSJ, I saw a story about a couple with a combined $70,000 income that managed to borrow $680K for a house WITH NOTHING DOWN.  Now, responsbile borrowers (and employees at banks and insurance companies) are taking it you know where. 

Sorry I haven't  posted or even lurked in quite some time.  Since the wedding, Teacher and I have been trying to get the house in some sort of shape before the end of the year.

As an attorney in the financial services industry, it has been kind of crazy (but looking up).

With all the planning for the wedding, I have been lurking more and more. Throw in the complete "off the wagon" diet, haven't really been in the mood for posting. On the bright side, Teacher and I are leaving Monday for 1.5 weeks of fun in the sun. Basically, I am going on a Seafood diet (really, not the joke) and getting a shipload of sun. Peace.

Next Saturday, my lovely bride is going to drink the kool-aid and we are getting hitched. Then, it is off to Hawaii.

The other day, I got to watch the world famous hotdog eating contest from Coney Island on the 4th of July. Needless to say, the Chestnut guy and the little japanese dude packed away a crapload of hotdogs in 10 minutes. Watching it, I wondered how many I could have done before getting banded. Then, I decided WLS patients shouldn't be precluded from competing and designed my on rules: 1. All WLS patients welcome. 2. No puking within 5 minutes of eating. Using these rules, I believe I can eat 1 hotdog in 10 minutes without heaving. What can you do?

Work in the yard. Getting a grill for the 4th. Hopefully, I'll get to play some golf. Next week - Teacher and I are planning on firing up some band friendly fish on the grill

Just under 2 months to go. Going to get the license and my wedding band today. She finished up her masters program last month and finishes her teaching next week. It will be nice to spend some time with her. Diet Coke with Vitamins just seems "wrong" to me. Kind of like non-alcoholic beer.