I’m engaged! I proposed to Joni last night and she said yes!
How did I do it? Well…

It was Monday night, after class. We both got done around 8:00 and headed home. While Joni waited unsuspectingly at home, I set my plan into action. After getting everything set up, I called her and asked her to [...]

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Last night Joni and I attended our first NFL game. The Redskins hosted the Steelers for a pretty definitive loss.
Fedex Field.

A car (?) on fire.

This was BEFORE the game.

The view from our seats.

Diehard Steelers fan. Also pictured: guy catching Joni taking picture.
Panoramarama (click for bigger version):

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The professor of my first class today said that if we voted before class she wouldn’t call on us. That was incentive enough for me to vote early. As my polling place is in my building, I thought I would get to the polls when they opened and beat the crowds. At 5:55am there were [...]

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We went again! This year was great. Instead of being incredibly cold, it was just a little too warm. Here are some photos and videos:

New deer scent? We just couldn’t figure that one out.

I caught this one firing. If you look closely, you can see the punkin in the air.

The whole event takes place in [...]

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Trent + me = Statler & Waldorf (the Muppet Hecklers)

Joni + Melissa = Amy Winehouse + ???

Lincoln + Ali = McCain + Palin

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A few weeks ago Mom & Dad came for a visit. We spent the first day at Colonial Williamsburg. The next day we had breakfast at the Eastern Market then saw the new memorials. Unfortunately, I didn’t have my camera on the second day, so here are the few that I did take that weekend:

In [...]

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I went this weekend to West Virginia. Mary, Mandy, et al. put together a great trip to Canaan Valley, WV. We stayed in a great cabin, in the midst of a ski resort.
Here are some flowers. They were on the side of the road where we stopped to collect our American flag. While at the [...]

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Joni and I made these. Good stuff.

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This Saturday was the big Nerf war. The epic battle was to celebrate Alex’s birthday. I dominated - if not tactically, then in style.

Yes, that’s a heart-mom tattoo in red Sharpie. The other arm read NERF. Back of the uniform: DEFCON ONE. Thankfully the shoe polish face paint came off. As of this writing, the [...]

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Noah dives!

Julia jumps!

Weston… poses?

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