Summer's Almost Over...oh...and the Pictures are In

The last few weeks in DC have been pretty busy, and it doesn't look like things are going to slow down.

Though most of our time has been taken up by work, we have managed to get out on the weekends. This weekend we went to the National Zoo, where we saw the two new(er) pandas, and a frog that for all the world looked dead (I'll see if we can get pictures up). It's a pretty decent zoo overall, though they were doing a lot of remodeling when we were there.

We've also been attending the "Screen on the Green" movies, where they play a movie on a big screen on the Mall. We saw Cat on a Hot Tin Roof the first week and The Postman Always Rings Twice the second. I'd never seen either, and now I wish I hadn't seen Postman at all. Talk about your melodrama. (Sarah did think it was better than Spirited Away, which we had rented the night before and definitely had its weird moments.)

Sarah's grandmother was also in town a couple of weekends ago, so we got to spend some time with her and her friends, who especially enjoyed Eastern Market. This weekend we had her friends Elizabeth and Erin visiting for Sarah's birthday (which was yesterday), and this coming weekend Ron and Lisa will be in town. Add to that the fact that we move out in two weekends, and our schedule gets pretty full. Especially since we go on our honeymoon the next weekend.

I've got about a week and a half of work to go, and I'm trying to get my projects finished up. I've really enjoyed my summer here, but being a student won't be so bad, either.

The pictures are available at this link. After you get there, go to "Weddings," and then click on "Nicholas and Sara [sic]." The password is Sarah's maiden name. Enjoy!

For all of you who have felt it necessary to ask over the last week, married life is great.

Though Sarah and I thought there would be some post-wedding depression, I think the fact that we are in DC (where we only temporarily live and thus are really tourists), has helped keep us from feeling like we've returned to "normal," whatever that means.

Last night we were both at the NOW conference, where they were holding their Democratic Presidential Candidate forum. In attendance were Howard Dean, Al Sharpton, Carol Moseley Braun, and Dennis Kucinich. They were all really interesting, but to be honest the only one who seemed at all Presidential was Dean. Sarah was the time-keeper for the forum, and got to meet them all before and got her time sheet signed by them. We also met John Edward's wife, Elizabeth, who was there as his representative and Sarah got her picture taken with Helen Thomas, who was in attendance as a moderator.

After the forum, we stayed for the NOW PAC auction (Sarah because she had to, me because....well, I had to too). There was some really cool stuff, including a two-hour meeting with Janet Reno in Miami (dance party not included).

Today we have a dinner to attend after Sarah finishes her duties at the NOW conference, but the rest of this weekend is pretty wide open. Finally.

We've Been Busy, Give Us A Break

Well, our wedding in Paducah was nothing short of spectacular. The rehearsal dinner and fireworks lived up to their billing (with the exception of two bridesmaids falling down the stairs), the ceremony was beautiful , and the reception was a lot of fun (for those who left before the Dippin' Dots, you truly missed out). We both want to thank everyone who was involved in the ceremony, including, in no particular order: the bridesmaids (Lauren (MOH), Elizabeth, Aimee, Heather, and Pamela) and groomsmen (Benjamin (Best Man), Geoffrey, Christopher, Josh, and Tim), the junior groomsmen (Alex and Garrett), the ushers (Ryan, Michael, Michael, Corey, and Kyle), the flower girls (Micah and Madison) and ringbearer (Andrea), Kevin Medlin and Jeff Stewart (our minister tandem), Annie (the reader), Mike Baker and Smith Crafton (the musicians), Lana Suiter (aunt and wedding coordinator extraordinaire), Reagan and Jessica Carfield (our greeters), our program attendants (Paige, Kolby, and Taylor), all of our families, especially our parents, and everyone who attended. Thank you for helping make this the best wedding EVER!

We got back to DC on Monday morning and ran some errands during the day. Sarah got her hair cut. We may post pictures later, but Sarah doesn't want to spoil the surprise for her friends who are visiting in a couple of weeks. I think it looks great. She likes to say that it's perfect newlywed hair (I'll excuse you while you gag yourself).

We returned to work Tuesday morning, and it was sort of a let down, but not too bad. I had enough to keep me busy and Sarah's office is gearing up for the NOW conference, which is taking place this weekend in Arlington.

Today at work we had the summer golf outing, which was a lot of fun despite the fact that nothing I hit went straight and I lost about 8 balls in ten holes before it started pouring rain and we had to quit. I am bad at golf...there, I said it.

Well, that's the update. We'll try to be a little more regular about this blog thing, but no guarantees. Also, look for updates to sarahandnicholas.com