They sure do suck

The Kansas City Royals are, without a doubt, the worst professional organization - not just MLB team...ORGANIZATION - of our era. Don't get me wrong. I grew up as a Royals fan and will hopefully always be one (assuming they stick around KC, which is certainly not guaranteed). However, year in and year out they are in contention to LOSE more than 100 games.

Finally, a change has come. Today the Royals got off their honches and hired a new general manager: Dayton Moore of the Atlanta Braves. Do I think it well help? Nah. But, is it a refreshing sign that they are at least admitting how horrible they are? Anything helps!

Here's to the Royals - the worst sports team in history!

The Da Vinci Code

Laura and I went to see the Da Vinci Code tonight. Why is it that the movies which I am MOST excited about turn out to be the biggest flops? If you have not read the book then you are missing out - it is excellent (although I liked Angels & Demons better, but that is neither here nor there). If you have not read the book, you may find some enjoyment in the film. Nevertheless, popular books tend to struggle in theaters...when SO many people have read the book, every last discrepancy tends to get scrutinized. Although this particular movie does a fair job at sticking to the novel, the points where it strays are blatantly obvious and disappointing. The movie would have been far better if they would have spent less time trying to add to the existing plot and more time capitalizing on what Dan Brown had already created. All things said, I think a "C" rating is fair.

Back to the Real World

After a week of wedding chaos and another week of relaxation, tomorrow brings the return of the "Real World". In some regards, it will be nice to settle back into a routine and get back to "normal". However, I could get used to spending all my time hanging out with my wife without a worry in the world. Oh well, it was fun while it lasted!

Officially Off the Market, Ladies!

We made it! The wedding is over, we made it back, and I got home with a wife. I'm not sure how many people read this, but THANK YOU to everyone who helped in SO many ways. By 4:00 on Saturday, nobody would have ever known we had been through so much and that is definitely a testament to our family and friends. The second best thing about last weekend was being reminded how lucky & blessed we are. The sanity of some of friends & family is certainly debatable, but their loyalty and love will never be a question.

Before you ask, I've got a TON of pictures. The only problem is figuring out a convenient way to let everyone see them! If you've got any, feel free to forward them to my email and I'll try to get them all posted to a common site in the next couple weeks.

Wedding Crisis Uno

As you may of heard by now, we were treated with some midwestern not-so-hospitality today when the owners of Clover Cliff Bed & Breakfast decided four days before our wedding that they didn't want us there anymore. We were given one excuse after another...

...we need portapotties (they originally told us we didn't since we weren't doing a reception there, but all of a sudden it is "state law" to have a place to pee during the hour we'll be there saturday)
...they've got a sick horse (they bring Laura up in a horse-drawn carriage, but even though we told them to forget about that they said they just can't do a wedding without it)
...there are too many people to part (they claim that we told them we'd only have about 20 guests, even though we are at like 190 - smells fishy!!)
...there was poor communication (Laura sent them an email a month ago outlining times, responsibilities, etc. But, since we didn't call them to follow up that they got the email, we are supposedly at fault. It was funny because they emailed us today to back out of the wedding and when they said that I asked if they had called to confirm we received the email...whoops!)

The list goes on and on but basically, I think they just forgot every one of these details that we had gone over with them and were looking for an out for one reason or another. Oh well - we're holding it now at Laura's home near the bed & breakfast; we've got a new place to stay already; nothing else really changes. ALL they were providing was a spot and we were doing everything else. So, a change in venue is no big deal. Had the reception site changed, that would be a nightmare!

The good news is that at the end of the day we'll still be married. It doesn't matter if we do it here, there, or somewhere in between. We're not going to let a couple of cranky old farts hold us down!

PS) Don't stay at Clover Clilff!