When we created this blog, Seth said it'd be useful for more than just the wedding. We skipped over house-buying but we can catch up on that--the house ages in a much less interesting way than the baby! I hope we'll find time to update the header and template to reflect the new focus of the blog...
Rowan Calder, born July 25, 2010, at 5:22 p.m., 7 pounds, 7 ounces and 18 inches.
Today, Rowan is one month and two days old, and he's upwards of 11 pounds and maybe around 23 inches. I'm honestly not sure of his current weight/length, but it's mainly chin!
Seth and I have been lax in celebrating our monthly anniversaries, in case you were wondering. However, our bank has been celebrating by depositing interest payments in our new joint savings account on the 16th of the month. Thanks, giant corporation!
If you haven't visited our Flickr pool to check out the pictures, you're missing out. My older brother, Gavin, just uploaded a bunch of new ones today. Here's my favorite from him so far:
I think I like it because I don't remember the exact moment, but I know it was good. He also got lots of great shots of our nephews, who are almost painfully cute.
I'll be back soon with more favorite pictures and one big question... Okay, it's not that big, but it's been on my mind for weeks.
Daphne is still asleep right now, but at 6:30 my body decided it was time to get up. If I could find the camera (I'm sure it's just hidden under some wedding-related rubble) I would take a picture of my cup of coffee. I guess these are my last moments of alone time before things get crazy.
If I am sitting here calmly sipping coffee it can only be because of Daphne. Not that I have a lot of experience with such things, but putting together a wedding like ours seems to require a magical combination of planning and flexibility. Like everything else she puts her mind to she has done an amazing job with the preparations.
I think for many couples planning a wedding is a real test. Sure, there have been some stressful moments, but experiencing this together has made me even more confident (as if I had any doubt) that Daphne is the woman I want to spend my life with.
I love you, Daphne, and I'm thrilled that you are becoming my wife today.
Ok, so it's not that kind of pool. Looks like fun though, right?
I started a pool on flickr.com so everyone can post their images from the wedding in one place. You have to be a member to post images there, but joining is pretty easy and it's free. If that's too much trouble you can always post a link to where your pictures are hosted in the comments here.
Sure, we'll have a great pro photographer there but we'd love to see the day from your perspective too.
Here's the link. If you have pictures of the preparations, the ceremony, or anything else wedding-related we'd love for you to share.
On Saturday, July 19th Daphne and I, along with a few friends (including our officiant Jeffrey) got together with Cindi at Goldmine to cast my ring. Jewelry design may involve computers and CNC machines these days, but executing the design for my ring meant following processes that have been around for centuries. Here's a little about how it was done (as I understand it, anyway).
First the crucible is heated up, then a plaster mold made from the wax model is inserted. Next, the gold is melted with the torch until it's ready to flow. At that point the latch is released on the centrifuge and the whole shebang spins around. This forces the metal into the mold and helps it flow into all of the spaces in the design.
Once the device has spun for a while the mold is removed and plunged into a cold water bath. The shock makes quick work of the plaster. It's a strange and wonderful feeling to plunge your hand into a vat of murky water and pull out your wedding ring.
Of course, there was a bit of cleanup and finish work to do (including electroplating, which is another interesting process), but a week later we picked it up. I can't wait to wear it.
Here's a little video I took. It's nice that Daphne still carries a torch for me after all these years. Don't you agree?
The big day is only a few weeks away as you well know. This weekend was packed with preparatory activities, including an unsupervised (by me) visit to Goodwill (by Seth) today. He had a surprise for me, he warned by phone, and it was this:
The tie we found yesterday makes the ensemble quite crazy so he's keeping this in reserve in case it's "really hot out" and the fine woolen suit bought previously is too warm. I suppose my job is too look so pretty no one will be able to keep their eyes off me/worry about Seth's seersucker suitedness... It is rather charming, n'est pas?
