Looking back, moving forward

2013 was a great year. Hectic, fun, never boring.  It went by in a flash.  And ended with some supercool stuff.

Miss Mox and I had a "preception" party for friends and family, at the Thurber Center here.  It's next door to James Thurber's house and was just right for a book nerd pre-marriage bash.  The party was great. And then we surprised people with the wedding. Our parents, everybody.   We were going to go to the courthouse a few days later, but decided to fit it in while everyone could take part.  Only a few people besides the minister and photographer knew.  I think Miss Mox is still surprised I didn't let anything slip.

She throws a hell of a party.  It was crazy getting things together since we were both working a lot, but with help from family it all got done.  The booze and food were mostly gone by the end, and we were so busy talking to everybody that we barely got any. Everyone seemed to be having fun. The weather, though wet, was relatively warm and not too bad.  We basically winged the ceremony. After we couldn't get the mayor, and getting a coworker ordained didn't work out, we asked her college friend who's a minister do it.  We had to shift locations at the Center a couple of times too.   We wanted to use the front staircase but there was no room. Finally we told everyone to go out on the porch for a picture, and boom- short and sweet ceremony. It was great. Perfect for us- not traditional, not fancy, but elegant and cool.

The honeymoon was great, too. We do road trips well. Stopped in Nashville to see where Miss Mox went to school for a while. Made it through the deep South with no issues. Saw a bunch of weird shit and laughed at it and ourselves. Talked about history, education, the news, the future, whatever. Spent the days around Christmas in New Orleans eating very well, walking the French Quarter, browsing bookshops, and hanging out in our cool old hotel. The whole thing was a blast, and we can't wait to go back.  On the way home we stopped in Memphis for barbecue and a visit to the Civil Rights Museum. Made it home to find living animals, and were able to relax a little before we had to go back to work.

Miss Mox is awesome. We're good together.  From the moment we met I knew she was someone special, and felt like we'd known each other forever.  I had a cookout the next weekend, and it felt like we were co-hosts, we fit together so well.  The time since has been fun and fulfilling, exciting and relaxing... We've been through a lot, good and bad, and I'm thankful for every day.