When people asked where we were going for our honeymoon, we said that we were going to kick back at home and just relax. Well, the past 2 weeks have been anything BUT relaxing. While waiting for the contractors to finish some paint work at our place, we were moving furniture, building more furniture, and trying to sell her old furniture. In fact, all that lifting has given me that workout I’ve been putting off! With the apartment in complete disarray, I’ve had to clean, re-organize, and clean more. Fortunately, despite the pain of living in this state of flux, we still managed to finally finish our game. Yes, after clocking just more than 200 hours, we’ve finally saved Cyrodil from the gates of Oblivion! I guess it wouldn’t have taken so long if we had not wanted to complete every quest, and become champion of the Arena, head of the Fighter’s Guild, Grey Wolf of the Thieve’s Guild, Archmage of the Mage’s Guild, and Silencer of the Dark Brotherhood. Now after our first accomplishment as a married couple, we’ll be eagerly anticipating the next chapter. In the meantime, anyone in Boston who’s reading this should go eat at New Trend Eatery. It’s a new restaurant we found in Allston – one of few places in the area that actually does authentic Cantonese seafood. When we ate there last weekend, the place was pretty empty, which brings back nightmares of Chinatown Seafood in Coolidge Corner closing down (Melody and I still blame ourselves for not going there often enough). So go now, and remember to ask for the special soup of the day!

When my month-long vacation began this May, I had envisioned taking my time to prepare for the wedding and maybe relax a bit. What eventually unfolded was what could only be described as a series of unfortunate events that transpired before our big day. The first week was quiet, but busy. First, there were things we had to make: programs, place cards, menu cards, and a photo slideshow. Then there were stuff we had to get: a wedding license, ribbons for the cake, poster boards for signs, and pens for the guestbook. Meanwhile, there were also other issues to handle: cap & gown for commencement, furniture for Melody’s room, and contractors to repair some water damage. Perhaps there were just one too many things on my mind the week before the wedding when I found myself unable to brake in time to avoid a car that suddenly stopped in front of me. Fortunately, the fender-bender occured at a low speed and neither the retired doctor from the other car nor I were hurt. But even as we were recovering from our poor luck, we were rear-ended by another car just 2 days later – this time, by a nun. When one of my groomsmen arrived from NYC the day before our wedding, I made him drive to avoid the bad karma. But as we left our rehearsal dinner that night, we found his car window smashed to bits and my computer monitor (the one to display my slideshow) stolen right from the back seat. There was nothing we could do but laugh. Of course, all things happen for a reason. Maybe after stressing over all the little details like adjusting fonts and timing songs, we were given some REAL problems to worry about. And maybe after overcoming all the little bumps along the road before the wedding, we could finally learn to appreciate our new life together. To our relief, everything went smoothly on May 12th, and everyone made it on time, including the officiant and my parents who got lost the previous day. Looking back, it was humbling to see so many of our friends and family, many traveling from out of town and even from other countries, to join us in celebration. It was certainly a night to remember. Anyway, send us photos if you came to our wedding so we can post them on our webpage!