De-Linked?!?

So, a funny thing happened on the way to blogging... I stopped updating. Ok, so maybe that isn't very funny, but my serious blogger of a wife (one of the things I love about her) threatened to "de-link" my blog on her blog site if I didn't update it. Of course I was probably calling her bluff since she made her threat about a month ago. I felt bad for not updating more often, but I never think about topics during my day, and I am one who believes that a blog isn't very exciting without pictures. I need to learn to document my life a little bit better with my new camera.

Obviously, a lot has happened since I last blogged. I will skip to the most recent events.

Did anyone notice that football started? I know that I did. Unfortunately for my wife, she also noticed. Last Sunday I spent the afternoon watching football ALL AFTERNOON. I believe that it was around eight o'clock at night when I finally changed the channel, and Laura states "I never realized how much I don't like football". Hmmm... is this marriage doomed from the start? I am only kidding!!! There are only a few times that I absolutely MUST watch football on Sunday. If the Patriots are being televised on local TV, or if there is some playoff implication, I can normally make watching the games a priority. All other circumstances I can justify doing something else (maybe more productive) with my time. I'll have to make sure that Laura is able to flex some "polite assertiveness" on Sundays.

Transitively, when football starts, so does fantasy football! I am a member of only one league, and it is a free league, so I might be considered a novice at the hobby, but it can certainly monopolize a lot of my free time. My lunch hours at work can almost entirely be devoted to research. This year, the research might have paid off. My lineup is highlighted by #1 pick Chris Johnson, Miles Austin, Jamaal Charles, Matt Forte, Jermichael Finley, and Joe Flacco (who has since been replaced by waiver-wire pick up, Michael Vick). Wish me luck!

On a relationship note, marriage is going wonderfully. Laura and I have enrolled in the local gym's biggest loser contest. We will weekly weigh-in and partake in some competitions for small prizes. The big prize in the end is a fairly sizable amount of cash ($350?), with a smaller pot for second place. We both entered the competition understanding that neither one of us really had a shot at winning money since we have both already lost a lot of weight over the last two years, but we needed a jump start to losing again. One week in and we are both off to a good start. I lost seven pounds and Laura lost three! I am very proud of my wife! Despite being ill all last week, she managed to fit in exercise when she could and ate sensibly. Hopefully, after our three month competition we will be on our way to our desired weight, and most importantly, healthy!