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The Most Awesomest Photo Gallery of Rachel Ever Made

greg — Tue, 18 May 2010 06:35:35 +0000

I present to you a few choice pics from the The Most Awesomest Photo Gallery of Rachel Ever Made.

Many thanks to Jeff and Michelle Lazelle for taking and scanning these pics (also, making and raising Rachel).

The Most Awesomest Photo Gallery of Me Ever Made

greg — Sat, 15 May 2010 03:59:54 +0000

My dad spent an entire day scanning pictures for the slide show that my brother is putting together.

I present to you some choice pics of The Most Awesomest Photo Gallery of Me Ever Made:

I do this professionally now.

Straight floating on a boat in the deep blue sea

The ladies loved this get up.

Bogus fanny pack dude.

Pretty much the awesomest outfit ever

Rachel runs a half-marathon without training for it

greg — Mon, 10 May 2010 04:07:51 +0000

Weeks ago Rachel decided that since she had only run five times in the last six months, it wouldn’t be wise to run the half we signed up for back in September.

But when we went to pick up my race packet on Saturday she got caught up in the pre-race hoopla and said “Well… maybe I could just start the race and then drop out after five miles or so….”

And so on Saturday, exactly one month before our wedding, Rachel and I started the Indianapolis Mini Marathon together. 2.5 hours and 13.1 miles later we crossed the finish line. Together.

What kind of woman just shows up and runs a half-marathon without training for it? She is such a rockstar. I couldn’t be more proud of her.

I am so ridiculously in love with this girl.

After the race, before the endorphins wore off.

I lived in Indy for 13 years. This was my first time to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Needed: someone to show Jasmine a whole new world

greg — Wed, 05 May 2010 00:18:20 +0000

Jasmine is my cat.

Rachel has two cats.

“If you have one cat, you’re just a guy who has a cat. If you have two cats, well, they’re friends so they can keep each other company. When you have three cats, you start to be that guy that has all those cats….” (sourced from the entertaining and educational Engineer’s Guide to Cats)

Our landlord capped our lease at two cats. Also, we have concerns about the “territory marking” that may occur if we mix the three cats together. Just takes one stray stream of cat urine to put a damper on the matrimonial enjoyment of a brand new mattress.

And so… Jasmine needs a new home. She’s not one of those emotionally needy cats. She’ll look for some lovin’ when you get home from work — just enough to make you fell missed — but she won’t incessantly wave her tail in your face while you are watching Lost. She’ll curl up at the end of your bed at night, but she won’t wake you up at 4am crawling under your covers. Her favorite foods are BBQ chips and butter (preferably Plugra, but Land o’ Lakes will suffice in a pinch).

Basically, she’s the perfect cat. If you or anyone you know might be interested in giving this princess a new palace in which to roam, please let me know.

We found an apartment

greg — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 02:10:37 +0000

Earlier this week Rachel and I signed a lease on a bi-level coach house near North and Leavitt in Wicker Park.

For the non-Chicagoans, coach houses are smaller secondary structures located behind the primary residence. The name comes from their original purpose: to house horses and carriages (today they would be more appropriately referred to as a “guest house”).

Only 40 days to go. We couldn’t be more excited.

Rachel and I met online

greg — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 08:22:42 +0000

We’ve probably told you the story about a rock climbing trip with Park Community Church. And it’s true, the first time we met face-to-face was on a ferry headed into Devil’s Lake, Wisconsin.

But that was not our first encounter. Our first encounter was in an email chain earlier that week. Dan Hanson, the trip organizer, sent an email to the five of us who had volunteered to cook for the 40 people coming on the trip.

I had been living with Rene for three years and was comfortable in the kitchen, though I had never cooked for 40 people. I did what we do at Table XI and asked a bunch of questions.

Emails are traded. Possible menu items, including chili are discussed.

And then I receive the first of what will be thousands of emails from Rachel Lazelle.

More emails are traded over the next few days. We decide we don’t have enough crock pots for chili. Wednesday night I pick Rene’s brain until 4am and he comes up with the killer idea of pulled pork sandwiches. I can’t wait to suggest it to the group.

Unfortunately, I open my computer in the morning to find the menu has already been decided.

I take a shot and offer an alternative…

… and I am promptly shot down. (no hard feelings Zhenya!)

Dejected, I tell Rene the news.

But wait! Who’s this coming to my side?

Energized by the support of this unknown woman, I bounce back…

And then I receive the first of what will be thousands of words of encouragement from Rachel Lazelle: