i’m sorry, i just don’t know

Rob asked me to marry him this weekend I said yes, of course, and haven’t taken the ring off since Saturday, even though it is too big. I suppose I’ll have to take it off to get it sized, but I’m putting it off. My friend Jim mentioned that it was a bit backwards… buying a house before getting engaged, but it just worked out that way. Rob and I are as happy as is possible I suppose. I’d highly recommend engagement to anyone contemplating it.

I’m moving out of my apartment on Saturday. Rob’s birthday is on Sunday and it is Easter. We’ll go to my parent’s for dinner. Monday I check out of my apartment and Tuesday I fly out to Chicago for AERA. I’m the secretary/treasurer for SIG ATL/EST so we’ll have a business meeting and several sessions to podcast through the week. I’m presenting some research on Ozmozr in Friday. Which, I’d like to mention, was accepted by SIG IT. The proposal on the MOCSL tools I submitted to ATL/EST was brutally ignored Other than AERA business, I intend to visit the Robie House, one of Frank Lloyd Wright’s houses, sing karaoke with Anne and Krista, and eat lots of pizza.

The following Monday I’ll fly back to Utah to sign papers on the house and then turn around and get on a plane to San Francisco for Web 2.0. This is the first conference I’ve attended in over 2 years that I’m NOT presenting at. I get to be a participant. Attend sessions. Network. Etc. I can’t wait. And of course, shop in Chinatown. I’m pretty sure I’ll not have time for Alcatraz (again) but one day I will.

Then I get to come home finally. We’ll paint the house and move stuff from the garage into the house. I expect that I’ll be ready to sit still for a bit after that, and maybe pick out flowers for my wedding