One of the neat things about extended business trips is the gigantic pile of mail that awaits upon your arrival. I spent most of yesterday’s work-day going through mail, magazines, faxes, and the 154 pertinent e-mails from the week out of the office. It was laborious, but I was glad to get everything off my desks. And, since it was Columbus Day, there was no new mail coming in.
At home, it was a much quicker process. A medium-sized box of mail waited for us. This is the first time Amy & I have gone away for a stretch since we had our “subscribe to every magazine” run during the summer, so the stack of mags was truly impressive. We were only gone for a week, but for some reason, Dwell decided to send two different issues.
But the best thing in the mail was a card from our friends Cathi & Adam. They got hitched about 13 months ago and we’ve somehow failed to give them their wedding present during that span. Despite that, they sent a thank-you card, which included a couple of pictures from their wedding. Which is my roundabout way of introducing the following:
Wow — what a great picture! Good job coordinating your tie to match Amy’s necklace. Is this Cathi the same as your wonderful friend Cathi whom I met at your wedding?
Welcome back…But why aren’t there any people I know(i.e. you or Amy) in either set of your Paris pics. Are you SURE you guys really went to France?
SURE there are pix of us! You just didn’t go through them all! Here’s me running the relay in the Louvre! And here’s one of Amy. (She’s in the upper right corner)
And, yes, it is the same Cathi you met at our wedding, Jess. She’s my big sister. I meant to wear my purple suit, so I could make LSU colors for Amy. Oh, well.