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I knitted this little ornmanet for 1st Place in our Ugly Holiday Sweater Contest at work. It was so cute I almost didn't want to give it away!

I knitted this little ornmanet for 1st Place in our Ugly Holiday Sweater Contest at work. It was so cute I almost didn't want to give it away!

T and I got married at the courthouse on Halloween, on our 9-year anniversary. I was going to write this big long thing here about marriage, and how I don't really believe in the institution (everyone in my immediate family has been divorced... although some have remarried successfully) and how it's no guarantee against future problems... but I gotta say, it feels really good to be "official." We thought about it long and hard, and discussed it many times over the years, but in the end, it was a rather impromptu, whirlwind, and super secret affair. We decided on a Tuesday and were married the following Monday! We didn't invite anyone (except a close friend from work, who took photos), and then we told everyone about it afterwards. It was pretty fun letting everyone in on the secret and sharing in their excitement. My favorite reactions were from my best friend who told me, "No one will be pissed about how you did it, we are all just relieved that you finally did it!" and from my grandmother who said, "Well, what took you two so long?!" :)