Oh, Raleigh...

Raleigh is Smart!!

Raleigh is "Celebratory" and "Unexpected"!

"Unexpected" + "Celebratory" = "Unexpected Celebration" which can only mean one thing: "Surprise Party!!"

i appreciate the sentiment, but you will need to try harder in the future to keep such things more "Unexpected". here are some tips:

1. don't advertise my surprise party on a building 20 feet from where i work
2. change your signage from "Smart" and "Unexpected" to "Inconsiderate" and "Predictable". that will lower my expectations and prevent smarmy posts like this one.
3. i like 1/2 Chocolate and 1/2 White sheet cake with cream cheese icing. the darker the accent colors the better, b/c who doesn't like it when their teeth and tongue turn blue??
4. check with my wife for availability.

Thanks!!

Glasses!

one of the best things about life is turning 40. i should know: it happened to me just 3 months and some change ago. it's been everything i could have imagined and more...with one exception: i still don't need glasses!

i've been cursed with "good enough to not need glasses" vision my whole life. everyone says "you'll need them one day", but my patience is wearing thin. and if i'm honest about it, i'm a little bummed. all you bespectacled folks out there, yucking it up with your glasses. it's not fair.

i refuse to wait for the blessed day in which i have Andrea drive me to the Lens Crafter's (i won't be able to drive myself, duh. i'll need glasses!). preparation is important to me, so i've been "test driving" my friends' glasses to see which frames best suit me. except for the migraines, it's been a lot of fun. and it's resulted in an awesome short list.

i have my favorite, Andrea has her favorite, but i thought i'd put it to you, my loyal readership, to let me know what YOU think. plus, this way i'll know exactly who is (and ISN'T) reading my annual blog post.

without delay, here are the new me's:

#1

#2

#3

#4

remember, all of these glasses are owned by someone you probably know who is also married, so no "#2 looks stupid" or "#4 is HAWT!", etc. thank you.

leave your choice in the comments and i'll tally them up and take the results to the Optometrist sometime in the (hopefully near) future.