A lot has been happening so far this fall, and I have decided to put it all into one blog post since I clearly have not been blogging much lately.
At the beginning of August, which might still seem like summer to you, I moved to a duplex rental in NE Iowa City. It is about a 24 minute walk to downtown or about a 5 minute bike ride. So far it is nice, but little bit too small for Abby and I. Here are some photos of the place right after I moved in. There is a lot more stuff packed in the place as of today.
In September, Abby and I went up to Madison for the Ironman race to see our friend Lee compete. He ended up seconded in his age-group and 43rd overall. To sum it up, he did good and ended up qualifying for Ironman Kona (World Championship Ironman) next October. We took a lot of pictures!
At the end of September and beginning of October, I flew to Washington, DC again for work. While I was there, I got some crucial reports done, met with people in the office, saw some of my DC family, and hung out with my buddy Drew. Drew and I went to the Rocket Bar in downtown DC and had a blast! Neither one of us had ever been there before.
On October 10th, some of my buddies and I got together to have my Bachelor Party, which consisted of tailgating, watching the game at the bar, and going dancing afterwards. I had a lot of fun. Drew took some photos, and I posted them here.
On October 17th, Abby and I got married! The wedding and reception both went smoothly and turned out great. Photos have been popping up here and there, so I will post them here as they come to me. It was great to see everyone, and I hope everyone had a good time as well.
We left Iowa immediately after the wedding and went to Maui! We had a great time doing absolutely nothing. Once we got back, everyone was asking us if we did this and/or that, to which we would reply nope. What we did do was relax by soaking up the sun after months of wedding planning and the stress that came with it. We did take some photos though and I posted them here for your viewing pleasure.
Once we got back from Maui, it was time to get ready for Halloween. I had two costumes ready for this year, and had a lot of fun with them. Of course, Halloween for adults means that you dress up and go downtown to party. We did just that. Here are some photos from the weekend celebration.
Finally, as a gift, my friend Leroy took me skydiving! We went last weekend and I must say it was awesome. “Best roller coaster ride ever!” Lee and I went with his sister Annie. Abby came along to for support and to help take some photos. We took a LOT of photos. You can see the photos here. I also tinkered around with iMovie to create a video out most of the photos. You can see it below. Anyway, I am not sure if I will ever risk my life that way again, but I am so glad that I marked it off my list, not that I really have a list.
Skydiving 2009 from Joe Whitsitt on Vimeo.
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