July 07, 2004

salutations

Hey all. Sorry to have been away so long. The internet continues to be a problem at home. Yay. Lucky me. But I am subbing for Trish at the church (ooo! our new website) the next three days and thus have internet access. Feel free to email if you have that information.

There is a lot of news to report.

My friend Scott came in from Richmond for a visit over the holiday weekend. It was a grand time...food, fireworks, Spiderman 2...I have to say that it was an almost perfect weekend.

We have purchased wedding invitations. This is a grand thing! They will be great fun to address as well...I purchased a pen especially for the job.

Also on the wedding front, a friend has generously purchased my suit. It is a wedding gift to me and Trish. Perhaps, it is more directly my gift, but as it saves copious bucks across the board, it is a gift to both Trish and myself. Huzzah!

Finally, some very sad news. My step-grandfather, the Rev Dr Paul B. Watlington Jr. passed away on Monday morning. He had been sick for a long while. I have to say that he was a tremendous man...not perfect, but tremendous.

I will miss him.

Posted by tripp at July 7, 2004 09:53 AM
Comments

I'm sorry about your grandfather. He was one hellof a guy (can you say that about baptist pastors?)

Re: The suit. It's definitely a gift for Trish as well, as left to your own devices, none of us would be surprised if you ended up with an orange plaid flannel tuxedo.

Posted by: Sarah at July 7, 2004 11:22 AM

"orange plaid"

You make it sound bad.

Posted by: Tripp at July 7, 2004 11:25 AM

Re: your grandfather. I will pray for him. May his memory be eternal.

Posted by: Clifton D. Healy at July 7, 2004 01:27 PM

Re: addressing invites. If you want help, holler. I am the only person in my immediate circle with nice handwriting!

Re: memory being eternal. What kind of blessing IS that?? At a recent Covenant memorial service, people kept saying, "Peace to his memory." What on earth do these things mean?? It feels like a tacit denial of resurrection ....

Posted by: kate at July 7, 2004 03:04 PM

and yes, of course, you can say a baptist pastor was a hell of a man. More so than for regular men, even, I would imagine!!

bless you, Tripp, in your sorrow.

Posted by: kate at July 7, 2004 03:06 PM

I'm sorry to hear about your stepgrandfather. My prayers are with you and your family.

Posted by: Jennifer at July 8, 2004 10:06 AM