30 minute visits

Last night, I got home from work around 8 ish to find Thor waiting for me at the Armstrongs. We cooked a bit of dinner (egg noodles, beef & broccoli), watched the History channel while eating and then he had to leave. Someday neither of us will have to leave.

We were the crowd

So Joylynn and I went to the newly married/engaged/serious dating shindig. What a great time!

I think Joylynn and I have the best time when we are together at parties (e.g., Christmas parties). We are like two peas in a pod.

We also learned according to this matrix thing in our marriage class we would be classified as a tv couple. These types of couples may be at risk for having everything look good on the outside but trouble internally. None of the other options in the matrix were much better. I guess the goal was to be at the middle of the matrix. I understood the concept, and thing the results are useful, but not conclusive.

The bottom line is marriage takes work and if either Joylynn or I are being slackers our marriage is going to suffer.

Sometimes I wonder what it was like to be married in the olden days. Before all the research about conflict resolution and communication training. What changed between now and then? Where there still 90% of marriage that were awful? or where marriages better than. I can't imagine God intended for only 10% of marriages to be really good.

Thor

Party Attendees:
Chris and sarah
lee & stacy
Dale & Stacy
Gab & Meredeth

We are that crowd

Tonight Joylynn and I are going to party with a bunch of newly wed/newly engaged/seriously dating couples from Grace where we are taking a marriage preparation class. It is going to be good for me to get out and meet some people that aren't speech langauge pathology students. Hooray!

Thor

A glimmer

God brought peace again to Thor and I yesterday by helping us to re-connect and reflect on what is essential to us. He will not let this wedding planning be the undoing of us!

The process

If this process of planning our wedding doesn't do us both in, nothing will. Thor's frustrated with me. I'm frustrated with myself, him and other humans for being human. God, what are you thinking about all this? How does it all work out? Will you come in and save the day?

And the Wedding Planning Ensues

WE are trying to get thigns together to have a wedding in May. It is trickier than either one of us anticipated. Find a place find a time. find a place that is available at the time or a time that is available at the place. It is all very confusing. Joylynn and I both lost our cool at different times, but made it through.

Thor

We're engaged to each other

"We're engaged!" Announcing the engagement of Thor Rasmussen & Joylynn Henning December 29, 2006 www.thorandjoylynn.com