Monday, August 11, 2008

Nuptials, Romance, and Car Thieves

My brother got married!


(image from my wonderful aunt Nancy's blog)

I don't think our family could be any more thrilled. I couldn't have asked for a better sister-in-law, and I look forward to seeing the life that she and Rob make together.

While I was in Fort Worth for the wedding, riding around with Rob and my dad running errands before the ceremony, someone broke into my car (which I had left in the hotel parking lot). The thief left behind my camera, iPod, a couple of CDs, and headphones. They did, however, take my Garmin GPS unit and my atlas. Dad has postulated that maybe they mistook my atlas for instructions for the Garmin. I've decided that some poor schmoe had gotten so hopelessly lost in the madness of the D/FW metroplex that he abandoned social and legal limits just for the sake of finding his way back to civilization. Having experienced firsthand the chaos that accompanies your typical drive through the area, I have to say I almost feel sorry for the guy.

Other than that, though, it was really a beautiful weekend. Lots of love, lots of happiness. I'm in Waco now for a couple of days, but on either Tuesday or Wednesday I'll be driving to Oklahoma to meet my baby brother, Macarthur! Big week for the Carmacks! I've got a new (to me) sister, and a brand new brother, and all it cost me was a couple of maps.

Listening to - Pre-Ex-Girlfriend by Five Iron Frenzy (I'm on yet another Five Iron kick... probably because of the new bSS album coming out in September)