In With a Bang

The year 2012 has hit the ground running. At work, we are preparing to implement a new electronic medical record system across the entire hospital. It is a flurry of activity, excitement, anxiety, confusion, frustration, and hope. The switch will be flipped a week from Saturday, and we all get to see if our preparation and planning has paved the way for a relatively smooth transition. I have a feeling this is going to be a bumpy ride.

Monday morning, Buster and I went into the Channel 4 New Station to tape a brief interview that will be aired at some point in the future yet unknown to us. Tonight we will finally play the "Nearlywed Game" in an effort to win the $40,000 wedding package from Jacksonville Magazine. It's been building up for many months now, with the original application, the interview, the two Bride's Night Out evenings, the photo shoot meeting, and the Channel 4 interview. The game tonight will also be filmed and aired on Channel 4 at some point, so win or lose, we better make an entertaining go of it.

To be honest, we share the same opinion as the couple that sat with us in the waiting room on Monday, as we prepared for our interview. It would be ok if we lost, because the wedding would be on a Monday morning at 8:30am and broadcast live as part of the Morning Show for Channel 4. If we don't win, we can get married on a Saturday afternoon/evening like normal people. On the other hand, a big fancy wedding/honeymoon could be fun, so we won't turn it down if we miraculously win either. There are four other couples thinking the same thing, and they all seem nice, and I am sure equally deserving. I, for one, will be glad when tomorrow comes, and it is decided one way or the other!

Finally, we are moving out of our apartment after two years. They decided to raise our rent, quite a bit this time, and it isn't worth staying. Especially considering I was able to find a townhome for rent with twice as many rooms and bathrooms, a two car garage, a fenced yard, and a washer and dryer for the same price. Score. We will be moving mid February, right after my birthday that I had kind of completely forgotten about.

If the rest of 2012 turns out to be as busy as the first part, I am going to need another long vacation come December!