Boring

Sarah is in Spartanburg spending time with her family. I'm here all by my lonesome. It stinks. Tomorrow, though, is a half-day at school, and then I'm heading up to Easley, and I'll get to spend the weekend traveling (with Sarah) from Easley to Spartanburg and back to see all of our family. It's going to be another busy (but great) weekend.

Housewarming Weekend

Well, everyone has gone back to the upstate now. I think everyone had a great time being together this weekend. I know I did. I got to spend Saturday morning with my parents, which I don't get to do very often. Sarah's brothers and dad got to go play golf, and her mom, sister-in-law, and Sarah got to go shopping. Only a few more days and we get to see everyone again.

Housewarming Weekend

This weekend, family is coming to visit for a "housewarming weekend." It's going to be a fun weekend with time to catch up with our family and just spend some time together. I can't wait.

The Secret Life of Bees

Tonight, Sarah and I had our date night. We went to see "The Secret Life of Bees" and then to Five Guys for dinner. I thought the movie was really good. Sarah says the book is better. I've found that that is usually the case. Anyway, next weekend our families are coming in to town, and we're really excited about that.
Well, that's all I really have to say about anything. Life has been really good lately. It's just been busy. We're gradually coming to realize that the house we're staying in belongs to us. It's kind of surreal at times, but it's starting to feel like home now.

:-D

Electoral versus Popular

I'm just curious. How is it that Barack Obama got 52.31% of the popular vote, but 68.43% of the electoral vote, and John McCain got 46.4% of the popular vote, but 31.56% of the electoral vote? Is it possible that the electoral college, which is the basis of national elections, doesn't fit the population densities of our country anymore? I'm just wondering, because the percentages are drastically different.
For those of you who don't know me, I am familiar with the electoral college, so you don't need to explain it to me, but if you have any thoughts on the subject, feel free to leave a comment.

(And, in case you're wondering, I'm not trying to stir up controversy. Obama won whether you work with electoral votes or popular vote. I'm not trying to say that McCain had the majority. I'm just saying it doesn't add up.)

Christmas Tree

Tonight, Sarah and I drove up to Florence to hit the Hobby Lobby and purchase a CHRISTMAS TREE! It was 30% off, and all of the other Christmas decorations were 50% off. It was great (except for the having to drive to Flo-town to get it).

No-Shave-November

Well, after a couple of days out of town at the state math teachers conference (which was about as boring as it sounds), I'm back. And guess what...No-Shave-November has finally begun! YAY!!!