Congratulations, Benj and Rocio! Hooray! Here is Rocio's account of the proposal (reprinted without permission): On Saturday, we moved the last of Benj’s things from his apartment into my place. After hauling everything over, I went to see a movie with my friend Hillary while Benj began unpacking. When I returned that night, I started getting ready for bed. Benj hung out in the bedroom and I went into the bathroom. After taking out my contacts, I went to dry my hands and noticed that my name was written in black marker on the toilet paper. I stopped, asked what was going on, and opened the bathroom door to find Benj in the doorway smiling mischievously.  I went back to the toilet paper and started unrolling it. The following message appeared, one panel at a time: Rocio I didn’t give you a card on our anniversary So I’m writing you in a medium I’m all too familiar with Baby, I am in a state of unfathomable happiness I am so excited there is no more “my place” and “your place” Only “our place” Sounds nice. Feels even better. I love you so much, baby And I want it to be “Rocio and Benj” forever. ‘Til death do us part. I’m pretty sure you feel the same way. I’ll know for certain after you answer this next question: (Please turn around and look at me, my sweet darling) Ever obedient, I turned towards Benj, leaning coolly in the doorway. He said, “Rocio?” I said, “Yes?” (already in tears, of course.) “Will you marry me?” I nodded, said, “Yes, of course,” and we hugged. In the bathroom. He then presented me with a beautiful pin that belonged to his grandmother as a “welcome to the family” gift. We’ll go ring shopping at some point, but I’m already so flattered that he wants to be my husband, anything on top of that is just gravy. We’re keeping the toilet paper for posterity.

(Oops! First video didn’t upload right! Here’s a new one… In HD!)

Ronan has mastered the art of going from object to object to get around the house. This seems to be his favorite thing, next to eating. Here's a video of his eating while standing. Joy!

Torlis is the proud owner of a YELLOW BELT! Congratulations, girlie! Videos to follow.

Sunda sold it today!!! She specified cash-only on Craigslist dice we'd had requests for installment payments. As a result, she received over ten grand in $100 bills! She described the experience as nerve wracking. Glad that little portion of our car owning life is behind us. We are sending our positive really be fixed at last thoughts after our old minivan and her new owners.

Safety first!

(This video is from our trip to Dowdy Lake, following some discussion as to whether Torlis' new life jacket fit her or not.)

FrieTeB.com has just received a major site upgrade! You'll notice a snazzy new look, with photo galleries built right into the blog posts. Under the hood, we've made it easier than ever to post new content, especially from my iPhone. So with any luck, there will be more content, and especially (by popular demand!) more photos!

We went to Dowdy lake. Good times!