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Home sweet home.

As much as I love traveling, I'm generally always glad to be back home. And, that was never more true than it was tonight.

K and I just got home from visiting his family in Ohio for the weekend. It was a relatively quick trip - we left on Friday afternoon and had a long day of traveling so we didn't get to his parent's house until mid-evening. The main event was his family's Christmas party on Saturday. I've met all of his family before and even spent Christmas there last year, although I arrived after the big Mohlman family celebration. And, when I say "big" I mean BIG. There are 20 people in K's immediate family. That's right, 20. Um, there's 4 people in my immediate family. Do the math.

I had a really rough time there this trip, generally feeling uncomfortable and not really a part of things "officially." Just to give an example...K's mom referred to me as his "roommate." Ouch.

On a positive note, K and I had a couple of good conversations about our relationship, our future, family dynamics, etc. We went to visit "the ring" at BBB on Thursday evening when we were up at the Domain for a happy hour with fellow Rogues. It's still as pretty as it was the first time I saw it.

We've been exploring possible dates for 2008, mostly in the fall. Coming up with possible choices on our own (without even considering venue availability yet) has proven to be quite challenging. Let's just say that the Ohio State football schedule has been consulted several times.

I think this will be good motivation for me to refocus on my fitness and weight goals for 2008.

On another note, we're going to Denver in a few weeks for a ski trip. FUN.