We got our wedding bands this morning. I’m really happy with them. Mine is so comfortable, it’s almost like I’m not even wearing a ring. It makes my engagement ring feel like it weighs 1000 pounds (it may also be related to the fact that the band fits a little better than the engagement ring does, so it’s not sliding around as much). Anyway, I think it was a wise decision to go with E-weddingbands.com. It was so, so much cheaper than jewelry stores, and also cheaper than other online retailers, but the quality is very nice. The engraving looks good too, better than what I expected from what they showed on the site. I don’t want to take it off!

I hit a major milestone at work today; the production server for ICON went live. For those of you who think about things other than my job, ICON is the new course management system (platform for online courses) for the University of Iowa, and I am the administrator of it. My colleagues and I have put in a lot of hours getting it to this point, and I would like to extend a formal shout-out to my fabulous coworkers: Jack, king of the integrations, general smartypants; Ken, webmaster par excellence; and Angela, co-administrator and general lifesaver. There were a lot of other people on the project too, but those are the ones I talk to the most.

We’re headed up to Wisconsin late this afternoon for our friend’s father’s funeral. That’s going to be sad. At least the drive won’t be as bad as usual; we normally go up there in January for the annual trivia contest, and let me tell you, a drive to northern Wisconsin in January is not for the faint of heart. It’s really too bad that it’s such sad circumstances sending us there this time, though. I associate that drive with having fun and seeing friends.