To check out that collection, head on over to my flickr account now.  Also, there’s a great preview of the wedding video from Brian & Erika’s wedding over at our friend Cheryls website – http://caslproductions.com/blog/.  Go have a look at that – it’s a great preview of what was a truly beautiful wedding.

So, what have I been doing this summer to keep myself busy?  Weddings and dealing with my house, actually.  Since June I’ve attended three weddings, with a fourth coming up this Saturday – which should be the last wedding of the summer.  Whew!  Everyone seems to be getting married this year.

Additionally, last weekend I was fortunate enough to meet up with some of my old friends from SFOL/FSF at the 31st Annual Shore Leave Star Trek convention.  While I didn’t actually attend the convention, I did browse through the dealer room and had a great lunch with my old friends.  I think next year I’ll actually stay overnight and join in the drunken debauchery (which was broadcast live and in color this year, thanks to a handy webcam someone brought!).

The house.  Mmm.  The damn house.  I won’t go through all of the pain and mental anguish that the house has put me through, but I will say that the last two weeks have been – thus far – problem free.  Hopefully it’ll go like that for a few more months.

For those actually keeping track of things, I am now fully unpacked, with the exception of the kitchen which is going to be remodeled by Sears sometime in the next few weeks.  After that I’ll be having a house warming party finally.  The office/guest room is done, complete with sleep sofa, desk, chair, computer, bookcase, and lighting fixture (which I totally forgot to buy until AFTER I’d finished putting the room together).  I’ve also hung all of the artwork I own (big thanks to my father for donating  some of his nicer pieces).

So, that’s my summer so far.  Hopefully I’ll find some way to fit a beach trip or something in.  All work and no play makes Scott a dull boy.

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My aunt Stephanie, my father, and me

My sister (Becca), me, my aunt (Stephanie), my father, my step mom (Susan)

The surprise birthday cake for me from the wedding

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I’m up here in New Jersey for a most joyous event – my father’s wedding.  Two years ago, my father met a wonderful woman named Susan through the Jewish dating service JDate.  Since then, what has been a truly horrific decade in both my fathers life and my own has turned into a true barchot (hebrew for “blessing”).  His life has completely turned around and for the first time in a very long time I can say that he truly seems happy.  Which, in turn, makes me truly happy.

So, despite all the badness that I’ve had to deal with these past few months, spending my birthday up here with my father, my aunt, and my new step family has been the best, most relaxing, most happy experience in quite a long time.  Now… time to get to writing the toast for the wedding.  After all, I’m the best man.

Oh – by the way – thanks to everyone for all of the great, heartfelt birthday wishes on twitter and facebook.  I really appreciate it.  You all really helped to make this my best birthday ever, and I wish all of you could’ve been up here to celebrate it with me.

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