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SO, tonight ends the final unknown.   And with its successful resolution, I can now make it public that, as you no doubt have heard rumors of, I am scheduled to get married on 11/08/2008.

To a woman.

An incredible woman.

But I couldn’t say anything before now because, like Robin Williams in "license to wed", this guy we’re trying to have marry us has a 100% track record.   Never had a divorce in any marriage he’s performed.   And he has to interview us before he agrees.   3 meetings.  So we were very much on the examination rack over the last few weeks as we completed his rigorous pre-nuptial examination into every aspect of our lives.

At the end, although he did concede that with us lying so much to him, he really couldn’t tell, he did, ultimately, agree to show up and marry the two of us.

Whew.   It’s not easy keeping the story straight when you don’t even know what questions he’s going to throw at you, but Kara and I did it.   If that’s not better than his stamp of approval of our honesty, then I don’t know what marriage is about.

No, actually, we were completely honest while keeping in the funky KaRand groove we’ve settled into over the last couple of years in which a sense of humor is so totally necessary that to show up without one guarantees an immediate dismissal.  Fortunately, this man of the cloth (I don’t know what you call one of those whose affiliation is Lutheran, but I’m sure someone will let me know), is also not completely unarmed when it comes to the style of quick wit communique employed by me and my future better half, so in keeping with everything that’s gone good for the two of us since we met, Mr. Oscar Bene-vidade-something will definitely be marrying us and dining at our expense afterward.

I can’t tell you how excited we are about that.   The Justice of The Peace, and I’ve met him, under less than desirable circumstances, was NOT our first choice, although he was an alternate.

So the KaRand train is in full motion — and like Kara told me on one of our first dates, it’s a Good Karma Train, and if you feel like gettin’ on — we’d be happy to take ya!

Much love,

r.