Denise and I met at work on Columbus Day, October 9, 2006. Even though it was a holiday, we both went into work that day as we had work to do . . . a few months after that day I finally worked-up the nerve to ask Denise out for a cup of tea, and well, folks know the rest of the story.

Anyway, last Friday Denise's co-workers from UMass, and mine from EOHHS, threw two great parties to celebrate our wedding . . . (and yeah, we didn't get much done that day).

Denise's co-workers threw the first party of the day . . . lunch was great, the cake beautiful, and everyone was extremely generous . . . a special thanks goes to Jillian, Terri, and Alexa.







After work, we went over to Sister Sorrel for hors d'oeuvres and drinks . . . a special thanks goes to Jim and Scott for organizing things . . . .




All in all it was a fun day, and we can't thank our co-workers enough . . . .

Hey, Denise and I have been cast as extras in the next Simpsons movie . . .

No, not really.

But if you're curious what you would look like as a Simpsons character, go here . . . .

So, a few folks have noted that Shirl is paying for dinner in the photo from the post entitled Happy Birthday Shirl! . . . .

That photo is from a previous visit to Boston, and yes Shirl did pay for dinner that evening . . . but I can assure you she did not pay for her Birthday this year (she was at Denise's shower).

The funny thing is that the Burke's aren't good sports about letting Denise and I pay for dinner . . . in fact, when we go out to eat with them, I've resorted to paying the waitstaff a few bucks to give me the check, even if Rick or Shirl asks for it.

Anyway, I just feel that it's only fair that Denise and I should pick-up the tab every once in a while . . . in fact, I am so committed to this stance that I decided to put my money where my mouth is, to walk the walk (so to speak) . . . so, I created the Ricky Baby credit card . . .

Edit: Several folks have asked if the card is real . . . yes, it is. This isn't photoshopped . . . .