T-Minus 10 Days and Counting…

| August 27th, 2008

Yes, in 10 days I will officially be married to the most amazing woman I have ever met!  Bekah and I have been so busy getting all the last minute details taken care of.  Planning a wedding in 3 months is a challenge, even if our guest total is around 30!  We put together a website with info about the wedding.  Check it out and be sure to sign the guestbook!

Tom and Rebekah’s Wedding Website

Time Management - Randy Pausch

| August 20th, 2008

Randy Pausch gave a great talk in November of 2007 about time management:

Human Again

| August 20th, 2008

Alex McManus has a new book coming out soon called Making the World Human Again this January. Check out this video:

It looks quite interesting! I like the main premise, that Jesus came not to start a religion, but to realign people to follow Him. Reminds me somewhat of Charlie Peacock’s book New Way To Be Human. I’ve only recently become familiar with Alex McManus, knowing only of his brother Erwin, who pastors a church in LA called Mosaic. Alex is definitely a progressive thinker when it comes to the church and his blog is always thought-provoking.

It’s amazing how much can happen in a short time.  One year ago, I was living in Dayton, OH, unsure of what lay ahead for me in this adventure we call life.  A random email, a timely meeting, and a ride home from the airport brought me to where I am today.  Living just outside of Tampa, FL, and about to marry the most amazing woman in the world.

On June 22 I asked Rebekah Sjogren to marry me in Central Park, and on September 6, 2008, we will be getting married! We are inviting our families and a few close friends to attend the intimate ceremony on a beach beautiful white sand, with the setting sun and roll of the gentle waves of the Gulf of Mexico providing the perfect backdrop.  This fall we intend on visiting the Cincinnati/Dayton region as well as the San Diego area to celebrate our marriage with our friends

A wedding website is in the works and will be online this week.  Stay tuned here for the link, where you’ll find out all the details you’ll need to know.

Off to NYC

| June 18th, 2008

My girl and I are heading to the Big Apple tomorrow! Even though I grew up in state of New York, I never once made the trek over to NYC for a visit, so I’m thrilled to be finally going there. We have quite the itinerary planned out, from a death metal Nintendo-sounding concert Thursday night (we might even dress the part maybe we’ll go as Tetris?), to seeing “Wicked” on Friday, to visiting the Guggenheim, Central Park, and maybe even Ellis Island. We’ll also be checking out some cool restaurants, including a ninja-themed establishment serving Japanese cuisine. I think the food is delivered by ninja’s gliding down from the ceiling on ropes! Ok, not really. But that would be sweet! Pictures and stories to follow…probably. : )