Once again…sorry for the delay but I have been very busy with another project and busy with dating. But I’m very pleased to announce that I am engaged (as of 12/15/06) to the wonderful Elizabeth “Libby” Warren. We actually met in a chatroom at obesityhelp.com (where I also “met” many of you who read this site) in September of ‘04. I used to sorta laugh at people who met online, but I strongly endorse it now. Online/Phone dating – when done with integrity – strips away the trappings of putting on a mask and, for obvious reasons, lets you be yourself. We talked every day on the phone from 9/19/04 until we met in person 12/30/04. And we’ve talked on the phone or in person every day since.

Libby was born in Hastings, Nebraska but has spent roughly 11 years in Fort Collins, CO (with brief detours to Chicago and Colorado Springs) until moving to the Dallas area in April of ‘05 about a month after I did. I wasn’t sure at first if it was destiny or if she was a stalker (those of you who really know me can tell when I’m joking), but thank God it was the former. The woman makes me laugh (which is cliched but very important to me); is beautiful; overflows with compassion; cooks (low sugar pistachio pudding is her crowning achievement so far); cleans; does laundry (will graciously do mine when I bring it over and sighs heavily at the fact that I somehow manage to put holes in every pair of tube socks I own); puts up with me being a geek; loves her cats (but is more of a dog person as am I); loves the color blue; loves movies (Forrest Gump is her favorite; she won’t watch horror movies with me); loves music (Dixie Chicks); loves “Grey’s Anatomy” and “The Amazing Race” (yet rolls her eyes at most other reality shows); loves kids but will admit when a baby is ugly (as some of them are); loves Diet Pepsi (Diet Coke or Mt Dew here); loves daisies (rolls her eyes at roses); loves playing games (card, some board, no mind) shot her first guns (.45 pistol and an AR-15) last year (not at me but with me); loves that I make her feel safe (her words) even when I accidentally cut people off in traffic; loves laughing at me when I get angry at people in traffic (or anytime) which always quickly diffuses the situation; and finally, she is strongly loved by me and all extended family who have met her. She is in full wedding planning mode since I am leaving most details up to her and because I am a bit of a caveman when it comes to that stuff. God is good and definitely has a sense of humor because this caveman certainly doesn’t deserve someone like her!