Well, I am posting things out of order here, as I still have stuff to post for September, but this news is too exciting to wait…
Congratulations to my brother James and his girlfriend Chrissy who got engaged last week. James proposed in a unique way that really only he can explain – but I’ll try to cover the highlights: he created a crossword puzzle and left it for Chrissy to find, once solved the crossword puzzle directed Chrissy to the place they met (Borders) where he was waiting, then they went out for a fancy dinner, once back at their apartment James put on a penguin costume (Chrissy’s favorite animal) and played a DVD. The DVD was the result of weeks of James’ planning and calling in favors – but it featured Tony Kornheiser and Mike Wilbon (two ESPN guys from a show called Pardon the Interruption) on their show’s set, who on James’ behalf, asked Chrissy to marry James. It’s actually quite funny. The happy couple is thinking about a fall 2008 wedding. We’re very excited and happy for them both. Click on the above photo to see a couple other pictures of James in a penguin costume.

We also have an MP3 of the interview on WTIC about the proposal.