Hey, Folks!
It has been a really full week for me here at Monarch Comics! Of course, it would have to be a busy week considering that Hill and I are gearing up not only for my dream vacation to the Bahamas, but also for the beginning of the real adventure of our lives. Hillman and I will be tying the knot on Saturday afternoon at an event I am currently referring to as “Little Wedding”. The reasons for this are tied to the current political events that have been going on for a while now and my attorney has suggested that “sooner rather than later” is the best idea for the choices before us regarding same sex marriage. In any case, rest assured that we will also be doing “Big Wedding” next year with he extended ceremony AND big party! It just takes a little longer and a bit more money than we had access to and as mentioned we had to get the paperwork and legal stuff completed.
Marriage is a huge step for me. I mean, those who know me can attest to the fact that I nay sayed marriage FOR YEARS…even before it became legal for same sex couples. There was no way I was gonna do it. But what can I say? Meeting Hillman changed my life and now I can’t imagine a life without him. The awful moment last December when I was sitting in a dark urgent care room waiting for him to be transferred to a proper hospital after his cardiac event and I realized how empty my life would be without him in it. I had told Hillman early on not to look for me to ever propose and now I was suddenly afraid that I would lose him without him ever knowing how much I truly cared for him. It was then that I decided that I did indeed want to marry this man, that I wanted, nay, needed to spend the rest of my life with him. Thankfully Hillman said “yes” and all of my dreams are going to be coming true this week.
Of course, on Monday we will be taking off for my dream vacation. For years I’ve wanted to go to the Sandals all inclusive resort at Emerald Bay. Part of this was due to the beauty of the island and the fact that it is an adults only resort with no rugrats scurrying about, but also because they offered access to the Swimming with Pigs excursion. Yes, I must swim with the piggies and what adorable little piggies they are. As a matter of fact, we will be swimming with pigs next Thursday between 8am-12pm! I’m going to attempt to chronicle our vacation and post as much as possible onto the Facebook page, but it’s hard to say how successful I’ll be until we actually get there and see how good the wifi/cell service is. So keep your eyes open for the video of me sitting on the beach with a big fruity drink in one hand and a chicken leg in the other!
We had a small issue with Penguin Random House this week, but it has been totally resolved. Basically we were missing a box of books which has never happened to us before now. I didn’t notice the issue until Monday and, of course, there was no was to deal with it on Labor Day. Tuesday, however, I talked to a very nice customer service agent and we received the missing box today with no problems. So any books that you were due have now been checked in and sorted. So YAY for that!
I’ve heard rumors that Brian will be sponsoring some sort of big sale while I am out of town. Details regarding the sale are on Facebook somewhere. Please take advantage of it as after what I’m spending on this vacation I really do need to sell more books!
Okily dokily…I’ve got tons more work to get done today before I can officially take my leave so I will leave this here. I will be out of the store on Friday and Saturday this week and I will be here on Sunday to finish up the last bits of paperwork and to give Brian one more day off before his ordeal begins.
Have a great week, Folks, and I’ll see y’all when I return!
Eddie