David wrote a lovely Christmas letter...and I thought you all could enjoy his excellent writing style.
A MONTH BY MONTH BREAKDOWN OF DAVID AND DARCIE’S 2009
January: Both sets of parents are told that we want to get married, preferably in the summer. The Brownbacks are told first…they respond by immediately opening and chugging two beers. The Bradys respond by asking (perhaps warning) Darcie if she is sure…note they do not ask David, their own son. Blessings are given, the year of David & Darcie is off on the right foot.
February: David buys the engagement ring from a nice local jewelry store in downtown Clayton. He is wearing sweatpants and a hoodie. They look at him funny when he offers them a check.
March: The proposal month. David finally asks Darcie to marry him! After all of those months!! In a sign from God of what joy their relationship brings to Him, Mizzou makes the Elite 8 four days after the engagement is official. The world rejoices.
April: David and Darcie go house shopping. Darcie likes the house next to the Jack in the Box (literally…right next to it). David realizes their tastes in houses are slightly different. In a 12 hour period, a house in Affton, owned by a Parkway co-worker of Darcie’s, goes for sale, they check it out, and decide it is the place for them. Darcie negotiates. The house goes under contract.
May: Darcie finishes her first year of post-grad school employment. David finishes his first year of law school. Darcie realizes David is not employed…yikes! Darcie plays organized sports for the first time in at least 15 years as the South Sluggers softball team begins play.
June: It is hot. Really hot. Including the day Darcie closes on the house, and the moving process begins. Darcie and David are homeowners.
July: The final month before the wedding. Darcie gets crafty. David and Darcie attend their first professional wrestling event together. The event happens to be at the same place they will get married at in three weeks. Shaft gets pinned by The Big Texan in the same spot where Darcie will pin him in three weeks.
August: Wedding! Honeymoon! David gets swine flu! David and Darcie start their second year of school, only Darcie gets paid to go and David pays to go. David leaves his bachelor pad loft on Washington Avenue in downtown for a house in the suburbs with his wife. Darcie’s cooking alone makes it the best decision he’s ever made.
September: The South Sluggers win the Brentwood Softball league. In the championship game, Darcie comes through with a key hit in the last inning. She is carried off the field by her teammates. This is the best month of her life.
October: Darcie runs a marathon. A marathon! A full one, in San Francisco with 20,000 other women! She damn near wins the race, finishing in 4 hours and 39 minutes. David gets tired trying to keep up…with the watching.
November: Mizzou destroys K-State 38-12 in football. The Brownbacks consider this added insult to injury (marrying their daughter being the injury). The first Thanksgiving as a married couple sees Darcie spend five nights in five different locations while trying to please everyone.
December: Darcie prepares her first ever turkey dinner…alone. She has a 3 crockpot plan and a schedule.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Best wishes,
David and Darcie Brady
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