(As Written by Marcy)

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Since davidandmarcy.com has sat idle since our wedding, I thought this Christmas would be an ideal time to make an update and share a little bit of what we’ve been up to since we got married.

Upon returning to Boston after our honeymoon, we settled into our new apartment together. We live right in the heart of the city -- the middle of the action. Here's a video clip of what a summer evening is like on our street.

Not long after returning from the South Pacific, we were crossing the Atlantic to attend the wedding of my long-time friend, Stephanie, in France. The French really know how to throw a party. The reception went until 6 a.m.!

Within days of our return from France, Dave had sinus surgery... again.

We were fortunate to have a lot of visitors from home in the fall of 2003—even two with the same name! My friend, Michelle, visited in September and Dave’s sister, Michelle, visited in October. My dad also came for a visit in October as did Dave’s friend, Eric Connor.

October was also a good month for us in that Dave landed a job. He manages a digital printing department at a print shop in Cambridge. Although he puts in some killer hours he really enjoys his job.

Thanksgiving found us in Pine Bluffs and Christmas was spent in Helena. Dave returned to Wyoming again in January to attend the wedding of his cousin, Robin. We had some great get-togethers with friends over the winter: New Year's in Jersey, Jim McInerney's 30th birthday party in Manhattan, and a "Miracle on Ice" weekend in Lake Placid.

John and Tracy Ostrander pulled the ultimate birthday surprise on Dave and came to Boston for the weekend of his 30th birthday. Two weeks later John and Dave went to Kansas City for the NCAA Basketball Tournament.

I had a girl's weekend with my friends, Holly and Chris, in Granby, Colorado where Holly lives (elevation: 8,000 ft. population: 1,500). Hours before we arrived, a deranged Granby resident welded himself into an armor plated bulldozer and rolled through town destroying various buildings... and people think that all the crime is in the big cities.

My Uncle O'Neal made his first-ever trip to the East Coast in June and visited us here in Boston. He's an avid Minnesota Twins fan so we took him to his first MLB game. Unfortunately for him, the Sox triumphed 9-2. Fortunately for us, I think O'Neal's presence at Fenway Park broke the curse! We also took O'Neal to DC to see the sites and visit our cousins, the Mannings.

We found ourselves in Pine Bluffs for the 4th of July. Thanks to Erin's "no rain dance," we were able to enjoy a great pool party. The fireworks in Pine were some of the most exciting I'd ever seen. I'm confident the volunteer fire department would agree.

From Wyoming we headed to Oregon to attend the biennial Sitter Family Reunion. Neither of us are related to anybody at the reunion but it's a good time so we go. We were able to spend some quality time with my godson, Matt, and his sister Molly. My parents also met us in Oregon so we had a great week chock full of family time.

The Democratic National Convention came to Boston at the end of July and so did our friend, Scott Yelton, from Oregon. We saw Bill Clinton outside his hotel the first night of the convention. As Dave said, he looks as fake in real life as he does on TV, but just the same, it was cool to see him.

Our next adventure took us to beautiful Natchez, Mississippi for a wedding... in August. Surprisingly, Eric & Elise Jones' gorgeous August wedding in Mississippi was not nearly as hot as our record-breaking 103 degree wedding day last July in Montana. Go figure.

Dave's cousin, Justin, and his friend, Aaron, came to Boston for a visit in August. You can see a clip of our neighbors telling Justin to turn the music down at 3:00 in the morning if you like.

Kudos to Dave who survived a week-long trip to Germany and Prague with his in-laws in September. Want to know what the subway ride home is like after you have spent all day at the Oktoberfest?

I was lucky to have not one but two girls weekends this past year. I met my friends, Wendy and Jereen, in Nashville for a very fun weekend in October. Coincidentally, Dave will be in Nashville in March for the 2005 NCAA Basketball Tournament.

October was the best month EVER to be in Boston! The city went absolutely crazy when the Sox won the Pennant, and again when they won the World Series.

We spent Thanksgiving in Helena this year and we are heading to Pine Bluffs for Christmas. In an effort to avoid another cold New Year's Eve we are heading to Rio de Janeiro for 5 days.

We hope this page finds all of you happy, healthy and in good spirits. We wish you a wonderful Christmas and a very happy new year.

marcy & dave.