Slowly but surely my schedule is settling back down...

[TGO David]

Hey folks. Miss me?

The past eight weeks have been pretty wild around the office and at home, so I just haven't been online as much as was normal previously. Thankfully work is starting to slack up just a hair so I can take a breather and check in with everyone. I've got online-friends who had all but put my photo on milk cartons while I was away.

Sadly I haven't done much shooting lately. I'm hoping to change that this week one evening or maybe this upcoming weekend. I've got family coming in to visit, so there's always a chance we'll sneak away to the range and get some firing time in while they are here.

No new gun purchases to report but I've not sold any either, so the arsenal is still well stocked in case of a Zombie Apocalypse ... or a Hillary White House, which is pretty much the same thing when you think about it.

I suppose the only other news is that... I'm getting married.

Perhaps the best reason of all for my absence lately is the amount of time I've been spending rebuilding my life with the person I never figured I'd ever really meet. It's been an amazing new year and only promises to get better. With plenty of encouragement from our families and friends, we decided to skip the idea of waiting until next year and are going for it in just a little over a month from now.

So, that's what I've been up to! And now I sign on here and there's a ton of people I don't even know.

If I never got a chance to post a welcome to you new folks, please accept my apologies and likewise accept a sincere welcome to TGO. I'm glad you're here and thrilled to see the forum thriving in my absence. Maybe I should go away more often.

Finally I want to thank Molonlabetn, Marswolf, Len, Hornet Handler and GlockingTN for taking care of business. It's a real load off of my mind knowing that I have a great group of moderators who are more than capable of handling anything that might come up. These guys are the best!

[Fallguy]

Congratulations .....I wish you and the bride-to-be all of the best!!!

[molonlabetn]

Congrats man!

[Guest TargetShooter84]

Congratulations! I wish you and your future wife good luck and happiness! Glad to have you back.

[saintsfanbrian]

Just remember, the less you spend on the wedding and honeymoon, the more you can spend on Guns.

Congratulations.

Receptions can be done on the inexpensive side with help from Sams or Costco...

[Guest Len]

Wow! Welcome back!

[TGO David]

Thanks for the congratulations and best wishes. It's amazing how nicely things just work when you're with the person you should have waited for instead of settling before. We were both in that boat and neither of us were looking (or wanting) a relationship when we met. God had other ideas.

She is very pro-gun and thinks the look of the 1911 in leather is sexy and reassuring. She has good taste, obviously.

Wedding is going to be small and intimate with just our families and a few witnesses present. We fought the idea of just eloping (her dad's suggestion!) and decided to do a small church wedding since neither of us had done that before.

The groom will be registered for ammunition at Wal-Mart.

[saintsfanbrian]

Well, I would say she has taste. She likes 1911's now why did she choose you?

[TGO David]

Well, I would say she has taste. She likes 1911's now why did she choose you?

Because I like 1911s... duh.

[BimmerFreak]

I suppose the only other news is that... I'm getting married.

I didnt realize they were allowing gay marriage in TN....what is this state coming to?!!!

[Guest SUNTZU]

Congratulations Tungsten!

[Mike.357]

Don't do it!

j/k Congrat's

[TGO David]

I didnt realize they were allowing gay marriage in TN....what is this state coming to?!!!

I kept saving myself for you... but you move too slowly.

[RedHead_1911]

Congratualtions!!!!!! I think you should bring her this weekend to the eat-N-shoot so we can all meet the lucky lady

[dunndw]

Congrats!!

Now you can get to work on your own little fire team :-)

[Guest DonRickles]

If at first you don't succeed huh? Good Luck!

[Guest flyfishtn]

Congrats on the good news. I had to "try" it a couple of times to get it right but now it is perfect. We have our moments but all in all, when things are right, they are on!!

[Urse]

Congratulations. Finding the right person to share your life with sure does make everything else easier.

[TGO David]

If at first you don't succeed huh? Good Luck!

Something like that.

[Marswolf]

Well, I'm really happy for you.

[shaftbass]

Congratulations!

[Guest db99wj]

Congrats, coming up on my 12th anniversary this summer.....wow....Boy am I lucky.

[saintsfanbrian]

I am hitting 11 in April.

[Mike.357]

20 tomorrow

[Guest Phantom6]

Congratulations

I've been married for 31 years..... 10 of which I have spent with my present wife, Sharon. Thank goodness I finally found her!