
This weekend Brooke and I kept an eye on Little Buddy to free up his parents to cross some things off their to-do lists. We had all kinds of fun drawing with crayons (“No eat.”), reading books, and my favorite, napping. I like being an uncle.

Wedding planning has been easier than I thought it would be. Our families have been supportive and extremely helpful, and friends have pitched in and done more for us than we ever could have expected. It’s enough to make a grown man get a little emotional when he stops to really think about it. But...