Indeed, Mike. We're paying for everything ourselves (myself). I'm pricing moving trucks right now. I'm realizing that marriage is not a financially positive move. I suppose it has other non-pecuniary benefits.
I'm starting to have the married-man's anxiety: it began to sink it last night that I'm going to be fully responsible for her financially and so forth. And so I dreamt that I was laid-off...
I earn more than her. And she's quitting her nicely paying job to come out here. It will then take a while for her to find a similar job out here, or to develop her freelance work more fully.
As for Rochester and Henrietta -- there are worse places to live. At least it's not Buffalo.
Ah, Rochester. Home of two seasons: Broil and Arctic Gloom.
Lived there from 1991-1993. Could not pay me enough to move back. The only thing I miss is the sky; the effect of the lake on the cloud formations was friggin' amazing, and there were some breathtakingly awesome late afternoon and evening skies thanks to the epic clouds and westering sun.
Anyway, congrats on the upcoming wedding Dave. I wish you long years of health and happiness.