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Guess what? I got married!


Posing for photos at the Saraguay dock., originally uploaded by BigAssSuperBlog.

Been wondering why I haven't been updating the blog for a while?

Well, I've been kinda busy ... planning a wedding.

On Saturday October 10, 2009 at the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron Saraguay House in Halifax, Amanda and I were married.

It was beautiful. It was magical. And it was a whole helluva lot of fun.

Many many many thanks from me and the new Mrs. Big Ass Superstar.

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