Eric's House Of Ego

I was going to be rooming with Xap and my youngest son Jared. A couple of weeks before Xap informed me that Lizzie was looking for a place to crash. By this time we had talked quite a bit, and even got up on stage with each other at Capricorn earlier that year.

I had a considerable crush on her.

Not being stupid I said sure, that would be fine with me. Being stupid I was still under the impression that she would never be interested in me. Hey, I had seen the Cap photos, and I still didn’t get it.

We talked a lot Friday night after Jared and Xap had fallen asleep. To be fair, I talked a lot. I was a little nervous as we were going to be sharing a bed that night. Hey, it’s a con.

Saturday night I retreated back up to the room to have some food (someone, I don’t remember who, made a Pita Inn run, it might have been me) and decompress a bit. Lizzie asked me if she could join me. Once again, not being stupid, I said yes. Being stupid … well you know …

We have both told the story many times. She said “you don’t get it do you?” I said “Get what?” She got out the construction paper and crayons and drew diagrams.

And I realized that she was interested in me. It takes some people longer than others.

The next day, as I was packing up the car to go home, I said to her “you’ve given me a lot to think about”. A couple of weeks later we decided to meet up at Strollers in St Louis, but that is a story for later.

I keep thinking that I can’t feel any stronger for her than I do already. I am proved wrong in that over and over.

I adore you my fabulous Lizzie Crowe.

(My user photo was taken at Musecon 1. Our wedding was about an hour before. Sara Trice had made us a tie dye cake)

When Charles takes our scribbles from email, and our babbles in person and creates a ceremony that shows who we are in every way, he rocks!
When Sara makes a stealth tie dye cake, she rocks!
When my son Ian takes on so much for us this weekend, including being my Best Man, he rocks!
When Ron makes us tie dye sheets, he rocks!
When Karen makes it possible for most of the wedding party to shoehorn itself into con suite, she rocks!
When Bert becomes our very own MIB, and gets us from place to place, he rocks!
When Lexie takes two beautiful ladies and makes them even more beautiful, she rocks!
When Gary Craig, the glorious storyteller that he is, charms everyone I know, he rocks!
When Stephanie Dawson keeps my love sane, all while maintaining sanity on her own, she rocks!
When Andy plays us a lovely piece of music, he rocks!
When S00J sings for us, she rocks!
When my son Jared gets the best gag of the day (and it was his idea), he rocks!
When Chas, Adam, Erik and Gary conspire with me (and I know I forgot someone), they rock!
When my daughter smiles and beams and charms and chats with everyone, and is as lovely a flower girl as it possible to be, she rocks!
When Daniel takes my faulty gear and give us music, he rocks
When K makes it possible for the music to continue, he rocks!
When Celia helps us both focus and relax, and prompts folks to take the place of the missing music, she rocks!
When Lexie, Ian, Leah, Xap, Raven and Teresa are up there for us, they rock!

And when all of you laugh and cry and share this moment with us ... we can never thank you enough! The love you showed us this weekend, we are honored to be this loved by so many. Thank you.

Be it so announced that on the sixth day of August in the year 2011 at the hour of 5 PM there shall be a gathering at Musecon in the city of Itasca in the state of Illinois.

The purpose of the gathering shall be the joining of Elizabeth Craig and Eric Coleman.

While all are welcome, not simply those who may be attending the convention, it is the wish of the Bride & Groom that any who wish to attend the wedding to please consider attending the convention as well.

If you are in need of a room, please book it through the convention website, www.musecon.org.

A modest reception shall follow the ceremony. There will be a formal celebration in honor of this moment at a convention later in the year, so please return to this space for that announcement.