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Jill and I saw Rent last night.  It was a pretty good play.  In the next few months we're going to a few plays.  Going to get a little culture I guess.  Our anniversary is Tuesday the 26th.  Two years of wedded bliss.  We don't have any special plans.

 

That's all I have for now.  Just kinda testing this to see how well it works as a blog of sorts.

 

tk

We spent all weekend working on the basement.  It turned into a much larger project than I had imagined.  We ended up pulling out all the insulation and reframed the cinderblock walls with 2x4s, replacing the 1x2s.  My dad came down to help.  Craig Weldon lent his hammer, and so did my cousin's husband Tim.  My cousin John came down and watched us work.  He was a big help.  :)  Hopefully next Sunday we'll get around to hanging drywall.  And then the end is near.  I can't wait.

 

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Christmas was great.  We spent Friday at my Aunt Sandie's in Sac City and Sunday at Jill's parents in Lake View.  I got all kinds of great stuff, including an iPod from my lovely wife.  Now I suppose I can leave hers alone.  My list of stuff I wanted went over pretty well.  I'm gonna have to find more stuff to put up there.  :D

 

Tim and John came up on the 26th and we finished the drywall.  I'll soon update the pictures here.  I owe those guys big.

 

That's all I have for now.  I hope everyone has a good holiday season.

 

tk

I was going over how the basement would look when it was finished and I noticed there is one thing missing.  A huge freakin' TV.  So I did some research and decided on a 50" Samsung DLP.  And of course since I cannot watch TV without TiVo, I picked up an HD TiVo to go with it.  Now I wait patiently until the carpet comes in so that I can hook up all my cool new toys.

 

Jill and I saw Fiddler on the Roof last night.  It was pretty funny.  We're seeing Movin' Out next month.  I think it's going to be odd listening to other people perform Billy Joel songs, but I'm excited to see it none the less.

 

The basement is coming along nicely.  The carpet has been ordered and we're waiting for it to come in.  The painting is finished and Dad and I are finishing the wiring tomorrow.  So once the carpet is in, I can hook the TV up.

 

That's all the updates I have for now.

tk

Jill and I have decided it's time to upgrade our house.  We've found another place we like so it's time to sell our house.  For the last couple of weeks we've been busting our butts cleaning, fixing, and decluttering.  Our house officially went on the market Tuesday.  You can see our realtor's page on it here.  If you know of anybody that's looking to buy a townhouse in Ames, send them our way. 

 

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After a month of traveling to Dallas, Cypress and Las Vegas, Jill and I are home for the foreseeable future.  It'll be nice.  The trees are turning, which is nice.  The new house has lots of trees, so there are plenty of leaves to watch.

Jill and I have been talking about taking a big vacation for a while.  Last week it finally got to her, she booked us for a cruise.  We leave the day after Thanksgiving for an 8 day cruise in the Southern Carribean.  I'm pretty excited.  It's a Carnival Cruise and we'll be on the boat, Legend.  If you're not busy you should come along!

 

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I just got back from a week in California.  Myself and two other guys from work went down.  We upgraded some servers and everything went pretty well.  On Sunday we went down to San Diego to visit a lifelong friend of mine, Jereme.  He showed us all the sites in San Diego.  We had a great time.  Below is a picture of Jer and I enjoying the ocean.

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I just realized I forgot to post a picture of our new car.  Here she is, Pearl.  She's a 2006 Acura MDX.  She's got Navigation as well as a DVD player, for those times Jill can't put up with me anymore and goes to the back to watch moves.  She's a very comfortable ride and has all kinds of cool gadgets to keep me occupied as I drive down the road.

 

tk

Sorry there haven't been any updates of late.  I'm going to use the excuse that I had chicken pox.  Yes, I waited until I was 33 to partake in that childhood right of passage.  It was every bit as horrible for adults as you've heard.  If you're an adult and haven't had it yet, I would highly recommend getting the vaccination for it.  You'll thank me.

 

Since I'm no longer contagious our big Superbowl (c) party is underway.  We've been cleaning (okay, Jill has been cleaning) and getting everything ready.  I think today I'll be rooting for the Colts.  They took the Chiefs out of the playoffs, so the better they do, the better excuse I have for them beating the Chiefs.  For those of you that partake in such things, I hope you enjoy the game.  For those of you that don't, I hope you at least enjoy the commercials.

 

tk