A little visit to the lake . . .
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Monday, June 27, 2011
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
It's Bed Time . . .
It's no secret that Westin prefers to sleep in our bed. At any time of the day, if he isn't found running around or chewing on a bone, he is found lounging around . . . in our bed.
And his favorite spot?
Would be, of course, my pillow.
Figures.
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Fathers Day 2011
A very special 'Happy Fathers Day' goes out today to my wonderful dad and my awesome father-in-law!
Happy Fathers Day!
Friday, June 17, 2011
Another New Car?!
Yes, it's true. I forgot to mention that we bought another new car a couple of weeks ago.
And yes, it's true that this is the second car we've bought in the last 4 months.
Normally, if I heard of someone buying two cars in that short of a time, I would secretly think "that must be nice."
So if that's what your first thought was, don't feel bad.
But trust me, we will have car payments coming out of our ears for the next million years (ok not really, but it will probably feel that way . . .)
We had been searching for a new car for Joel for quite a while actually. His SUV was starting to bite the dust . . . It had somewhere around 150,000 miles on it I believe and was starting to need some work. Things like the fact that it liked to completly shut down at traffic lights, not to mention the need for two new tires after a small mishap with a curb.
On top of this, it tended to eat gas like it was going out of style. It became a question of whether we should put some serious money into it, or start to look for something else.
It seemed to me that for someone who tends to drive a lot (like Joel), and with the gas prices doing what they are, it was becoming clear that the new car route was probably the way to go.
Plus, we figured that now is the time to have bills to pay, before some little kiddos come into the plan.
So we searched and searched, and after quite a bit of disagreements (details I won't even begin to go into), we found this.
A 2012 Honda Civic.
It's cute, it gets great gas mileage (up to 40 mpg on the highway), and most importantly . . . we both agreed that we liked it.
So because we tend to make impulsive decisions around here, as you probably know, we bought it.
So far it seems to be a good fit. Plus it's decked out with all sorts of blue tooth and technology "things" . . . perfect for a tech-savy kind of guy.
So needless to say, we shouldn't be in the market for a new car for a very long time. But that's a good feeling at the same time, as you know my thoughts on car shopping . . .
And yes, it's true that this is the second car we've bought in the last 4 months.
Normally, if I heard of someone buying two cars in that short of a time, I would secretly think "that must be nice."
So if that's what your first thought was, don't feel bad.
But trust me, we will have car payments coming out of our ears for the next million years (ok not really, but it will probably feel that way . . .)
We had been searching for a new car for Joel for quite a while actually. His SUV was starting to bite the dust . . . It had somewhere around 150,000 miles on it I believe and was starting to need some work. Things like the fact that it liked to completly shut down at traffic lights, not to mention the need for two new tires after a small mishap with a curb.
On top of this, it tended to eat gas like it was going out of style. It became a question of whether we should put some serious money into it, or start to look for something else.
It seemed to me that for someone who tends to drive a lot (like Joel), and with the gas prices doing what they are, it was becoming clear that the new car route was probably the way to go.
Plus, we figured that now is the time to have bills to pay, before some little kiddos come into the plan.
So we searched and searched, and after quite a bit of disagreements (details I won't even begin to go into), we found this.
A 2012 Honda Civic.
It's cute, it gets great gas mileage (up to 40 mpg on the highway), and most importantly . . . we both agreed that we liked it.
So because we tend to make impulsive decisions around here, as you probably know, we bought it.
So far it seems to be a good fit. Plus it's decked out with all sorts of blue tooth and technology "things" . . . perfect for a tech-savy kind of guy.
So needless to say, we shouldn't be in the market for a new car for a very long time. But that's a good feeling at the same time, as you know my thoughts on car shopping . . .
Thursday, June 16, 2011
The Helicopter
Joel ordered a new helicopter online, and it arrived the other day.
And of course, somebody else thought it was pretty cool as well.
So together, they had quite the night, as I'm sure you can imagine . . .
And after some practice, even managed to keep it in the air.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
5th Avenue Theater Awards
Last week, we took a day trip to Seattle.
As most of you probably know, my awesome sister, Kelsey . . .
As most of you probably know, my awesome sister, Kelsey . . .
does all of the choreography for the plays at the high school we used to go to. This past season, the performed the musical How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. She put in a lot of hard work, and it turned out really cute.
Every year, the 5th Avenue Theater gives out awards to different high schools. They travel around the state, watch all of the musicals, then nominate different shows for different categories. It's an event like something similar to the Tony Awards.
Well this year my sister, because she is so talented I suppose, made is so that Hanford High School was nominated for the "Best Choreography" award (among 13 other nominations).
So about a week and a half ago, my mom, sister and I packed up and spent the day in Seattle. Afterall, if they won the award, Kelsey would be the one to accept it.
We left around 7, making it up in time for a quick rehearsal (the school was to perform a song from the show, as they were nominated for the "Best Overall Musical" award as well).
Maybe it was because they only had 20 minutes to practice, or perhaps it was because it was fairly important that they work quickly to get the spacing down, but regardless, Kelsey whipped out some yelling and directing skills that I didn't really know were packed up inside of her.
Afterwards, we were able to relax a bit. We enjoyed a lunch at the Cheesecake Factory and some shopping, before returning back for the ceremony that evening.
Our cousin Heather was even able to come and join us, which made it even that much better.
We were also joined by a few (thousand) other people hoping to receive some awards as well.
Once the show started, there was more singing and dancing than you could imagine. But most of it was actually pretty good.
Unfortunately, Kelsey did not receive the award, but the show did win the "Best Overall Show" award, which they were very excited about.
Nice Work Kelsey!
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