Here's what it used to look like
Here's what it looks like now
Thursday, June 12, 2008
New Deck (by Rob)
The work on our deck has begun. Soon it will have an awesome hot tub on it!
Here's what it used to look like
Here's what it looks like now
Here's what it used to look like
Here's what it looks like now
Being a Parent (by Mary)
These two articles are great reads if you've been a parent for years, or are toying with the idea:
11 Best Things Parents Go Through
11 Worst Things a Parent Goes Through
11 Best Things Parents Go Through
11 Worst Things a Parent Goes Through
Monday, June 9, 2008
Joe Diffie/Mark Chesnutt (by Rob)
4 months of work is over... the WIXY concert has come and gone.
Some of the highlights:
- A guy at a bar won front row tickets, backstage passes, and a limo ride for four people 20 minutes before the show. He didn't have anyone to go with so he asked around the bar, got three girls and one of their mothers to come along (they must have had tickets). Backstage, the mother had Joe Diffie and Mark Chesnutt autograph her boobs.
- Same guy bought Joe Diffie a beer mid-performance, which he accepted... Mark Chesnutt turned down the beer mid-performance.
- During the encore, a cluster of people we right around the stage. One guy climbed onstage and leaped into the crowd. He didn't surf long. Security escorted him out fast.
- Sitting in the back row with Mary and re-living our first date :)
Here are some pics:
Mary looking great, me looking odd
Joe Diffie Onstage
A Crazy Mom with Crazy Boobs (click to enlarge)
Some of the highlights:
- A guy at a bar won front row tickets, backstage passes, and a limo ride for four people 20 minutes before the show. He didn't have anyone to go with so he asked around the bar, got three girls and one of their mothers to come along (they must have had tickets). Backstage, the mother had Joe Diffie and Mark Chesnutt autograph her boobs.
- Same guy bought Joe Diffie a beer mid-performance, which he accepted... Mark Chesnutt turned down the beer mid-performance.
- During the encore, a cluster of people we right around the stage. One guy climbed onstage and leaped into the crowd. He didn't surf long. Security escorted him out fast.
- Sitting in the back row with Mary and re-living our first date :)
Here are some pics:
Mary looking great, me looking odd
Joe Diffie Onstage
A Crazy Mom with Crazy Boobs (click to enlarge)
Inaugural Illinois Marathon! (by Mary)
While weaning myself off of wedding-mania, I talked to the race director of the Inaugural Illinois Marathon on the phone, and now I'm on the committee!
After most races I attend, I always feel like I could have coordinated the event better, so here's my opportunity!
I definitely want all of my friends and family, runners and walkers, young and old, to take part in the events on April 11, 2009. There will be a 5K if you want to walk, Kids Race (with an Easter egg hunt!), half-marathon, full-marathon, and team relay. April 11 is the Saturday before Easter, but this can just be added to your Easter weekend activities!
Illini Radio Group (WIXY 100.3, Mix 94.5, 92.5 The Chief, and Extra 99.1) is going to be the major media sponsor of the event, and Rob will be running the full marathon with bib number 1003.
Registration and course maps are available on the website.
I am hoping to get a golf cart and walkie-talkie on the day of, but until then, I get a zip-up jacket and business cards!
After most races I attend, I always feel like I could have coordinated the event better, so here's my opportunity!
I definitely want all of my friends and family, runners and walkers, young and old, to take part in the events on April 11, 2009. There will be a 5K if you want to walk, Kids Race (with an Easter egg hunt!), half-marathon, full-marathon, and team relay. April 11 is the Saturday before Easter, but this can just be added to your Easter weekend activities!
Illini Radio Group (WIXY 100.3, Mix 94.5, 92.5 The Chief, and Extra 99.1) is going to be the major media sponsor of the event, and Rob will be running the full marathon with bib number 1003.
Registration and course maps are available on the website.
I am hoping to get a golf cart and walkie-talkie on the day of, but until then, I get a zip-up jacket and business cards!
Power Smart Pricing (by Mary)
Today, our household officially switches over to Power Smart Pricing. Instead of paying the average cost of electricity, we will pay the real-time price, which fluctuates each hour. For example, prices drop at 8:00pm tonight, so that is when we will run our dishwasher and washing machine.
We're hoping to save money on our electricity bill, especially once we get a new programmable thermostat! 2008 project? We'll see.
We're hoping to save money on our electricity bill, especially once we get a new programmable thermostat! 2008 project? We'll see.
Sunday, June 8, 2008
Welcome Gavin!
Congratulations to Rob's long-time friend and best man, Ted, and his family! Gavin Joshua Richel was born 18 days early on June 6th, weighing 7 lbs 14 oz and is 20 1/2 inches.
Hopefully we'll be able to meet Gavin soon!
And, for all the other newlyweds, here are 45 reasons to have a baby now.
Hopefully we'll be able to meet Gavin soon!
And, for all the other newlyweds, here are 45 reasons to have a baby now.
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Quick Updates (by Mary)
It is busy season for Rob and me. Home projects, family occasions, and work are all overloading us right now.
We are eagerly anticipating our new deck, and mostly our new hot tub, that should be finalized in hopefully three weeks.
There were two baptisms this week. On the family front, Rob was godfather on Sunday at Evan's beautiful baptism. Check out our adorable nephew by clicking our photo link to the right.
The nasty storm from Tuesday night baptized our new laminate floors with water. (And, yes, we have a sump pump!) We honestly have no idea where the water came from, but it has collected puddles underneath our laminate. If it wasn't for our under layment, the laminate would already be ruined. We're investigating various ways to have the water sucked up, but in the meantime, we hear fun mushy noises in various spots around the bedroom. We're open to suggestions.
Rob was in the studio until after midnight on Tuesday, while I was at home alone searching desperately for one of our three flashlights. Even though I consider myself a purger, not a hoarder, I have quickly learned that practically everything in our storage room needs to go. Anyone else have junk (or treasure) for a garage sale?
The Joe Diffie and Mark Chesnutt concert tomorrow night has become Rob's new wife. I can't wait until the divorce is finalized tomorrow night at about 11pm, so that I can have him all to myself again :)
I've been keeping myself busy at work as well, as Jan and I prepare for budget. Any over/under on when the Governor is going to approve the state's budget?
We are eagerly anticipating our new deck, and mostly our new hot tub, that should be finalized in hopefully three weeks.
There were two baptisms this week. On the family front, Rob was godfather on Sunday at Evan's beautiful baptism. Check out our adorable nephew by clicking our photo link to the right.
The nasty storm from Tuesday night baptized our new laminate floors with water. (And, yes, we have a sump pump!) We honestly have no idea where the water came from, but it has collected puddles underneath our laminate. If it wasn't for our under layment, the laminate would already be ruined. We're investigating various ways to have the water sucked up, but in the meantime, we hear fun mushy noises in various spots around the bedroom. We're open to suggestions.
Rob was in the studio until after midnight on Tuesday, while I was at home alone searching desperately for one of our three flashlights. Even though I consider myself a purger, not a hoarder, I have quickly learned that practically everything in our storage room needs to go. Anyone else have junk (or treasure) for a garage sale?
The Joe Diffie and Mark Chesnutt concert tomorrow night has become Rob's new wife. I can't wait until the divorce is finalized tomorrow night at about 11pm, so that I can have him all to myself again :)
I've been keeping myself busy at work as well, as Jan and I prepare for budget. Any over/under on when the Governor is going to approve the state's budget?
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