We heard back from the seller on the inspection stuff we asked for.  He said "no" pretty much across the board, except he'll replace the safety-hazard 300-degree-heater downstairs.  Nevermind the potential-safety-hazard electrical panel, though.  Because "it's an old house, you can't expect everything to be new."  NO.... but we can expect that your ( Read more... )

The inspection went really well.  The inspector was very good and thorough as well as personable... very nice guy to work with.  He didn't find anything major that we didn't expect -- the biggest thing was the electrical panel needs replacing but we already knew that going in (contractor friend said the same thing when he looked at it).  There's ( Read more... )

Get this... I am actually at home on a Thursday night!  This NEVER happens, but this week choir was cancelled at the last minute because not enough people could make it.  But I still get paid, anyway!  Awesome, possum ( Read more... )

I just got off the phone with one of my best friends who I haven't talked to in way too long.  She moved to the east coast last summer and I'm missing her terribly... it's one of those things where talking with her made me remember how much I miss her, y'know?  We didn't even get to see each other more often than every few months when she lived ( Read more... )

Just got home from a whirlwind of a day - Ali & Mike's wedding - and boy am I pooped.  I had to be at the hair salon at 8:30 this morning for hair and makeup, and haven't stopped until now.  It was a crazy frantic day, but in the end the wedding was beautiful and a good time was had at the reception.  Those two are so cute together and it was ( Read more... )

Mexico was great, sunny and warm.  Mild sunburn turned into nice tan.  Good food.  Wildlife.  Sleeping with rocking motion ( Read more... )

...Thankfully my vacation is only a day away.  Water temperature in the sea of cortez is reportedly 80 degrees right now.  Must find my sunglasses.  The only problem with vacation is the packing and unpacking.  Garrr...

Since Al Gore won the nobel prize, Reuters has a page up where readers can give their opinion on whether Al Gore should run for president.  The comments are quite hilarious to read through, as they range from Al-Gore-Worshippers to FReeper-right-wing-loyalists.  My personal favorite?  The poster who accused the UN of being incompetent for giving ( Read more... )

Today is our 5-year wedding anniversary!  Hooray!!!

I'm a little scared to say it, because my last experience with a potentially-exciting job change really burned me, but I think I really like my job ( Read more... )