...but I've been busy!

As is typical, this year was so busy I wasn't able to use all my vacation time so I have to burn what's left the last two weeks of the year.

We're getting settled into the new house. We got new carpet is installed in the San Antonio house, so it is now listed as "move in ready". It doesn't seem to be helping much with any offers...yet. We are 90% unpacked here, but that last 10% is a bitch. I'm thinking of seriously trashing what's left. I mean, if we've lived without it for three months now, how badly could we really need it anyway?

Well, I should be getting back to unpacking those last boxes. Happy Holidays y'all!!

This is IT! The week I've been waiting for, for years now.

Jennifer starts her new (new) job on Monday 11/2 (long story, yes it's a 2nd new job) and we are moving this week.

We got the call from the property manager on yesterday that we could be in the rental as soon as we wanted. It's clean and ready to go, he just needed to get the locks re-keyed which he was going to get done today.

The truck gets picked up Thursday morning and then the loading begins. We're going to load all day Thursday, rest up overnight, and then head out Friday mid morning. Jenn's mom and Ed are going up as well. Mom will drive up Jenn's car, Ed will drive up one of their vehicles. We're coordinating with the Barnett's, one of them will likely drive up my car later on Friday.

Still have quite a bit of packing to get done, and this afternoon we're heading down to my office to get what I need out of there. Gonna hit up Florio's one last time for lunch as well.

Wow. Wow. Wow. Things are just as hectic as can be.

Things here are progressing along in preparation for the move. Utilities have been ordered. Time off for me has been scheduled. I am just itching to start taking apart rooms and bring beds, dressers, etc. downstairs so that loading the moving truck is nice and easy.

I'm getting a little frustrated with the property manager. I was hoping to hear by now a date when the current tennant is moving out. I asked him about it last week, and he just told me that the tenant hadn't informed him. When we looked at the house, it appeared he was going to be gone in a day or two. Everything was half packed and he sure looked like he was ready to go. I'll be calling the property manager again tomorrow to see if there is an updated status. If we can get in before 11/1, we could start moving things up next week!

I found some cool satellite photos of the house and yard on http://maps.bing.com/
As much as I really don't like MicroSoft, and despise their Bing product, their birdseye view of a map area is pretty sweet. It looks like the photos are from low flying aircraft and seem to be relatively recent. You can usually rotate around to see views of the same location.

Here's the house. From these angles, you can see the odd shape of the back yard. That's ok, the dogs will love it!
Viewing North

Viewing East

Viewing South

Viewing West

Jenn got a job!!

We got approved for the lease on a house in Providence Village!!

It's been an interesting time since my last post. Jenn had some interviews in Dallas. After spending a few days up there, she finally got the call. The job offer was long overdue. So, now with the job looming in the future, it was time to hunker down and get serious about finding the new place to live.

As usual, it started with scouring realtor.com for a good lease. A new listing showed up, so I called to get some more information. We planned a quick trip up to Dallas so we could look around a little. On our second day up here, we got to see the house we wanted.

The layout is great. It's got lots of tile, almost the entire house, except for two bedrooms that have carpet. One of the best things is the backyard. It's at the outside corner of a street, which means the back yard is nice and wide and deep. The dogs will LOVE it!!

We thought about it for a few hours, drove around and looked at a couple other homes, then decided that this was the house we really wanted to see if we could get. After filling out the lease application and paying the application fees, the waiting game began. The wait didn't last too long. It's official, we are approved for the lease at the house we really like!

LOTS of stuff coming up for me in the next few weeks.

Fall is officially here. College Football is in full effect, and today is Michigan vs. Michigan State game day. After 3 consecutive losses, State is pissed off and hungry. Michigan thus far is undefeated.

With under 6 minutes left in the game, Michigan is losing 20 to 6. Doesn't seem like Blue is gonna pull this one out. Gotta give it to State though, they've played a good game, and Michigan seemed to make them work for every point.

We have an open house tomorrow, this will be our 3rd open house since it went on the market. Hopefully this could bring us a buyer. So, this week and weekend will be focused on doing some deep cleaning and getting the house ready.

Watching the game, it's mid 50s and overcast with occasional rain in East Lansing. Really makes me miss the traditional fall weather right now. If the weather here in San Antonio clears up a little, I hope to get some miles on the motorcycle this weekend.

Holy crap, Summer is officially over. South Texas had a real dry barn-burner in July and most of August, but it sure seems like the weather might be changing!

I've been super busy with work. Sorry for not updating too recently. I've also started back into the game I like to call "the time-suck", aka World of Warcraft. Got the latest expansion pack and have been questing my way up to level 80. (what a freakin' dork!)

So here's some updates.

The house is still for sale. Showings have picked up significantly in the last few weeks. The feedback is still atrocious, if we get any at all. The latest one has to be my favorite. "Saw the $3000 flooring allowance, but the house would show better with carpet replaced and dogs living outside".

Um, hello, what!? Hey asshole, those dogs are the closest thing I've got to kids. I care way more about them than I do you. Why don't you live outside in Texas in the summer?? Also, don't you think if I'm selling the house and I replace the carpet, I'm going to install the shittiest, cheapest carpet I can find? It's not like I have to live with it, I'll be moving out!

What the fuck do I care how the house "shows". All I care is that someone sees the potential and wants to BUY IT. We acknowledge the carpet needs to be replaced, that's why there's a $3000 flooring allowance at closing.

The stupidity of people never ceases to amaze me.

Our house hunt is also ongoing. We're sure about the area we want to move to, but some of the specific houses have gone off the market. That's ok, it was to be expected. We spent the last weekend up in DFW just relaxing and goofing off with friends and family. It was a great time.

I promise I'll post more later, and it won't be so long in between postings.

Hasta yer mama!

So, it's a new week and not much has changed. No trips scheduled for Atlanta at the moment, but I expect that to change this week.

The Realtor had an open house this weekend. Still waiting to get some feedback on how that went. To get out of the house, we loaded up the dogs and went for a drive. This way the whole house was available for anyone that happened to stop by.

The summer doldrums are in full effect here. Multiple consecutive days in the upper 90s, low 100s. No rain. Low Humidity. It's getting old.

Not much planned this week, things are pretty much status quo. I'll post more later.

Link: http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/19934-Horizon-Bluff_San-Antonio_TX_78258_1110972733

The house has been on the market just about one week. Had our first showing yesterday, but as of now, haven't received any feedback. We did hear back from our realtor, and we're going to have an open house this Sunday from 2-4pm. That means when I get home from Atlanta, Saturday will be spent cleaning and getting the house ready for the event.

Jenn's job hunt is ongoing. We're still looking for different homes up in Savannah and Providence Village for us to rent. Not really going to fall in love with any specific house though, at least until Jenn gets a legitimate job offer.

More to come later I'm sure.

Well, it's Mid-July 2009. Here's the latest.

The house painting is all complete!

The house is completely staged, and on the market for sale! See the listing here on Realtor.com.

Jenn's job hunt in DFW continues, and we are eying a few different houses up in Savannah and Providence Village. I just love that area and really hope we can make it happen that we get to live out there.

I've recently re-discovered riding at night. The heat of the day has waned, yet it's still warm enough to ride in a t-shirt, even at highway speeds. If the skies are clear and you're away from town, the stars are wonderful to look at.

I was in New Braunfels visiting Lisa and checking out karaoke at the Oyster Bar last night. While riding home, I couldn't help but see Scorpius guiding me south on I-35. Once I made the transition to TX-1604, the Big Dipper guided me back north and west all the way home.

There's tubing this weekend, so folks are coming in starting Friday. I can't wait! It's supposed to be 97 degrees on Saturday and the river is always nice and cold.

More to come as things change. Stay tuned...

It's Monday night, and I am utterly exhausted.

Christine and her friend came down from Dallas this weekend. They stayed with Christine's mom and dad. On Saturday, we went tubing in the Comal River. We had a blast! The only downside was that I forgot to put sunscreen on my legs. Good thing we only floated the river twice!

Sunday was spent painting. The downstairs hallway by the garage, the hallway by the stairs, and half of the stairway are done! Monday started with work during the day, and then painting the afternoon and evening. It is exhausting work, but now the entire game room ceiling is painted! I admit, the Behr super bright white paint looks fricken awesome on the ceiling.

So now I'm just relaxing. Ate a quick dinner, and am unwinding watching the latest "I'm a celebrity...get me out of there!" episode. It's complete trash TV, but the nice thing is, that you don't have to really pay much attention to it.

Painting continues this week - if I think about it, I'll try to get some pictures posted.

It's Sunday Night. The Detroit Red Wings are playing game 2 of the NHL Stanley Cup Finals. They're leading the series 1-0 against the Pens.

I am exhausted. We spent almost the entire weekend painting the living room and dining room area. Went through about 2 1/2 gallons of Behr Ultra Brite White on the ceiling and about 2 gallons of Behr Antique White on the walls. I have to admit, it looks damn good. I can't believe how much brighter the room looks. The walls before we painted were bad looking.

I have to pack tonight for a work trip. I'm headed back to Atlanta once again. It's cool though, I really like the project I'm working on, and the people are pretty great.

Game 3 and 4 of the Stanley Cup finals are Tuesday and Thursday. I'm gonna take my Shanahan game worn sweater to wear when I'm out watching the games!! The food at ESPN zone is atrocious, but the atmosphere is pretty cool and they have lots of TVs.

Look for more updates next week!

GO WINGS!!

So, I'm working this morning. Getting stuff done, working on Visio drawings and powerpoint presentations. I have a break in my schedule from 10:30a until 1:00p, so I decide to head to the gym and work up a sweat.

I rush to get back here in time for my 1:00p meeting, and turns out, the meeting is a whiteboard session only, there is no conference bridge. Basically, if you're not in the room when it happens, you're screwed. Since the meeting is in Atlanta, which is not where I am at the moment, I didn't really have to rush back from the gym.

Oh well, 35 minutes on the treadmill is better than nothing, right?

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Video Link

Check this video out, it shows Chicago Blackhawks goalie Huet with what appears to be an incredible save against the Detroit Red Wings.

Was it skill? or was he just damn lucky??

I say it was luck.

WOW! What a great game!

Detroit pulls out an overtime win against the Chicago Blackhawks in a game that can only be described as 'intense'!

Now, onto Pittsburgh and the battle for the Stanley Cup!

A replay of last year's matchup. Let's not forget Detroit Red Wings have home ice advantage!!

Game 1 is Saturday, May 30th.

The fabulous Detroit Red Wings play against the Chicago Blackhawks tonight in game 5 of the NHL Western Conference Finals. It is in Detroit, and the Red Wings are winning the series 3-1.

A win tonight means they will play the Pittsburgh Penguins for the Stanley Cup.

GO WINGS!!

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