GTA IV Special Edition

My bday present finally came. The special edition comes with the game,
a real safe deposit box with keys, a rockstar keychain, a book of art
from the game, a rockstar gym bag, and a cd with the music from the
game. I preordered from Amazon so they gave me a free real license
plate too. Time to game with my brother tonight!

Extreme plant destruction!

I think the cat wants to go outside.

Old German Schnitzel Haus

Look where we went on date night!

Peanut gets a haircut.

We have a new home!

Well after a bit of bartering we accepted the seller's final offer. Pending a failed pest inspection or something seriously wrong with the home our closing will be May 30th. We sign the papers tonight!

The home is 2375 square feet, 4 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath with a 2 car garage. It is on a 1/2 acre lot, with lake views across the street. Also has deeded lake access so we own 1/45 of a lot that has a boat ramp on it for our use anytime. The ramp is just around the corner from our house. Cathedral ceilings in the main living areas and 9ft ceilings throughout. Sprinkler system, custom alarm system and whole house audio/video system built in.

We are very happy!

The offer is in!

We put an offer in tonight for the Captains Cove home Now we wait!

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Smart car!

My own set of Boobs

Look what Kate got me for my B-day! She always knows what to get me...

The House

We ended up rescinding our offer on the house today since the seller
would not agree to our conditions on the termites. So the search
continues!

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The new bed

My boss finally tipped me on a few of the really good furniture
outlets around town. Most are dealers only like where we got this bed,
and are not open to the public. Luckily my bosses wife is a dealer so
we can get in. Century Furniture bed that was discontinued. Only piece
left out of the set, retail $3200, bought for $275.

Beautiful piece of furniture, trying to talk him down in price on an
amazing entertainment armoire next.

Guess where we went?

Update

I know I haven't posted in a bit and that's because we are getting a new house! We put in the offer today and it was accepted by the seller. It is a for sale by owner deal so no agents are involved.

Home Inspection passed with just minor problems that the seller will need to fix but we hit a snag yesterday when the termite inspection failed. I have a carpenter coming today to look at the property to see what needs to be done.

Hope for the best....

Ouch...

I need a new fake tooth to replace my broken one.

Even HVAC guys have plumbers crack!

Cats realize new cabinets are there

Our latest "Kill"

Here we are celibrating victory after removing a competitors product and replacing it with our own. The best part is that I used to work for the competitor and quit after they stole 80 dollars from me!

Adventures in fire alarm work

This is my current helper. We had to crawl into a floor below giant
server racks in a computer room. Unfortunately it was about 40 degrees
down there.

Crazy Cats

The kitty's are getting big!

It continues

Still no crown molding or handles, but its coming along.

Spring has sprung

This shot up out of my flowerbed overnight!

Today's project

We have not painted or put handles on yet. It went pretty smoothly
though. This setup replaced our super ghetto wire rack that held most
of our food. Next step, new refridgerator!

House Hunting

It looks like our house in PA is about to sell in April so we decided to go ahead and do some house hunting. The rest of the country may be in a housing slump but Hickory is mostly uneffected. We really haven't found anything we are very interested in yet.

Check out the pics of the houses here!

The cake

Chanse's birthday

Guess where he insisted on going?

Ice Cream

Doing Mom's Homework

Emmy took over for Mom so she more time to watch Dora.

Vegas Pics

I uploaded our Vegas pictures to Flickr so everyone can view them. Click here to the right to be taken to the pics. Enjoy!

Emmy at the airport

We had a tired little traveler last night but she did good on both
flights.

On the Dam

We walked out on the dam and got our picture taken on the Arizona-
Nevada state line.

We made it!

It's amazing.....

Lots of traffic

Beautiful views but slow going right now.

Lake Meade

On our way to the Hoover Dam today. The view is unbelievable,
perfectly clear and sunny today.

Emily and Lucy

We went to build-a-bear with Emily this morning to get her something
from Vegas she can remember. Lucy from Las Vegas says "Vegas, baby!"
in Emily's voice when you press his hand.

"The Family"

Todd's family

The best Man/Woman

The Ceremony

Just before Emmy broke down crying and I had to take her outside.

The Bride and Father

Coming down the aisle

Inside the Chapel

Here we go! Just need a minister now.

Robin's Family

Carol, Kim and Ralph

The Groom

Here is Todd with Robin fussing with his tie.

Here it is

The world famous Little White Chapel.

The Bride to be

Waiting to get started.

Xmas Shopping

Went to the Harley Davidson Cafe here on the strip to get some Xmas
shopping done. They had a bunch of different Harleys going around on a
conveyor through the cafe and store.

Rent Me

Lots of exotic car rental places on the strip. Rent one and feel like
a Rockstar.

Caesars Palace Lobby

Caesars is incredible inside. This is just the main lobby. Maybe get
some more pics tonight.

New York, New York

This place was amazing. A perfect replica of the NY City skyline with
the Statue of Liberty. You can just make out the giant rollercoaster
going across the front. They had a great tribute to 9/11 with signed
firemans gear from every company that came to help from around the
country and world after the attack. Very moving.....

The Luxor

It is really impressive to see up close. The pyramid is perfectly to
scale to the Egyptian pyramid and that beam of light can be seen from
space.

The Sunken Boat

The last exhibit was a sunken boat that was completely surrounded by
glass. It was great because the sharks swam all around and above you.
They had sounds like the boat was creaking, it was very immersive.

Sharks

After dinner last night we went to Mandalay Bay to see the shark
exhibit. It was very impressive and everyone had a great time.