TaDaa!

Rose makes spaghetti! One of the first meals in our new house.

Moving Day

We moved into our new house on Thursday, August 11th, one of the hottest days of summer. The heat index was 104º and the humidity was 90%, so it really felt great. We had lots of help, so that at least made it go quickly. The Buchheits, Conrads, Behans, Cynthia's friends from trivia, and Kari from church all pitched in to haul all of our stuff from the truck into the house. It took two trips with the truck, but we got it all and just as we were finishing the sky opened up and dumped 5 inches of rain over the course of the next several hours. Talk about timing! That was a close one.

We're moved in and unpacking millions of boxes now. It's great to have so much more space!

Weird Al and the New House

Sounds like a cool band name. Last night we went to see Weird Al at the McGrath Amphitheater. I haven't seen him before, but he put on a great show, starting with his entrance as he opened with "Tacky" as he sang in front of the porta-potties off to the side of the amphitheater. He's a lively dude! Especially for a dude who's 56 years old. He doesn't stand still for a second. He closed with "The Saga Begins" and had an entourage of storm troopers join him on stage along with Darth Vader. Then he closed with some bizarre, rapid-fire tribal chant of nonsense that included random shouts, clicks, and farting noises. There's some culture for ya, CR!

Lastly, but more importantly, we signed the final closing papers on our house this morning and we are homeowners once again! The sellers gave us access to the house last week, so we've been painting, cleaning, and making some minor updates before we get moved in. It'll be a huge relief to get moved in and be done with this process. It was worth it, though, to gain quite a bit more space, the girls get their own rooms, we have a big backyard, large kitchen, and even the little things like a dishwasher are pretty cool. Onto the next chapter!

Sunday Driving

Bike Ride

Looks Like Rain...

Backyard

My lens fogged up between the front lens and the UV filter as I walked from an air conditioned house into a hot, humid backyard. The result looked terrible when previewed on-camera, but once I downloaded it I changed my mind...

The rest are less foggy, heh.