But it sure is pretty.
26.10.07
Frosty!
Gee, I'm glad I don't have to go to work until later. This is what my car looks like.
But it sure is pretty.
But it sure is pretty.
Oktoberfestin'
I can't honestly describe why it's so much fun, other than if you get 50 of your favorite people together and drink a bunch of beer, you're bound to have some good times. Three cheers to Casey for being the only fool not related to me to have the balls and gumption to show up. Click the pic for the rest of the photos. Jeebus.
Oh, and California was on fire. That was lame. When I got home, the weather hung around 75 degrees or so for a few days, while california was in the triple digits. I would've bragged about it, but I felt bad that the state was on fire.
16.10.07
Explodey!!!
Word to the wise.... make sure which burner you're turning on. And make sure not to place your pyrex on the stove while it's waiting to go into the oven.
This evening as I was looking trying to look up directions, I heard the spectacular sound of exploding glass. Caine was cooking with our fish that Kelly got while fishing and rested the fish (which was in a pyrex dish) on the stove. He was trying to turn on the corn to boil, but instead turned on the burner under the fish. Oop.
Fortunately, no one was hurt. It made quite a mess and delayed dinner while we rounded up a bunch of broken glass, but it could have been worse. Caine was literally about to pick up the dish, he might have even touched it when it exploded.
As Merlose said, "haha, Dummy! Silly uncle Caine!"
This evening as I was looking trying to look up directions, I heard the spectacular sound of exploding glass. Caine was cooking with our fish that Kelly got while fishing and rested the fish (which was in a pyrex dish) on the stove. He was trying to turn on the corn to boil, but instead turned on the burner under the fish. Oop.
Fortunately, no one was hurt. It made quite a mess and delayed dinner while we rounded up a bunch of broken glass, but it could have been worse. Caine was literally about to pick up the dish, he might have even touched it when it exploded.
As Merlose said, "haha, Dummy! Silly uncle Caine!"
11.10.07
neighborhood explorations
After meeting with our realtor, Caine and I tried some exploring of our own. We wanted to get an idea of how far away the areas that we're searching in really are. That, and I wanted to take some photos of the fall colors while the gettin's good. At our first wrong turn, we ended up at a pumpkin patch.
Our next stop was near Machias. Here we met a nice l.o.l. (little ol' lady) who sold me a gorgeous, huge pumpkin for $6 and let me take photos of her farm.
These last two are from the vicinity of a house we're interested in that's near Lake Roesiger. That's the body of water that's visible through the leaves here.
This little yellow spider flew down from the trees, landed on Caine, and waved for the camera.
All in all, we had a nice, relaxing day.
Our next stop was near Machias. Here we met a nice l.o.l. (little ol' lady) who sold me a gorgeous, huge pumpkin for $6 and let me take photos of her farm.
These last two are from the vicinity of a house we're interested in that's near Lake Roesiger. That's the body of water that's visible through the leaves here.
This little yellow spider flew down from the trees, landed on Caine, and waved for the camera.
All in all, we had a nice, relaxing day.
10.10.07
House Hunting
Due to circumstances that I'm not sure I deserve, Caine and I are basically ready to buy a house. The market is good if you're buying now. According to our realtor, there are about eight houses for every one buyer. Woo hoo! So today we had our first round of house-hunting.
On the recommendation of a random friendly stranger we met at the wine store, we're looking in the area known as Snohomish. To get a better idea of what the area is like, we showed up an hour before we had to meet our realtor to explore "old town snohomish." Well, they made a bar just for Caine and put it in this town. The sell EVERY kind of scotch that you can legally procure in Washington state, and about a dozen and a half microbrews on tap.
The two top rows are all scotch, and that long line of taps at the bottom aren't all of them. There's more of each that you can't see in this photo.
Oh, and they have food, too.
The actual house-viewing went well for a first time run. Of course the one we really like is in the boonies, but it may be close enough to make the beautiful drive worthwhile.
I'll keep ya posted. :)
On the recommendation of a random friendly stranger we met at the wine store, we're looking in the area known as Snohomish. To get a better idea of what the area is like, we showed up an hour before we had to meet our realtor to explore "old town snohomish." Well, they made a bar just for Caine and put it in this town. The sell EVERY kind of scotch that you can legally procure in Washington state, and about a dozen and a half microbrews on tap.
The two top rows are all scotch, and that long line of taps at the bottom aren't all of them. There's more of each that you can't see in this photo.
Oh, and they have food, too.
The actual house-viewing went well for a first time run. Of course the one we really like is in the boonies, but it may be close enough to make the beautiful drive worthwhile.
I'll keep ya posted. :)
4.10.07
Trip to California
Last Monday, my father in law called and said, "hey, do you guys want to come over for dinner this weekend?" Well, shit, sure! So, sorry we didn't inform you friends, but our recent trip was strictly a family affair.
Our visit, which was prompted by a big Cunningham family dinner, was also a surprise for Caine's mom. The party was to start at three, so we planned on getting there a little bit late and just mingling with the crowd until she noticed it. Well, it didn't quite work out that way. The Cunninghams are notoriously late, and when we showed up at four, we were the first guests to arrive. We snuck in the back anyway, and when we were spotted, Carolyn let out a loud, sustained scream, tackled Caine, hugged him, and then walloped him across the arm. Good times. The party was great. We got to see a good portion of Caine's family and old family friends and eat a lot of good food and drink a lot of good wine.
It was almost weird being back in California. It was very easy to slip into the "home" feeling, but there were things that we definitely did not miss. For one thing, it was pretty hot (well into the 80's), extremely smoggy, and my allergies went nuts.
We also got to do some of our favorite things in CA, like attend a wine tasting at Vin de Pays, and spend some good quality time with our families. Oh, and I got my Del Taco fix. I have honestly never had better chicken soft tacos (from del taco). I don't know if it's the abstinence that made me feel that way, or if they were genuinely superior tacos, but I was in heaven.
And the puppies. Oh god. My mom just adopted a pair of miniature dachshunds, who arrived the morning of the day we left. My head almost exploded from the cuteness. The rest of the photos I took that day are posted here.
Our visit, which was prompted by a big Cunningham family dinner, was also a surprise for Caine's mom. The party was to start at three, so we planned on getting there a little bit late and just mingling with the crowd until she noticed it. Well, it didn't quite work out that way. The Cunninghams are notoriously late, and when we showed up at four, we were the first guests to arrive. We snuck in the back anyway, and when we were spotted, Carolyn let out a loud, sustained scream, tackled Caine, hugged him, and then walloped him across the arm. Good times. The party was great. We got to see a good portion of Caine's family and old family friends and eat a lot of good food and drink a lot of good wine.
It was almost weird being back in California. It was very easy to slip into the "home" feeling, but there were things that we definitely did not miss. For one thing, it was pretty hot (well into the 80's), extremely smoggy, and my allergies went nuts.
We also got to do some of our favorite things in CA, like attend a wine tasting at Vin de Pays, and spend some good quality time with our families. Oh, and I got my Del Taco fix. I have honestly never had better chicken soft tacos (from del taco). I don't know if it's the abstinence that made me feel that way, or if they were genuinely superior tacos, but I was in heaven.
And the puppies. Oh god. My mom just adopted a pair of miniature dachshunds, who arrived the morning of the day we left. My head almost exploded from the cuteness. The rest of the photos I took that day are posted here.
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