Archive for June, 2005

Power Outage

Thursday, June 30th, 2005

We had a nice 2 1/2 hour power outage this evening. Good thing it was only 93 degrees today. Yeah, that’s sarcasm. I ended up taking Ben for a walk in the stroller so that he’d fall asleep. The house was just too hot. It took a while for him to doze off because half the neighborhood was out avoiding their hot homes. We really like it here and have met nothing but friendly people. We loved our house in Fuquay, but the neighborhood as a whole wasn’t nearly as friendly.

I wonder if that had something to do with the lots being larger and homes being set back further. We’re on top of each other here, so people are forced to interact more. Regardless, it’s an interesting dynamic. Well, I have to say, I would have preferred to spend my evening in an air conditioned house than meeting neighbors, but you deal with what life gives you, right?

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Where have you been?

Friday, June 24th, 2005

It’s been a long time since I’ve posted to the ol’ website, so I figured it was time to do so. Here’s a quick recap of what’s been going on…

  • Moved into the new house – We’re here in Cary, just 10 minutes from work. The house is great. We love how close to the park and greenways it is. We love being close to restaurants and stores and general civilization. We don’t like the bathroom wallpaper or the color of the walls in our bedroom. So, those things will change. There’s a big, long list of things to do. In due time, we’ll get them done.
  • Ben turned 2 – June 19th was Ben’s 2nd birthday. We celebrated with an Elmo cake and a visit from Baba and Epa. Ben’s beginning to talk more and more. We’re going to have to start being more vigilant about cursing or talking badly about someone! Pretty soon he’ll be repeating. He’s started calling Laura and I by name, not just Mommy and Daddy. Laura got out of the car today and Ben started calling “Laawraaa, Laawraaa”. It’s kind of funny.
  • Visited Illinois – We took what is quickly becoming an annual vacation to western Illinois. Galena and Scales Mound to be exact. Megan and Ryan built a new house in Galena and Erin, Greg and Morgan live in Scales Mound. Kathy and Duff live just over the Wisconsin border while Paul (Laura’s dad) lives about 90 minutes away in Rockford. It was something of a mini-family reunion as we also saw Aunt Karen, Uncle Danny, Tricia, Christine, Alex, Will, Haley, Uncle Mike and more. We had a great time, as always. Unfortunately, I lost the big ping-pong matchup with Duff. Next time, he’s mine.

    • We’ve been very busy over the last month, but we’ve taken a lot of pictures. I’ll try and post some in the next day or so. Adios.

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    We’re in the new house

    Thursday, June 2nd, 2005

    The last week or so has been rough, but we’re finally in the new house. More to come when I find 10 minutes… :)

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