Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Bright Red & Green
We put our lights up over the weekend. The biggest additions from last year are the red and green lights on each side of the garage and the icicle lights above our bedroom window. It was quite fun being up high on an extension ladder. :)
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Weekend in Eden Prairie
We had a great time visiting Andrew, Holly, Ella, and Lily in Minnesota this weekend. My parents also made the trip.
There were plenty of things going on. First, we took a family photo (all eight of us). I don't have it ready to share yet, but I think it turned out great. Holly, who has her own photo business, also took a bunch of pictures of Jenelle and me. I hope to share those very soon.
Dad, Andrew, and I spent a fair amount of time in the basement, which is slowly transforming from unfinished to finished. The framing is done, and we worked mostly on the wiring. One of my main tasks was setting up the speaker wire in the TV room. It wasn't too tough, but it did involve drilling holes in the wooden beams above and carefully threading the wire across the top of the room. Dad and Andrew did the electrical wiring. It still seems like there's lots to do, but we made great progress.
We had a second mini-golf match at Big Bear. Andrew dominated the event with a 34. Dad finished with a 40, and I came in third with a 43. Andrew's performance was impressive, but Dad still holds the family record with a 32.
There were plenty of things going on. First, we took a family photo (all eight of us). I don't have it ready to share yet, but I think it turned out great. Holly, who has her own photo business, also took a bunch of pictures of Jenelle and me. I hope to share those very soon.
Dad, Andrew, and I spent a fair amount of time in the basement, which is slowly transforming from unfinished to finished. The framing is done, and we worked mostly on the wiring. One of my main tasks was setting up the speaker wire in the TV room. It wasn't too tough, but it did involve drilling holes in the wooden beams above and carefully threading the wire across the top of the room. Dad and Andrew did the electrical wiring. It still seems like there's lots to do, but we made great progress.
We had a second mini-golf match at Big Bear. Andrew dominated the event with a 34. Dad finished with a 40, and I came in third with a 43. Andrew's performance was impressive, but Dad still holds the family record with a 32.
Saturday, November 07, 2009
Homecoming
In celebration of the Northwestern football team's upset victory at Iowa today, I think it's time to post about our visit to NU two weeks ago. It's been nine years since I graduated, and six years since Jenelle graduated.
We walked around campus for a while, making a special stop at the bench where we got engaged in March 2002. After that, we stopped at the university bookstore. There's a lot more cool stuff now, including dri-fit running shirts. I used some restraint though, and limited myself to a new winter hat, which has already been very helpful on several long runs in the past month.
For dinner, we met up with my cousin, Katie, who graduated from NU earlier this year. She's living in Chicago, and she made the trip up to Evanston to meet us. We ate at Thai Sookdee, a Thai restaurant that Jenelle and Katie both like. It was my first time there, but I enjoyed it as well. We had ice cream for dessert at J.K. Sweets.
That about wraps up our super-fun day in Evanston. Go 'Cats!
We walked around campus for a while, making a special stop at the bench where we got engaged in March 2002. After that, we stopped at the university bookstore. There's a lot more cool stuff now, including dri-fit running shirts. I used some restraint though, and limited myself to a new winter hat, which has already been very helpful on several long runs in the past month.
For dinner, we met up with my cousin, Katie, who graduated from NU earlier this year. She's living in Chicago, and she made the trip up to Evanston to meet us. We ate at Thai Sookdee, a Thai restaurant that Jenelle and Katie both like. It was my first time there, but I enjoyed it as well. We had ice cream for dessert at J.K. Sweets.
That about wraps up our super-fun day in Evanston. Go 'Cats!
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