Dec 16, 2011 - 7:32:11 AM
Right now we are siting in McDonalds in our new town and one of the most amazing things is happening as i type. There are 6 old men singing 'Goodbye My Coney Island'. Yup they are a mens choir just having a grand old time. Jacee pulled out her Ipod and recorded part of it. Nothing like a bit of small town hospitality.
Anyway Jacee and I have finally moved into our new place! We are now living in the town of Wellsboro, PA. It is an awesome little town. It is bigger than Duvall and a bit smaller than Monroe. If you arent from Washington then let me give you an idea population wise.....I would guess about 6000 people. Or just gogle it! :) We love our new town and we're gonna try to put up some pics of both the house and the town so you'll all know what to expect wen you come visit! When we get them up all the new pics will be in the new Wellsboro gallery.
So our new house is amazing we bot really like i. As you'll be able to see the outside is a bit shabby. It's supposed to get a new roof and a new coa of paint in the Spring but for now it works just fine. It has 3 bedrooms: Our room, an office and a guest room (hint hint) and one bathroom upstairs. Downstairs we have a lving room and kitchen (standard) a small dining area and another room that can be used as another family room or something but we use it as more of our formal dining room ish. Our table was too big for the dining area so we hope to get a small table to put there.
We want to try and put together a video walk through too so hopefully we'll get that all put together soon. We also gt our second car (finally) for those who don't know about that and we'll get a picture of that to put up! We're gonna be busy busy busy! Also for those who didn't catch the different voice I love how Ryan started this blog entry and I finished it :) We're a good team that way.
Here is the youtube link to the mens choir sining in McDonalds. http://youtu.be/lYlXPNsZo9A Enjoy
Oct 23, 2011 - 3:10:11 PM
So today we actually had super nice weather. After church we came home and had some delicious french dip sandwiches. Usually after I eat some awesome food I want to take a nap, however, usually I get frustrated because my naps arn't 20 minutes they are like 3 hours and then I am unable to sleep until like 3 in the morning. So I had the idea to play the New Super Mario Bros. for Wii. Usually I dominate however today my game was in the trash and Jacee was sporting some mad skills. We were working on geting all the star coins to unlock the star world levels. (If what I just said basically sounds like German then your not alone). Anyway we played for like 2 hours and Jacee is hilarious. She gets so into the game and worked up that she is screaming and yelling when our character would face the dangers of Mario's world. I was getting pissed at first because i kept dying but then with Jacee's animated playing style I couldnt help but laugh and smile. She has that special gift of bringing light into my life.
Following the Mario adventure, the sun was still shining so we decided to bundle up a bit and go for a motorcycle ride. I just picked a country road and then followed it with no direction or purpose. It was so nice to get out. Jacee ended up stealing my beenie to keep her ears warm and prevent any ear infections. And of course since we were driving on country roads we HAD to come back and play some karaoke featuring some John Denver's Country road and many others. Anyway it was a super fun day. If you want to see some of the pictures including some awesome pictures of Jacee on the motorcycle then check the Pennsylvania photo album. Night Tens.
Oct 19, 2011 - 8:16:51 PM
So for the last week I have been hanging out in good ol' Pennsylvania. These are my two weeks off in between my two working weeks. It is kind of hard writing a blog about your life when you feel like not much is happening. I mean we do the occasional shopping trip to Wal-Mart and we go on walks, or we go to church or what have you. However, at the end of the day, or even when a family member calls to chat, I find myself at a loss of words. I find this rather frustrating considering I would like to have more to say and I would like to feel like my life is meaningful enough to blog about.
Anyway this isn't meant to be a pity party, I actually do have something cool to talk about. Today we went to an Amish Furniture Store, which ironically isn't owned or operated by the Amish at all. It is owned by the Lockharts, a couple in their late 70's who have lived on the property for 29 years. They had fox news playing in the living room and probably even read Glen Beck, so relatively normal people. Their shop is actually their home. First built in 1830 and remodeled in the 1840's. It had 16 rooms including 6 bedrooms. The front collums were imported from England. The house was stocked full of history. Ed, the husband, has been building and restoring furniture for over 50 years. He used to restore antiques for the either the Pittsburg or Philadelphia museum of art. He even let me sit in a chair replica of one from Independence hall. Anyway it was a beautiful house with wonderful furniture pieces. It is amazing to find myself so close to all this history.
Another interesting thing happened to me today. I was laying in bed stareing at my old Lego boxes thinking about how it is kind of stupid I've kept those things since I was a kid and then it hit me. I began to think about how well my parents knew me growing up to buy me castle and dragon legos. I remembered my father making up 'dragon stories' for me when I was a little boy and how I looked forward to those evenings he would be home from business trips. Stupid legos...oh how much my parents loved me to buy me those stupid legos. I still have the urge to put them all together, to feel like a kid again. My wife would say I still am a giant kid. I guess thats all men are, giant kids with bigger toys. Thanks for listening tens. I will try and look harder for those small moments of meaning, for your viewing pleasure and also for myself.