Kristen and I finally bit the bullet and Sunday we went to the Richmond Carpet store and looked at laminant flooring for the living room, hallway and office. We found a color/grain that we really liked and scheduled a time the following day for the installers to come and measure the rooms so we could get a quote on what the cost would be. We’re supposed to hear back from them today to find out what it’s going to cost. Hopefully...

A couple of weekends ago Kristen and I decided to go down to Brookville Lake. It’s only 25 or so minutes from our house and we were looking for something out of the ordinary to do so that’s what we did. As we drove through the country on our way to the lake I noticed all of the fall leaves and again remembered how much I love this time of year, the golden fields, the colored leaves. This is a wonderful time to live in...

Never do I remember having such a peaceful period in my life. There are very few stresses right now and things seem to generally be going very well. As Kristen and I settle into our house (it’s taking a little longer than we expected) a vision of the future becomes a little clearer; a vision of putting time into working on our home and in the yard. There’s something very soothing about doing work on your home, a sense of...

It’s a tough life sometimes trying to conceal my guilty pleasures. The times when they come up are often fairly uncomfortable and make me feel inferior to my associates. There are worse things to enjoy, sure, but it’s the disdain with which most people hold my guilty pleasures that makes it so difficult. So, what are they? Big Brother Yes, it’s true. I’m a Big Brother fan… I’ve watched it since the very...

After several years of wanting a dog Kristen and I are very excited to welcome Pepper into our home! Pepper is a Pug puppy that is around 6 weeks old and she’s very playful. We got her this weekend and we’ve been having a lot of fun with her. Our cat Pansy isn’t too fond of her yet but I’m sure she’ll come around soon. Right now she runs and hides whenever she sees Pepper even though she’s almost twice as...

Been a while since I last posted. It seems that my decision to start keeping an actual personal journal has become a bit of a double edged sword. Most of the pleasure that I get out of posting to my blog has been replaced with the greater amount of enjoyment I get out of keeping my journal up to date. So, it’s likely that my blog will turn into more of a traditional blog housing mostly those occasional rays of light that bust out of...