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the Pines

Posted on May 1, 2010 by Ryann

I played the Pines today with Geoff, Kevin, and James – had a good time with my new driver.

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sister stuck in toulouse

Posted on April 20, 2010 by Ryann

There’s been a major volcanic eruption in Iceland which has delayed flights in the US and Europe. My sister is currently stuck in France as a result.

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We had lunch with Jeff and Beth at a Colombian restaurant named Cilantros by our house. It’s a new place and doesn’t seem too terribly popular. The food was ok. We will probably try it again as the owner was very nice.

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Droid!

Posted on April 18, 2010 by Ryann

Yun and I purchased some new phones today which I find very exciting. I got the motorola droid and she got the htc droid eris. I like this phone a lot in part due to the operating system and the sweet apps. The gps is really nice. There is a handy pandora app to stream music in the car. A helpful app for the bank for our banking needs and so many others.

This is my first blog entry from the phone.

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framing is nearly completed!

Posted on April 15, 2010 by Ryann

The framing work is nearly finished. The house has a strong wood smell which smells like progress! Its nice to have the walls going up and see the actual layout (as opposed to the drafting program). These are exciting times for the house.

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callaway hybrid

Posted on April 8, 2010 by Ryann

I joined a golf tournament at work and we play after work every Wednesday. I have some Mizuno blades which are a bit difficult to use. However, I received a nice new Callaway hybrid last night which was a welcomed substitute to the 2 iron. The weather has been so nice lately.

I tried another hotdog/taco stand for dinner tonight. I paid $1.50 for two tacos and $1.00 for a sweet Sonoran dog. This was probably my favorite place to date (Irvington and 12th).

We had the cement poured in the main house today. This is exciting because now we can move on to framing and other good things.

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visit to the pound

Posted on April 5, 2010 by Ryann

There are a number of strays in our new neighborhood – which is a lot of fun of course. Scout and Tila are huge fans. One in particular has really nice blue eyes – a female german shepherd. Sadly, she appears to be in heat, which is even more sad having recently given birth to three mostly not cute puppies.

I was able to lure her into the back of the Rodeo this afternoon with one of her puppies. The other two puppies were nowhere to be found, but they are fully weened, so I think they’ll be ok. We then took the trip to the doggie prison aka animal control.

There were so many nice looking dogs in the pound. I would love to have a few more, but it wouldn’t be practical. If we’re ever to look for another dog, it will be the first place I look.

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new sewage

Posted on April 2, 2010 by Ryann

I took the day off in order to guide a crew of guys as to the layout of the sewage system. Once the measurements were completed we headed to Lou’s Plumbing Supply where I purchased $300 worth of abs pipes and connectors. The final pipes are being connected now and the dirt is being put back in its proper place. The water main to the house has finally been capped which will resolve this frustrating leak. I determined the city’s valve must have a leaky gasket because the valve is completely shut off and the meter doesn’t move to reflect the amount of free (and unwanted) water I am getting. At any rate, I should have water running to the guest house this upcoming week.

from this ——————————– to this

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maundy thursday

Posted on April 2, 2010 by Ryann

We met with Nancy and Phil, Chris and Brittney for the maundy thursday service at church and then we went out to eat at the Shishkabob House for dinner later. I had the beef oozie and it was so good!

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more demolition

Posted on March 30, 2010 by Ryann

Further destruction on the floor today as the sewage system was ripped up to be replaced with the non-clay version. I took Friday and Monday off in hopes to get the drainage completed in order that we can lay cement next week.

I accidentally locked us out of our old house tonight, so we paid $50 for a guy to come out and pick our lock. He didn’t even ask if we lived here. I must look really honest.