The Joys of Home Ownership

My wife and I have finally done it - purchased a domicile of our own. It is a roomy 2 bedroom 2 bathroom condo 200 feet from our previously rented condo.

Now we are discovering all the little things to do/pay for that we never had before. Though i do not mind doing these little things, if I hear the phrase "the joys of home ownership" one more time my next discovery will be how to cram it down someones throat.

The move went smooth thanks to a ton of help. Services are slowly getting hooked up, all the walls are freshly painted, a hardwood floor is planned for the hallway, and most importantly my computer and 13 fish seemed to have all survived.

Hello and ___________ (insert favorite holiday greeting here)

From us ("the wishor") to you ("hereinafter called the wishee") Please accept without obligation, implied or implicit, our best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, politically correct, low stress, non-addictive, gender neutral, celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasions and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all… and a financially successful, personally fulfilling and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2007, but with due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures or sects, and having regard to the race, creed, color, age, physical ability, religious faith, choice of computer platform or dietary preference of the wishee.

By accepting this greeting you are bound by these terms that-

* This greeting is subject to further clarification or withdrawal

* This greeting is freely transferable provided that no alteration shall be made to the original greeting and that the proprietary rights of the wishor are acknowledged.

* This greeting implies no promise by the wishor to actually implement any of the wishes.

* This greeting may not be enforceable in certain jurisdictions and/or the restrictions herein may not be binding upon certain wishees in certain jurisdictions and is revocable at the sole discretion of the wishor.

* This greeting is warranted to perform as reasonably may be expected within the usual application of good tidings, for a period of one year or until the issuance of a subsequent holiday greeting, whichever comes first.

* Any references in this greeting to "the Lord", "Father Christmas", "Our Savior", or any other festive figures, whether actual or fictitious, dead or alive, shall not imply any endorsement by or from them in respect of this greeting, and all proprietary rights in any referenced third party names and images are hereby acknowledged.

Candy Corn

1. I really needed to update this place and post something.

2. That something is Candy Corn. I love Candy Corn!!! You know when people as if you were on a desserted island what one food would you want, I very easily could answer Candy Corn. Steak or pizza might be a better choice, but Candy Corn would be good for me. I love the pumpkins also, but can' t eat as many in one sitting as the corn.

What is your favorite candy?

I have finally found a church that I think I can belong to. For those of you that don't feel the need to believe in some supreme being and dont really care if there is one or not go to http://www.apatheticagnostic.com/

New Position

As of November 30th I have moved departments into a new position. I am now a Technical Trainer in the Learning & Development department. For now I will be going through training on how to teach the orientation classes for new hires. I should eventually begin teaching those classes early next year.

Survived another weekend...

Got out of work on Friday. We waited unitl about 8 and then headed to Puerto. Amazing how streets and locations come back to you so easily even after 3 years. Found Carusoe's, the italian resturant. Service was bad, the food worse. We received 2 of the wrong items and 1 was still cold. The salads were still good though.

Then headed to O'donahugh's. We sat outside and ended up talking to an older american couple from New York. The husband was in the AirForce at one time and was station in England. Very nice people. We then went to another bar because of someone's suggestion. Stayed for about an hour and decided to call it a night. Had to walk past Nino Perdido on the way to the car and our favorite hotdog vender was there. Imagine a hotdog with warm ketchup, crushed patato chips, and cheese - the best. The price has been bumped to $2 though. Got boack to my room around 3:30 am.

On Satuday we went to a bullfight. Got in the stadium at 6:30 pm and the fights started at 7:00 pm. Very warm and crowded. Left at 9:30 pm and went to Molly's. They were going to have flemenco dancing, and we had dinner there as well. Ian has completly redone the roof with tables and a smaller bar he sometimes opens it up for drinks. Again got home around 3:00 pm.

People that know me know that I am not religious. But the whole day of rest on Sunday works for me, and that is what we did. We went to Pizza Villa (or Village depending on who you are) for dinner and then back to our rooms.

I imagine the next week will be pretty calm and slow.

Back in Spain

Here I am back in Spain and of course not everything is going normal. Our advance per-diem is not in yet, and one of our peoples luggage got lost. Going back to the airport to hopefully get it later today. Check in with PSD and Security went well. We will find out tomorrw what our work schedule will be, though it looks like H. will be helping out with the bike patrol school.

Weather is nice and we have already been to Mollys for some cider. Also stopped by Christines for grilled tuna and garlick shrimp. I am not even having a problem with jet-lag.

More later.