Ebjournal Revisited.

The calm before the kids

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The calm before the kids

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Good morning!

First day

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First day

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Ready for a new year

I would if I could…

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Journalling will resume…

Well, it will resume.  School starts in 7 days.  I am not accepting that fact just yet.

We kinda moved.  I think it will be better after this weekend.

More soon?  Maybe.

After the campaign

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After the campaign

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Post game

Sushi boats redux

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Sushi boats redux

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39 plates between me and zigzag

Cubs 4

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Cubs 4

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Round 2 for the second game.

Cubs 2

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Cubs 2

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Futility

Cubs

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Cubs

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Losing already.

Let’s Play Two!

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Cubs got rained out last night.

I have tickets for today’s game.

Today’s game is now a doubleheader.

My ticket gets me into both games.

Expect photos.

This post is the opposite of excitement, which I am feeling right now. 

Expect phone calls, and blurry pictures.

And no, Minneapolis Red Sox, I’m not bringing my glove.  Only sally boys bring their gloves.

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

(Couldn’t resist.)

Dangit, Ricky Bobby!

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So since I saw Anchorman, I have had a new appreciation for Will Ferrell. My sibs love Elf, so it’s good all around. I was just catching up on my celebrag blogs (I have to keep up with my classmates, who read People like it’s their holy book of your choice) and came across this:

The Ten Best Will Ferrell Skits of All Time

Since I didn’t watch too much SNL when he was in his prime, it’s been great to catch up. (Incidentally, Jim Carrey hosting SNL is probably my favorite episode.)

Happy Wednesday!

Homeownership Should be a Four-Letter… nah, it’s Been Done.

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Who’s a big boy? Who’s a big girl?

We are!

(This post will most likely be boring for 90% of the readership, seeing as they already own homes, and have that haunted look in their eye, nervously looking over their shoulder to see if their mortgage is watching them spend the extra five bucks at the theatre for the big popcorn. What? Nothing.)
Instead of throwing money into the corporate cesspool of renting, TLEMK and I officially tied the knot to our new (old) home yesterday afternoon. For the unfamiliar, we had to go through an intense negotiating session with the previous owners, one that left me rattled. It went something like this:
“So, you really want to buy this house?”

(Me) “Yup.”

“How does (number with digits in it) sound?”

“Sounds good.”

“Okay.”

That was tricky, let me tell you. (those of you who don’t know, that was a joke. We bought the house from my parents. It was easy. Really. No, really.)
And then we waited for a year, and yesterday was the big day. Despite having to go the bank and withdraw the biggest check of our lives, and carry it on my person all day, and despite me freaking out in middle of the day traffic jams, everything was fine. The lawyer was good, and we just kept signing. At some point, I would like to good back and read some of the things I put my John Hancock on, but as the lawyer said, “Here’s what you need to know. You pay, the bank leaves you alone. The end.” Simple enough, I hope.

We celebrated our new debt by immediately going out to dinner. (mmm, CPK) Thankfully, the previous owners paid.

Seriously, it was a scary big step, but it hasn’t really kicked in yet. It’ll probably feel more real when we move, and the previous occupants are out. Two weeks to the move, and I would say that we are maybe 30% done with packing. It’ll definitely feel more real on September 1, when the first PITI payment is due. Woo, escrow, woo!

I will be posting pictures of the new place as soon as A) I get my digital camera back, and B) I can.

Now, who wants to go to the hardware store?