Boy Meets Girl

Well, as you've all heard by now, we got a new dog - a pomeranian named Tika (pronounced "tea-ka"). She just came home last night with Brooke, so here are some shots from last night and this morning of the kids at play.

They get along great and Timber has been a good big brother to his new sis - not picking on her too much.

Timber the Sun God-Dog

I couldn't help but take some pictures of Timber taking advantage of the warmth from the sun via our skykight. He really is a warm weather doggie.

Spring has sprung

Here are a few outside pictures of the house. Notice the absence of snow...yay!!! We've even gotten crafty and planted a few flowers in our planter box. Can anyone say "green thumb"???

feels like so long ago.....

Here are some more pictures from the cruise. It already feels like it was months ago since we were there. Ahhh, but what wonderful memories.....

Birthday girl.....

Hot off the wire....today is Brooke's 26th birthday. I'm at work right now but am only going to work a 1/2 day. I'm not sure what we'll do today but tonight we're going out to dinner with her parents. She is excited about picking up her b-day present in a couple days. She flies out to Orlando on Wednesday and will pick up her new puppy on Thursday. I'll be sure to take pictures when she returns and Timber meets his new sister/sidekick.

Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, you look like a monkey.....

Happy birthday Brookie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

more pictures

Well, I figured that since I haven't posted in a while, I'd try to load a lot of pictures. Most of these are from our visit to cali while Jon was home. There is also a picture of the (soon to be) newest addition to our family - Brooke's pomeranian puppy. She is 7 months old and weighs just 3.4 lbs. Brooke is going to fly to Florida to pick her up in a week and she can hardly wait. Timber will soon have a little sister & someone to play with besides me.

vacationionionion

Well, I've been back for almost a week now and with everything going on at work, it seems like the vacation was a month ago. We all had a great time and ate way too much food. We cruised the southern caribbean on Princess cruise line's "Crown Princess." The ship was only 1 year old and could handle over 3,000 passengers. I think when Jon gets back, I'll have to take him and Kate on a cruise so that Jon can get far, far away from the desert. Better to be sea sick than in the midst of a sand storm is what I always say.

We flew into San Juan, Puerto Rico then visited St. Thomas, St. Kitts, Grenada, Bonaire, and Aruba before returning to P.R. Brooke has most of the pictures on her camera, so i only posted the good ones I took on mine. The pic of Brooke standing in the water was taken in St. Thomas before we sailed to St. John's on a day sail. There is also a picture of Brooke and mom jet skiing in St. Kitts. Lastly, a group shot in the pier at St. Kitts.

I'll bring Brooke's camera to work so I can upload more pics and post them to the site. Work beckons, so I'll post again soon......

Justin

They're Baaaacccckkkkkkkk

After taking a blog-postin hiatus, I figured I should start posting again so Jon and family can keep tabs on us.The lovely Ms. Brooke has been doing well. I got her to join the gym with me yesterday so that we can get in shape for the cruise. Well, she doesn't need to but I will benefit from it. When I got home from visiting Jon, I found a crack in my windshield. I got that repaired yesterday and took some time to finish my taxes. I meet with my accountant on Sunday.

Work has been steady which is par for the course this time of year. I have some things brewing, so we'll see what happens with that. I have some pictures from the trip, so I'll post them now before I forget.

The weather here is getting more bearable. The snow is melting quick and the sun is shining more which is great as far as I'm concerned. Check out these February 14th and March 27th photos to see the difference.

I finally made my first investment. I bought into the Selected American Shares mutual fund which is really exciting. I will probably also invest in the Dodge & Cox International fund as well. I did tons of research and both got good reviews, so hopefully I will be pleased with my investments as time goes on.

I can' t think of much else to write about at the moment, so I'll go for now and talk to you later.

BACK to it

Sorry for the delay in posting to the blog again. I had some technical difficultuies (mainly myself). One day, I brought the camera but the wrong USB cord to connect it to the computer, another day I brought the wrong camera, and then two days ago I threw my back out so I wasn't at work to upload the photos. I was shoveling snow from our 12 inches of snowfall on Valentine's day and really wore out my back because 6 inches of the snow had become ice. Very heavy. Like a dummy, I then went to the gym and tried to do squats.

After two days on the couch with a heating pad and some vicodin, I'm starting to feel better. I have been getting cabin fever lately from spending too much time indoors, so to be stuck at home any longer was driving me crazy. i figured I'd come to work to check emails and to finally post pictures from the snow storm. Here you go...

The pictures don't do a great job of showing how much snow fell, but it was a lot. Part of the snowfall was icy snow, so now my roof has about 4 inches of solid ice on it with 1 or 2 inches of snow on top of that. Until the snow plower came to plow, I was stuck. Even with my suv, the snow was just too deep to get out. It looks like the weather is starting to warm, so hopefully the "ice age" here will end soon.

it's raining, it's snowing

It has been relatively warm over the past couple of days. As a result, most of the snow has been melting which has been great because that means that spring time is near. All of that is currently in the process of changing, however. It began snowing this afternoon and isn't expected to stop until sometime tomorrow night. When all is said and done, the meteorologists predict that we will have had anywhere from 10 to 24 inches of snowfall!!! Can you believe that!?

I suppose that means that Brooke and I will be snowed in for Valentine's Day. Good thing we went out last night. We went to dinner at a local sushi place and then saw a movie called "Night at the Museum" with Ben Stiller and Robin Williams. It was actually a really good movie and we enjoyed it a lot. I haven't worked much over the past 2 days which has been nice. With all of the snow tomorrow, I don't plan on going into work again which means that I'll have a lot to catch up on when I go back in on Thursday.

I have something nice planned for my love tomorrow. I am excited to see her reaction to my gift(s)? P.S. She is watching me type this so I have to be careful not to give her too many insights to what it or they are because she is a clever little thing. Lets just say that I will be granted a few "get out of jail" passes as a result. Oh, yes, I think so. lol.

Well, I will probably post more tomorrow. After all, I need to update you on what I got her or else you'll be checking out our website every hour - sweating with anticipation...right?

XOxoxOxoXXOOxoXOxx (see the movie Nacho Libre to understand the joke behind this)

*~justin~*

Dad,

Yep, I'm still sharing a desk with Carolyn. its not that bad unless both of us either need to use the computer or the phone. I'm glad you noticedTimber expression shows that his on line gambling habit is getting out of hand. He bet a thousand bones on the Bears and lost. He;s been pretty grumpy.

things and stuff and whatnot

I was busy this week at work. I helped secure my first listing. Carolyn had them ready to sign but they had some concerns so while she was in Long Island visiting family, I went over and talked with them. I had a sales appointment yesterday and another one today. Next weekend (President's weekend) should be really busy because of the extended weekend.





I created a blog for my customers to let them know about new listings before they get entered into our system. It is: http://lakenaomi.blogspot.com


It is simple but has been effective so far. I really like the home titled "chalet" that is reddish brown. For some reason, it reminds me of grandpa's cabin in Grass Valley and is the kind of small place in the mountains that I wouldn't mind owning if I needed one.





I was leaving for work yesterday and saw three deer standing around about 15 feet away. I think people have been feeding them because they weren't too scared of me.

It hasn't been as cold here over the past couple of days (thank god). Other than that, I have just been laying low. The temperatures really dissuade you from wanting to get out and do things. Good thing I have become a good couch potato. :) just kidding.

Super Bowl Party

Here are some pictures from the super bowl party I had at the house. Although Timber was my only guest, I think mom and dad have some competition in the S-Bowl party bash arena. Although we were disappointed that "da bears" lost, we had a good time eating the infamous guac dip and TGI Fridays appetizers.

Before I uploaded these pictures, I figured I would take a picture of my office here at work. That way, Jon can see how I roll. :)

Where The Wild Things Are

Well, I finally took some pictures for the blog. I was glad that I recharged my batteries because as I was driving to look at a home, I came across a group of turkeys - about 20 of them. Then, this morning as I was making coffee, a young deer was walking through our back yard so I played papparazzi and took some photos of him. Also, I took one of Timber. He wasn't a happy camper because he was getting snowed on while I tried to snap a shot of him. He ran under my truck to avoid getting snowed on. I guess he prefers warm weather like me.