Thursday, November 09, 2006
Last night (Wednesday) Zion and I went to a UofA basketball exhibition game with Josh and Becca. The Wildcats played a team called Victoria (Vikes) From British Columbia. The Wildcats crushed them, 111-55 or something like that. It was actually pretty boring for the most part because the UofA team was pretty much double the other teams score the entire time. Toward the end was fun because we went down to a section of really nice seats there were vacated (because of the blowout, no doubt) and sat right behind the team for the last 10 minutes or so. Zion and Josh seemed to think it was just the most awesome thing because we kept being on the big screen above the court and Josh even called a buddy on his cell phone and the guy kept seeing us on TV, too. =) All in all, it was an okay time. Go cats!! (Now, am I talking about the wild, or the bear? You figure it out!) =)
Sorry I haven't posted for a while; my internet has been acting kind of hokey. Here is what I have been up to lately.
On Friday evening, we were invited over to Brother Mark and Sister Tina Steinke's house for dinner. (They attend our new church.) Brother Mark Strohkorb(the pastor) and his wife Jenna were also in attendance. Sister Tina made a delicious dinner with grilled pork chops, yummy twice baked potatoes and some other savory sides, all without using butter, eggs or milk so that Brandon could have some of everything!! She was so sweet to have planned ahead like that!! After dinner, we all fellowshipped around the table for a while getting to know each other, before finally heading home. It was really a lot of fun!
The following day, we went to Elijah's football game. It was his team, the Wildcats, playoff game. While Elijah and his teammates did an awesome job playing, unfortunately, the other team came out with the victory to go onto the finals.
After the game, the 6 Ramirez and 3 Holsapples(that makes 9, Jariah... ((Inside joke) haha) present went out to eat at Applebees.
Sunday after church we went out to eat with another couple that we just met that also go to our new church. Herb and Anna... I can't remember there last name. They seem like a really nice couple and they crack me up. (1. He is a complete Jonathan Jenkins double and 2. They ride a motorcycle to church!!! LoL)
They actually own a little townhouse not very far from where we currently live, but far enough that it doesn't feel scary, and we might rent it when we get back from Ohio. =)
On Friday evening, we were invited over to Brother Mark and Sister Tina Steinke's house for dinner. (They attend our new church.) Brother Mark Strohkorb(the pastor) and his wife Jenna were also in attendance. Sister Tina made a delicious dinner with grilled pork chops, yummy twice baked potatoes and some other savory sides, all without using butter, eggs or milk so that Brandon could have some of everything!! She was so sweet to have planned ahead like that!! After dinner, we all fellowshipped around the table for a while getting to know each other, before finally heading home. It was really a lot of fun!
The following day, we went to Elijah's football game. It was his team, the Wildcats, playoff game. While Elijah and his teammates did an awesome job playing, unfortunately, the other team came out with the victory to go onto the finals.
After the game, the 6 Ramirez and 3 Holsapples(that makes 9, Jariah... ((Inside joke) haha) present went out to eat at Applebees.
Sunday after church we went out to eat with another couple that we just met that also go to our new church. Herb and Anna... I can't remember there last name. They seem like a really nice couple and they crack me up. (1. He is a complete Jonathan Jenkins double and 2. They ride a motorcycle to church!!! LoL)
They actually own a little townhouse not very far from where we currently live, but far enough that it doesn't feel scary, and we might rent it when we get back from Ohio. =)
Friday, November 03, 2006
Rudy Giuliani just called. He wanted to tell us to vote for Jon Kyle in the upcoming election. Of course, it was just a recording, but still, we feel pretty special considering that the President has also called us. He called and left a message a couple days ago... We still have it on our machine and I will try to have the guys put it on here so everyone can have the pleasure of hearing it. =) Unfortunately, I answered the phone when Mr. Giuliani called, so there is no message for that one. =(
Monday, October 30, 2006
Today was Becca and my second outing… and power outage. We woke up to no power this morning. There was power when the guys left for work, but when us girls got up a couple hours later, nothing, nada, zilch!
Becca got dressed and went outside to check the breaker box. They were all flipped to the ‘on’ side. She used her cell phone to call Jariah and see if he had any ideas. He just told her to turn them all off and then back on. It was a miracle and came back on… for a few minutes, then shut back off again. I don’t understand it, because we didn’t plug anything new in, but, I guess that’s what you get with wiring like there is on this fine, fine home.
Becca went back out and tried again, nothing. She called Jariah back, and he told her to check some weird plug thing in our hallway. We changed all 4 of those plugs, and then Becca headed back outside to try the breaker again. Nothing. So she called Jariah yet again and he just said he would come home and check it out. Becca and I headed out to get Brandon something to eat because he was starving and not very accepting about the fact that we couldn’t make him anything.
When we came back, Jariah had already figured it out and got the power back on for us. There is actually a whole other power box up above the one Becca kept messing with that controls everything else. We were just going to come back in and stay at home, however, there was a vagabond/gangster looking guy standing across the street watching the whole proceeding, so we jumped back in the car and took off the same time as Jariah.
We went to Olive Garden for salad, breadsticks and of course some Bellini Iced Tea!!! Then we headed back to our house because Brandon was ready for a nap. When we got back to where the house is, there was a group of about 6 shady looking characters hanging out right in front of our fence, so we decided to drive around the block, and wait them out. When we came back by about 10 minutes later, there was no one around, so we got the gate unlocked and got into the house safe and sound. No other incidents to report at this time. I’ll keep you posted. =)
Becca got dressed and went outside to check the breaker box. They were all flipped to the ‘on’ side. She used her cell phone to call Jariah and see if he had any ideas. He just told her to turn them all off and then back on. It was a miracle and came back on… for a few minutes, then shut back off again. I don’t understand it, because we didn’t plug anything new in, but, I guess that’s what you get with wiring like there is on this fine, fine home.
Becca went back out and tried again, nothing. She called Jariah back, and he told her to check some weird plug thing in our hallway. We changed all 4 of those plugs, and then Becca headed back outside to try the breaker again. Nothing. So she called Jariah yet again and he just said he would come home and check it out. Becca and I headed out to get Brandon something to eat because he was starving and not very accepting about the fact that we couldn’t make him anything.
When we came back, Jariah had already figured it out and got the power back on for us. There is actually a whole other power box up above the one Becca kept messing with that controls everything else. We were just going to come back in and stay at home, however, there was a vagabond/gangster looking guy standing across the street watching the whole proceeding, so we jumped back in the car and took off the same time as Jariah.
We went to Olive Garden for salad, breadsticks and of course some Bellini Iced Tea!!! Then we headed back to our house because Brandon was ready for a nap. When we got back to where the house is, there was a group of about 6 shady looking characters hanging out right in front of our fence, so we decided to drive around the block, and wait them out. When we came back by about 10 minutes later, there was no one around, so we got the gate unlocked and got into the house safe and sound. No other incidents to report at this time. I’ll keep you posted. =)
On Friday, Becca and I had our first girls only (plus Brandon) outing since Jess and Ness were here months ago!!! We had to go to the bank, and then we went to the mall for a while before heading off to Wal-mart to get some much needed items. The day started out with Jariah not being able to find his keys, which meant that the guys had to drive Zion’s black car (with its expired Ohio plates…) so I would have my car. Jariah looked everywhere for his keys before he and Zion absolutely HAD to leave for work, then Becca looked for about 2 more hours before giving up and we were ready to go.
Just before Becca and I headed out the door, I double checked my purse to make sure I had put my credit card back, (it was out the night before to purchase airplane tickets…) and what did I see? JARIAH’s KEYS were in MY purse!!! Weird, right? I thought so, too, and said to Becca…. “Hey, here are Jariah’s keys right here in my purse, I wonder how they…” and mid-sentence, I saw that Brandon was trying to shove a Veggie-Tales video into my purse…!!!! Mystery solved!!!!!!!!
Okay, so we walk outside (which is always a bit nerve-racking…) Becca with both sets of keys so she can get the stroller from her car and put it in mine, and me with Brandon, the diaper bag and my purse, and Becca opens her trunk, grabs the stroller, hands me her keys and uses my keys to open my trunk, drops the stroller AND my keys into the trunk of my car, and shuts it up!! ACK!!! Okay, so now we figure that we are probably gonna just have to take her car and not have a stroller, but luck is on my side and Zion had left the driver side door unlocked, so we just had to remove the car seat from the back, and Becca had to crawl though into the trunk with a flashlight and grab the keys.
Meanwhile, since it took both of us to get the car seat undone, (it’s the newer one that we keep in my car, and we haven’t ever moved it since Jariah installed it, so it took us a couple tries…) Brandon was sitting in the dirt (affectionately known as our ‘yard’) playing with some plastic cookie container that must have fallen out of the trashcan when the guys took it outside the gate. We picked him up, dusted him off and hopped in the car and were off!!.... to open the gate….!!! We finally got on our way, and once we were away, everything was smooth sailing!! We got everything done that we needed to do and we even had some fun!!!
All in all, we did a snap-dog-job!!! (That’s my new expression...)
Just before Becca and I headed out the door, I double checked my purse to make sure I had put my credit card back, (it was out the night before to purchase airplane tickets…) and what did I see? JARIAH’s KEYS were in MY purse!!! Weird, right? I thought so, too, and said to Becca…. “Hey, here are Jariah’s keys right here in my purse, I wonder how they…” and mid-sentence, I saw that Brandon was trying to shove a Veggie-Tales video into my purse…!!!! Mystery solved!!!!!!!!
Okay, so we walk outside (which is always a bit nerve-racking…) Becca with both sets of keys so she can get the stroller from her car and put it in mine, and me with Brandon, the diaper bag and my purse, and Becca opens her trunk, grabs the stroller, hands me her keys and uses my keys to open my trunk, drops the stroller AND my keys into the trunk of my car, and shuts it up!! ACK!!! Okay, so now we figure that we are probably gonna just have to take her car and not have a stroller, but luck is on my side and Zion had left the driver side door unlocked, so we just had to remove the car seat from the back, and Becca had to crawl though into the trunk with a flashlight and grab the keys.
Meanwhile, since it took both of us to get the car seat undone, (it’s the newer one that we keep in my car, and we haven’t ever moved it since Jariah installed it, so it took us a couple tries…) Brandon was sitting in the dirt (affectionately known as our ‘yard’) playing with some plastic cookie container that must have fallen out of the trashcan when the guys took it outside the gate. We picked him up, dusted him off and hopped in the car and were off!!.... to open the gate….!!! We finally got on our way, and once we were away, everything was smooth sailing!! We got everything done that we needed to do and we even had some fun!!!
All in all, we did a snap-dog-job!!! (That’s my new expression...)
Thursday, October 26, 2006
ZION AND JARIAH GOT THEIR TICKETS!!!!!!!!! They get to come to Ohio for Christmas, too!!! (Zion is beyond thrilled...) We're SO excited!!!!!! It's gonna be GREAT!!!!!!!! I Can't wait!!!!!! I think I should go pack now...... hehe, just kidding....... or am I?!!
YIPPIE- KY- YI- YEAY, and quadruple w00t!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YIPPIE- KY- YI- YEAY, and quadruple w00t!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Saturday, the 14th, we all went up Mt. Lemon and spent the day hiking and enjoying the views. It was actually kind of cold, we needed jackets or sweatshirts, but I was the only one who had thought ahead and brought one. I kept trying to use it to cover Brandon with, but he wanted nothing to do with it!! (Too girlie, I guess...) Anyway, we had fun and here are some pictures...
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