Too Much Driving...: December 2009

So... Yeah... I guess we just bought a house!!!??? I know, I don't believe it either. :) I'm still waiting for someone to wake me up during the middle of the night telling me to get out of THEIR house, but since it hasn't happened yet, I guess I just need to accept the reality that it's ours and that I should start to take care of it (or at least unpack some of the boxes!!!). So, here's the lowdown: Mel and I got the keys to this sweet new (1970 vintage) rig on Christmas eve, so rather than our usual christmas of gluttony and senseless money spending, we spent the day moving in. I guess you could say that there was still a lot of money spending, although you could argue over whether or not it was "senseless" (TBD). Oh yeah, we cooked up a big feast too, so I guess the gluttony part was there too. Not that different from our regular Christmas afterall! :)

Then, my brother Chris was visiting for the weekend, so in addition to packing up a few rather heavy objects, we spent some time wandering around OSU and Corvallis, and checking out Silver Falls. I also got to hang out with Gennie's family and my neice Cora, the newest addition to the Meehan family. This was only my second time meeting the little bundle of cuteness, but it was the first time she didn't scream at me (I blame the beard, at least for the sake of my pride), and actually allowed me to hold her for a bit (BTW, why didn't anyone get photo evidence of her not screaming at me!?) Anyway, lot's of fun stuff!!!