Buying a House... wait... what??? - 12/24/09

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!!!




Afternoon stroll in the woods


I'll let you guess what's going on in this picture


Talk about circus talent!


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Lovin' the weather!


Lovin' that tree!


Pretty managed stand.


Our sweet Velociraptor rig! :)


Our first morning in the new place! We found the tree on the side of the road! :)


Neat frost patterns in the foothills


My bro Chris from behind South Falls


Me and my Bro!


South Falls


Mel from behind North Falls


More North Falls


A very cold Bella diligently watching over our new back yard.


View from the porch


Messy Kitchen! :)