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I have finally put up the pictures of the new House. Everything is there but the fridge which is a Whirlpool Gold Side by Side.

You can see the rest of the set here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lastweeksfreak/sets/72157611378475172/

Good news from Zillow.com says our house is worth 12k more then a month ago!

Last week I had the chance to head to Deck the Hall Ball for a local radio station.  The Killers were head lining along with Death Cab, Cold War Kids, Shiny Toy Guns and Aquaduct.  I missed Shiny Toy Guns and Aquaduct but I did get to see the rest of the show.

The Killers put on a great show though they only played a few songs off the new CD and a bunch of older stuff which was awesome!  I can only sum up Death Cab with the quote “Where is my rusty razor blade?” .  I did not say that but it was heard by me.  The Cold War Kids where out of this world….I would love to see them do a full 90 min set somewhere in a smoky bar with 17 people.  

The night started with a trip to get some of the best beer in the world Pyramid Snow Cap from the tap in SODO first and that was almost as good as seeing the Killers live.

Things have been a bit up and down here the last few weeks.  Been trying to get the new house together and pictures online (part one is almost done and pictures are on my computer finally).

Between work, house and holiday parties things have been way busy.  We have had snow and I am still thinking its July.  The last 4 months have been a blur of activity.  I am looking for some new years rest of some sort.  I am thinking that I may not make it till my vacation in April and will need to take a long weekend in the near future!

I am suppose to be heading to Leavenworth on saturday if the weather holds out till then.  It should be fun since I am taking my nephew up there for his first trip and mine since 1985.  I hear things have changed quite a bit.

House pictures on Sunday.  I am going to get them flipped and labeled and up I promise….

Today marked the first full day in the new house.  I never thought about what it would feel like to be a home owner again.  The feeling is surreal, its very weird to be in my own house.  Today was full of adventure, the dish guy was here and got everything perfect for me (which is the first time I have 3 working tv’s in my house).  We had a blinds company come in and give us an estimate which was crazy!  The furnace guy came by and got things cleaned up and ready for winter. 

We have decided to look for other blinds stuff since the company was way expensive.  I also talked to the furnace guy about putting in a whole house tankless water heater (which is just out of reach at the moment).  I headed to lowes and got smoke detectors and a dimmer for the family room.  It was to dark to put it in tonight with the power cut off so that will be done in the morning.  

Tomorrow I need to borrow my friends truck and pick up a load of stuff from the old house.  The old house has some lawn stuff, outdoor furniture and some odds and ins.  The have a cleaning crew coming in on Saturday to do the move out clean so we should be fully out by the end of the weekend.

So much going on its hard to keep it all straight.  I cant wait for the new dining room table on Saturday.

Today is election day in the US. For us its a pretty big deal. Hell I am pretty sure the world is looking to see what happens in the US today/tonight. I cast my vote 2 weeks ago but I have been watching and waiting for tonight.

But the reason for this post is to talk about my new house! Amy and I are officially home owners! I am hoping this is a start to my new future. My credit is clean again and I have a mortgage payment. This is not my first house but its been 6 years since I have been a home owner.

It is a cute 3 bedroom 1.75 bath rambler in Renton, WA. Its about 1500sf on a 9k sq foot lot. Its been completely redone minus the kitchen cabinets. The house has a red door which our realtor thought was crazy (since the only houses we liked had red doors).

The packing will begin tomorrow and we will be moving the week of the 17th. I will be cooking my first thanksgiving in my new house this year.

The bad news of the day…Amy got laid off today. That totally sucks but I think we are going to be ok with the company bonus coming it can get us through 4 months if needed.

House Pics to come!

Well its Monday of closing week on the new house in Renton. It seems like things could fall apart at any time even though I have been on top of everything since the beginning. It seems its just I dotting and T crossing at this point but Friday can’t come soon enough.

We still need to do a final walk through this week, sign docs and finish the close. I am glad that we have a 14 day extension since it seems like there is just to much to do before Friday at 5pm. Oh yea and the loan has to be funded…you know the little things. I have not slept much since my birthday since this is when the whole process started. I have been trying to sleep but its been hard, its not the type of not sleeping like being productive but feeling sick and stressed.

This if anything has been a good thing overall because its gotten alot of my credit issues behind me. That alone should make me feel some what good but it only points out what a fuck up I was for about a 18 month black hole of depression. While things are better it pisses me off.

One thing I can say is people have been helpful this time for the most part. Pointed me to the right places and allowed me to get things in line. I guess I should be thankful that I am an out of the hole responsible person again…

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This is my favorite picture of me this summer. Post Surgery and trying to go big! To bad my wake boarding season is pretty much over just as it started.

Looking forward to a few more sessions before the end of the season. It cant be spring soon enough!

Sitting on a houseboat about 14 hours from Seattle right now. Things are good 2 days on. Got a few sessions of wakeboarding and I have been learning to wake surf. Pretty fun and relaxing so far. You can see by the picture things are peaceful.

Here you go…This is what I worked for and got collage credit for it:

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