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I saw a link for a new magazine called “Make“… and it is something that I think I will start following. Seems pretty interesting to me. Comes with a nice blog too.

Congratulations and Holy Cow all wrapped up in one. Our friends Lee and Andy found out on Friday that their first child are actually children.

They have just moved here from California to start this family (plus Andy is in the Navy) and what a way to start it! I am pretty excited to be a part of the twins life… never really been around a pair for as much time as I am sure I will have the pleasure of being around these two. Crazy, crazy, crazy. Amazing, amazing, amazing.

Ok… Day 1 of my DVR and I am already loving it. I have set it up to record all the Law and Orders and all of Georgia Tech’s remaining basketball games. I have also set it up to record the shows that I don’t like to watch with Sherry so that she can consume them in the 1-3 hours that she has alone every day prior to my arrival home from work. (I will take this moment to declare my extreme distaste for the Gilmore Girls… why they hell would you want to watch a show about the snobby little girls that everyone hated but secretly wanted to be in college / high school, that have been spoon fed unrealistically quick / witty dialog by some hairy overweight man, sitting behind the current, as the show thrills millions of females… and pretends to not be a soap opera).

Anywho… if you have the means I highly recommend that you acquire one.

Didn’t even know who Jef Raskin was… now I do. Sorry to hear of his passing, but am thankful for his contributions.

Happy 35th to Sarah… hope it continues to be a great day.

Skye says hi.

In case you were started to think about getting me a birthday present (June 11th… hint hint) you could consider this… the Vertical Mouse since I am on the computer all the time.

Jerry and Elizabeth Howes came over for dinner and cookies Friday night. They also brought along the newest addition to the family (although it has been 18 months so he is not that new). Shawn and Regina came over as well and we got to provide them with dinner (such a rare thing!!). He and Jack Tureman played around while the adults caught up. I would like to take this opportunity to apologize to the Howes for not preparing some of the tortellini with no sauce added. Should of thought of the mess factor, I will learn these things with time 🙂

After Jack Tureman left it was time for Jack Howes to show how to use the computer, and to show of Dad’s current project and company website. All in all it was a very educational experience for everyone involved. Jerry is working on the new ride, Curse of DarKastle at Busch Gardens Williamsburg so hopefully we will get to see them more! He landed a pretty phat job when he relocated to Orlando.

Sherry’s employer, Virginia Wesleyan College, got a new website today.

You can see her name in lights on the advancement staff page.

Check out #19 Norfolk / Va Beach on CNN’s “Top housing markets” list.

We are thinking that we could already make 49% for our house… and it has only been 1.3 years 🙂

So Sherry’s surprise was a trip to NEW YORK CITY! We went with Shawn and Regina (no Jack) and had a wonderful time.
Quick run down of what we did:

Saturday – fly to NYC, walk around town, walk to Rockefeller Center, walk to Central Park, go Ice Skating, check out “The Gates”, walked down 5th all the way home (even though the girls had blisters), went to Pravda for the best meal of the trip, went to a Piano bar for drinks.

Sunday – get Metro fun card ($7 all you can ride…the way to do NYC), ride to Grand Central Station, take shuttle to Time Square, take Metro to WTC site, shopped, bought some fake purses and movies from some street vendors, went home and laughed at the shitty construction of aforesaid purses and movies, went to dinner at Saga after deciding that we didn’t want to eat at City Lobster, walked home and stopped at Irish Pub cause it was too cold.

Monday – took Metro to FAO Shwartz, took Metro to China Town, walked around (in the rain) and checked out the sites, ate some Chinese Food in China town, went back to hotel and headed to airport.

All in all it was a great trip.

More photos can be found on Flickr.

Thank you soo much, Sherry. It was a wonderful surprise and you pulled it off beautifully.