Arty
06-11-2014, 06:59 PM
I gotta tell you...this place has been an absolute bore lately. Geez, I can't even waste more than 10 minutes of work time around here lately!
So... I decided to kill some time talking about me. Here's the latest for those who wanna know...and for those that don't. :exclaim
Memorial day weekend the whole family loaded up the the F150 to the gills and we took off to Bath County, VA...Lake Moomaw to be specific. Arrived around 5:30, set up camp, and my brother and SIL arrived a few minutes later. We got a fire going and shortly after that my FIL showed up. We had perfect weather, a nice quiet secluded spot, and we camped in the pop-up longer than we've stayed in it since we bought it. 6 days/5 nights was a nice long trip away from everything. We DID catch cell service up on top of a mountain on one of the hikes we took. That's about the bestest thing about that place.....you in the middle of nowhere. No service for cell phones, an hour + from a Wal-mart.
My FIL and brother did make an emergency run over the mountain one night for some brown liquor, they were hittin' it pretty hard and ran out! I don't drink liquor, but being the swell guy I am, I rode along with them. We hiked a lot. My wife's "Fit-bit" says we hiked 12 miles. We fished. We ATE. We drank. We swam. We rented a pontoon and took that thing all over the lake. Beautiful country.
We came back from that trip on 5/28. Had a free weekend at home so I spruced up some flower beds, got 2 truckloads of mulch, trimmed the knockout roses (for the 2nd time this year!) and caught a nice cool night down at the firepit.
Work has been a bear. Lots of (local) travel. I live for the weekends, they don't come fast enough. Mid week last week, I finally found a car for my son that A) fit into my budget, and B) was in good enough condition mechanically for me to consider getting it. So...last Wednesday the guy selling it met me in town, and I took it for a spin. Ran good. Looked GREAT. AWESOME price. One owner, no accidents, service records, the whole deal. I gave him a check, and told him I'd meet him that Friday to pick it up (he lives 80 miles from here and drove it down for the test drive). SO......Friday comes a long and we get the car. It's at a friends storage lot...My son has no idea we have it, nor is he expecting a car for his birthday (his party is next Saturday, 6/21). Looking for a car for my kiddo was a lot of fun. I enjoyed every minute of it! I've heard all angles from different friends and family, from "That's awesome!" to "He'll wreck it" to "He won't appreciate things when he grows up".... well I don't really give a shit. I can afford it, he's a good kid, I love him to death, so I did it. And I can NOT WAIT to see his face when I pull this car up in to the driveway during his big party weekend after next!!! Besides that, he's been saving a car for about for 3 years...he actually did pay for about a forth of it...he just doesn't know that yet! But once he gets his keys, I gets his money!:hello
So last Saturday comes along and both of our boys are at a friends house for the weekend, so the wife and I take off to Wilmington, NC to stay with her sister, and our soon to be BIL. We had a good time. Went downtown and had some drinks and dinner, hung out and in general had a good time in a very rare kid free weekend.
THEN Monday comes...back to the same ole' shit...work work work. I bought some tomato stakes yesterday for my maters. They are in cages, but have outgrown them and need some extry support. BUT it's been raining so I haven't put them in yet. Maybe tomorrow.
And now comes Wednesday evening....mid week has passed and I'm on the downhill slide of the week. Just had pork chops, bakes taters, fresh mixed veggies and a big glass of ice tea for dinner, made by the bestest wife in the world.
Looking forward to this weekend, when we head to Kill Devil Hillls, NC for a 3 day Father's Day weekend on the beach.
And that's about all I have to say about that.
So... I decided to kill some time talking about me. Here's the latest for those who wanna know...and for those that don't. :exclaim
Memorial day weekend the whole family loaded up the the F150 to the gills and we took off to Bath County, VA...Lake Moomaw to be specific. Arrived around 5:30, set up camp, and my brother and SIL arrived a few minutes later. We got a fire going and shortly after that my FIL showed up. We had perfect weather, a nice quiet secluded spot, and we camped in the pop-up longer than we've stayed in it since we bought it. 6 days/5 nights was a nice long trip away from everything. We DID catch cell service up on top of a mountain on one of the hikes we took. That's about the bestest thing about that place.....you in the middle of nowhere. No service for cell phones, an hour + from a Wal-mart.
My FIL and brother did make an emergency run over the mountain one night for some brown liquor, they were hittin' it pretty hard and ran out! I don't drink liquor, but being the swell guy I am, I rode along with them. We hiked a lot. My wife's "Fit-bit" says we hiked 12 miles. We fished. We ATE. We drank. We swam. We rented a pontoon and took that thing all over the lake. Beautiful country.
We came back from that trip on 5/28. Had a free weekend at home so I spruced up some flower beds, got 2 truckloads of mulch, trimmed the knockout roses (for the 2nd time this year!) and caught a nice cool night down at the firepit.
Work has been a bear. Lots of (local) travel. I live for the weekends, they don't come fast enough. Mid week last week, I finally found a car for my son that A) fit into my budget, and B) was in good enough condition mechanically for me to consider getting it. So...last Wednesday the guy selling it met me in town, and I took it for a spin. Ran good. Looked GREAT. AWESOME price. One owner, no accidents, service records, the whole deal. I gave him a check, and told him I'd meet him that Friday to pick it up (he lives 80 miles from here and drove it down for the test drive). SO......Friday comes a long and we get the car. It's at a friends storage lot...My son has no idea we have it, nor is he expecting a car for his birthday (his party is next Saturday, 6/21). Looking for a car for my kiddo was a lot of fun. I enjoyed every minute of it! I've heard all angles from different friends and family, from "That's awesome!" to "He'll wreck it" to "He won't appreciate things when he grows up".... well I don't really give a shit. I can afford it, he's a good kid, I love him to death, so I did it. And I can NOT WAIT to see his face when I pull this car up in to the driveway during his big party weekend after next!!! Besides that, he's been saving a car for about for 3 years...he actually did pay for about a forth of it...he just doesn't know that yet! But once he gets his keys, I gets his money!:hello
So last Saturday comes along and both of our boys are at a friends house for the weekend, so the wife and I take off to Wilmington, NC to stay with her sister, and our soon to be BIL. We had a good time. Went downtown and had some drinks and dinner, hung out and in general had a good time in a very rare kid free weekend.
THEN Monday comes...back to the same ole' shit...work work work. I bought some tomato stakes yesterday for my maters. They are in cages, but have outgrown them and need some extry support. BUT it's been raining so I haven't put them in yet. Maybe tomorrow.
And now comes Wednesday evening....mid week has passed and I'm on the downhill slide of the week. Just had pork chops, bakes taters, fresh mixed veggies and a big glass of ice tea for dinner, made by the bestest wife in the world.
Looking forward to this weekend, when we head to Kill Devil Hillls, NC for a 3 day Father's Day weekend on the beach.
And that's about all I have to say about that.