MY HOUSE
Alright, I mentioned before that our house is pretty awesome for a base house. It's new and a good size, and it's in a great location. The layout of the front room is kind of weird, but I will make it work somehow. Here's the deal. I've been with the hubs for the past 17 years, and we've lived in a variety of houses. Some had no closets, some no dishwashers, a few without garbage disposals, one with a 2 burner stove and miniature kitchen sink, 2 with dorm size refrigerators, a few without garages, one with a rather useless power shower (this equals zero water pressure...dribble, dribble), a few with the washer and dryer in the kitchen, no air conditioning, horrible heating...and the list could go on. This house is normal. It has a dishwasher, garbage disposal, laundry room, master bath with a double vanity, great water pressure, lots of closets, ceramic tile, a fabulous AC, ceiling fans, an oven that gives you the option to bake with convection, pullouts in the kitchen cabinets, a double car garage with automatic openers, a screened-in porch (I admit that we don't really use this since we back up to a huge hill. Some people close these off with the built in typhoon shutters and make it part of their living space), built in typhoon shutters, a built in humidifier, built in generator hook-up (cause the power does go out sometimes, and it would really suck during a major typhoon) and neighbors we love. The only thing that's lacking is a pantry. Believe it or not, I've always had a pantry, even in Europe. Oh, wait, I didn't have one in Rhode Island. Anyhow, it's not my dream home, but it's better than many of the other houses we've lived in. I am definitely not complaining.
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| This doesn't suck, either. |
EBAY
I love ebay. Mainly, I love shopping on ebay. I've recently re-discovered this little morsel, and I've been able to purchase a shower curtain that Bed, Bath and Beyond would not ship to me (they don't ship to Guam, yet they don't hesitate to send you coupons in the mail) and a dress for the upcoming Navy Ball. Yes, the dress is used, but it's in perfect condition and less than half the price of a new gown. Happy! I buy my girls used GK leotards for gymnastics on ebay, too. Not all sellers will ship to Guam, but I have gotten lucky.
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| New shower curtain for girls' bathroom |
TENNIS
Another re-discovery for me...the game of tennis. I took lessons with two very dear friends about 3-4 years ago in Florida. I hadn't picked up a racquet since then...until last week. I signed up for lessons, and I had such a fun time (and a very sore forearm for several days). It helps that I can laugh at myself with a new and super fabulous girlfriend. Our next lesson is tomorrow, and this time I won't forget the sunscreen. Remember how I said you can get sunburned walking to the mailbox here? Well, try 2.5 hours in the sun on the equator without sunscreen. You have yourself a rock lobstah, AKA me.
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| It's just like the Wii, right? |
Happy Columbus Day, my friends! My day is almost over, and I just experienced my very first earthquake! A magnitude of 4.6, about 38 miles south of us. We were definitely rockin', for a few seconds at least.
