Sunday, March 16, 2008

My third weekend!

Well, I had a great weekend. The weather was a little shaky Saturday afternoon, but otherwise it's been very mild, allowing me to get outside and take some nice runs around the area. Today was especially, nice, so I spent the day out looking for a microwave. What was really great was the fact that I could open my windows and really push and feel my car again. It was a lot of fun! It's funny that my gas mileage seems to decrease in the nice weather... I miss my car during the week, since I'm still driving a rental car. Speaking of, it looks like I'll be doing a third tour in Newberry this week. I'm practically a regular there, everyone knows my name, which is faster than any other facility I've been at. Some people call me "Jason" and I hear that people are still calling Jason "Josh" back in Peoria.

Here's an example of the flowering trees that are all over the area.
These are the kind that smell kind of funny.


Dennis got here Saturday afternoon. It didn't take long to get the truck unloaded. He and Collin flew back to Peoria this morning. Dennis said he should be back for good in a week and a half.


The once empty apartment quickly got filled up.
I may have to start sleeping in my own room.

Look at all of this stuff!!


Dennis's car was on the uhaul trailer and he couldn't open his doors. Things got worse when his keyfob wouldn't open his trunk. I made a quick tool for us to slip down and pull on his trunk release. It worked!

Afterwords, we went to Arby's for dinner, then I went to Sears to work on the appliance situation. We ended choosing a nice LG set of washer, dryer, and refrigerator which should be delivered on the closing day of our new house.

I saw this today and thought of Erin. I think she'd love this one, a beautiful midnight blue. I've seen dozens of motorcycles today, and most of them sport bikes. Even though there is a helmet law here, I am very pleased to see all of the riders in full gear: helmet, jacket, gloves, etc.


It took me about 4 hours and visits to 5 stores, but I finally found a Panasonic microwave in white. I used it twice tonight and both times, it cooked automatically with a sensor PERFECTLY!

While out and about, I came across a rare and elusive Shell gas station. These are impossible to find here, so I filled up and saved 5% off of the $3.40/gallon.


This morning, I went to Aldersgate United Methodist Church near my apartment in Taylors. It was very nice, but very traditional. They had a terrific brass ensemble hired for the Palm Sunday. The service was very good, and I would definitely consider coming back.

Well, back to work tomorrow! I hope everyone had a nice weekend and has a great week!


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