In one week, Erin and I will have been in our new home for 2 years. No matter what we do, we can't seem to shake out Yankee-ness. Although living in the South has not changed us, we certainly appreciate the positive impact it has left on us so far. One of the greatest parts of living here in the Upstate is the weather, of course. We've been blessed with great weather for the last month or so and it's time to head outside and enjoy the beautiful spring. Once the warm weather hits, we throw open the windows and think of things to do with all of the daylight! We headed downtown a few weeks ago and spent an hour or two near Falls Park. It's a rite of spring passage for those around here.
Erin took me to my first karaoke party at our friend's house. I like singing, but I'm not good with words. Thankfully, the words are provided! Erin, of course, tore it up with her popstar talent.
I did my best Scott Stapp impression and had a good time, too!
Erin and I finally took the plunge and bought a new printer. I'd been bugging her about buying a laserjet for a while, so she finally agreed to get a color laserjet all-in-one. So far, so good! We love our new printer.
I received a new laptop hinge at work, and thought the packaging was interesting. It came all the way from Hong Kong. What was most interesting was that it was tied closed with a piece of string, most likely for inspection purposes. 
Speaking of fascinating packaging at work, I discovered a new species of bubble wrap. If you squeeze these bubbles, they don't pop. Isn't that veerd??
Part of the Spring season here involves enduring weeks of disgusting yellow pollen, blanketing everything in sight. If you try to clean the pollen off, nature laughs at you and then mocks you by covering it again within minutes. Luckily, I am not allergic to this stuff like so many of my friends are. What we need is a nice rainstorm to clean our cars and out air.
Ahhhhhhh, that's better. Except, if you can't notice, there are hailstones bouncing off of my car in the picture. It breaks my heart to watch my precious 3G get pummeled mercilessly. Luckily, it survived unscathed this time!
Here are Erin and I, posing for a picture on Easter Sunday. 
My favorite motorcycle forum, fz6-forum.com, put together some custom t-shirts. I was so happy to get mine to show off!
Every few weeks, it becomes time to drop everything in SC and head to Atlanta for some drum corps! Now that I am riding down with my friend Ross, we have to squeeze a lot more into my car. We've become very efficient at making room for all of our stuff. It's great to have someone new to talk to as we drive South from Simpsonville.
This was our first weekend learning drill AND rehearsing outside. The weather was unbelievable and we accomplished a lot. There are still a few spots to fill in the corps, but we at ALLIANCE are super stoked about our 2010 season. 
After a long day of rehearsing, we headed to the Mall of Georgia. I'd never been there before, so we swung by. As one of our newest baritone players, Ross offered to perform some self-hazing by running through the kiddy fountain. 
We were there to capture the excitement. Don't worry, he didn't get very wet.
The mall is gorgeous! It's one of the biggest malls in the country, so there was plenty to explore. We were only concerned with thee things though: Apple, LoveSac, and Cinnabon. 
Here we are, arriving at the mothership. Our iPhones guided us in. 
Get out of my way! I must try an iPad!! It was very cool. Shiny, speedy, and Appley!
After we were done at Apple, we stopped at a place called LoveSac, where we found gigantic bean bag chairs and pillows. We were in there for an hour and the staff weren't in any rush to kick us out, either. They sat down with the guys and gave us a couple LoveSac balls to toss around, too. I won't say much else about the staff, except that they were not hard on the ol' eyes, if you know what I mean. I kept my eyes on my wedding ring, of course, and let the younger, single-er guys interact with them. 
This was my favorite chair. DO WANT. 
Even though the Lenten season is over, there's not much time to rest. ALLIANCE is picking up full steam, with 3 rehearsal weekends in May. I've been helping with the recruiting for the hornline and since I have been sending so many emails, I can hear a new email arrive on my phone from 100 yards away. Now that the sun is shining, the yard work has to be done, also, and the motorcycle has to be ridden! In other news, Buffalo Wild Wings recently opened, and two Jimmy Johns are slated to open soon, so I have lots of awesome food to eat! Our new movie theater is due to open this week in my neighborhood, just in time for Iron Man 2!!!! I recently passed my Server+ certification exam, so I can finally put that test behind me and focus on learning something new.
Well, that's all I have for now! I'll be back as soon as I have some more interesting updates to share.
