A few people have mentioned that they've tried to post comments to no avail. I finally decided to try to figure out why.
Rejoice!
All people can now post comments - even if you don't have log-on information. Just select 'Anonymous' when commenting -- but be sure to leave your name!
My apologies to Chere' for forcing her to set up a gmail account -- but really? Hotmail? I take my apology back -- she needed a gmail account.
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Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Celebration Station
We wanted to celebrate all of the great things our Mortgage Planner (Jeremy Beck) and our Realtor (Ibanez) had done for us so we invited them over for drinks Saturday afternoon. Jesse had been working in the back yard all day and I had been running errands (side note: my most expensive trip to the grocery store EVER...more than $200 - of course that included two bottles of liquor, two bottles of wine and nearly a case of fancy beer for the festivities...)
Jeremy and myself:
Jenn and Jenn:
I met Jeremy through my friend, Jenn - his wife, who I went to school with (and who I would not have made it through school without.) I met Ibanez through Jeremy. I also met my last roommate, also named Jenn (we'll call her Culver - incidentally, her boyfriend's name is Jeremy...it gets mildly confusing) through the first Jenn. Regardless, it's a big web of fantastic people who all know what they're doing a lot more than Jesse and I.
I made some bruschetta for the evening - my trademark dish that I learned to perfect while working at Koozinas - and we decided on margaritas. Not only because I had just bought all the fixins, but also because Jenn and Jeremy brought a lovely gift bag full of margarita glasses and a margarita pitcher!! Perfect! They also brought along their fantastic daughter, Adelaide, whom I adore to pieces. Ibanez also showed up bearing gifts (this was supposed to be the occassion where we gave them gifts --- not the other way around...but that is not a complaint.) He had already showered us with moving supplies and sweet cards and he upped the ante by bringing a book I've been meaning to read, "Rich Dad, Poor Dad."
Anyway, we had a lot of fun drinking and chatting and telling them our plans for the house. Jesse even did a little presentation with his computer hooked up to my TV - showing them our plans for the house then walking them through it in 3-D. I think Ibanez took all the pictures because, regrettably, there are none of him. Next time.
Jesse and a 3-D view of our future kitchen looking at it from our future living room:
Speaking of next time, we had double-booked ourselves for the evening. Our friends Patrick and Jenny were coming over at 7:00 with pizza and beer. I took a lot of gruff for the double-booking. It's a mistake I'll never make again. So now I owe Jenn, Jeremy and Ibanez a fancy-schmancy dinner in our new kitchen - that is, if they'll ever return to our house after my faux pas.
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This is a plug. Not just because I like them but because they are the best at what they do. We would not have closed escrow if it were not for these two pros. They had curve ball after curve ball thrown at them, and they caught every single one. They love what they do and it shows. If you're thinking about anything having to do with a loan or a house or a condo or ANYTHING, call these guys:
The GreenHouse Group
Jesse Ibanez, Realtor and more: 888-747-8485
Jeremy Beck, Real Estate Finance Consultant 858-273-3639
You can also find them and their blog at http://greenmeansgrow.com
They're amazing. And they can help out if you're having trouble with the house you already own, too. If you are, check out www.HopeagainstHOPEnow.org or call them.
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Back to the blog. So Pat and Jenny stopped by with beer and pizza and we had a lovely time eating and playing Pictionary. Jesse did his presentation again, taking them through the 3-D version of our futurehouse (it looks so much like a first-person-shooter that every time Jesse opened a door, Pat was waiting for the zombies to attack...)
Sunday it's back to work. We have much to do and spring break is ticking down...it's going to be hard with these very pretty margarita glasses looking sad and empty...maybe if I just fill it half-way...
Jeremy and myself:
Jenn and Jenn:
I met Jeremy through my friend, Jenn - his wife, who I went to school with (and who I would not have made it through school without.) I met Ibanez through Jeremy. I also met my last roommate, also named Jenn (we'll call her Culver - incidentally, her boyfriend's name is Jeremy...it gets mildly confusing) through the first Jenn. Regardless, it's a big web of fantastic people who all know what they're doing a lot more than Jesse and I.
I made some bruschetta for the evening - my trademark dish that I learned to perfect while working at Koozinas - and we decided on margaritas. Not only because I had just bought all the fixins, but also because Jenn and Jeremy brought a lovely gift bag full of margarita glasses and a margarita pitcher!! Perfect! They also brought along their fantastic daughter, Adelaide, whom I adore to pieces. Ibanez also showed up bearing gifts (this was supposed to be the occassion where we gave them gifts --- not the other way around...but that is not a complaint.) He had already showered us with moving supplies and sweet cards and he upped the ante by bringing a book I've been meaning to read, "Rich Dad, Poor Dad."
Anyway, we had a lot of fun drinking and chatting and telling them our plans for the house. Jesse even did a little presentation with his computer hooked up to my TV - showing them our plans for the house then walking them through it in 3-D. I think Ibanez took all the pictures because, regrettably, there are none of him. Next time.
Jesse and a 3-D view of our future kitchen looking at it from our future living room:
Speaking of next time, we had double-booked ourselves for the evening. Our friends Patrick and Jenny were coming over at 7:00 with pizza and beer. I took a lot of gruff for the double-booking. It's a mistake I'll never make again. So now I owe Jenn, Jeremy and Ibanez a fancy-schmancy dinner in our new kitchen - that is, if they'll ever return to our house after my faux pas.
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This is a plug. Not just because I like them but because they are the best at what they do. We would not have closed escrow if it were not for these two pros. They had curve ball after curve ball thrown at them, and they caught every single one. They love what they do and it shows. If you're thinking about anything having to do with a loan or a house or a condo or ANYTHING, call these guys:
The GreenHouse Group
Jesse Ibanez, Realtor and more: 888-747-8485
Jeremy Beck, Real Estate Finance Consultant 858-273-3639
You can also find them and their blog at http://greenmeansgrow.com
They're amazing. And they can help out if you're having trouble with the house you already own, too. If you are, check out www.HopeagainstHOPEnow.org or call them.
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Back to the blog. So Pat and Jenny stopped by with beer and pizza and we had a lovely time eating and playing Pictionary. Jesse did his presentation again, taking them through the 3-D version of our futurehouse (it looks so much like a first-person-shooter that every time Jesse opened a door, Pat was waiting for the zombies to attack...)
Sunday it's back to work. We have much to do and spring break is ticking down...it's going to be hard with these very pretty margarita glasses looking sad and empty...maybe if I just fill it half-way...
Friday, April 3, 2009
Organization Station
Jesse finished school at 1:00pm Thursday, giving him time to work on organizing the garage (refer to garage nightmare picture in previous post.) By the time I got home at 5:30, he had single handedly (actually, he used two hands) built and installed a shelving unit made of 2x4s and OSB (he gets made when I refer to it as plywood.) He had also cleaned off and moved into the garage an old well-built workbench that someone had tossed in the backyard some time ago. He was working on the free-standing shelving unit when I arrived - and quickly put me to work.
Here is the garage once we had a bunch of our useless crap on the shelves. Well - I wouldn't call our climbing ropes and helmets and such useless - they have actually has come in handy with saving us from taking deadly falls on more than one occasion. Regardless of my rambling, here it is:
It may not look like much, but keep in mind we have all my friend Emi's worldly possessions in the garage along with much of our crap (and dishwasher...) Here is a close-up of Jesse's handiwork - and mine, too. He let me use his fancy drill and saw.
Hopefully, once we have the storage in our house worked out and our deck built and our garage storage a little more finessed and Emi moves into her new apartment - we should be able to fit a car in there!
While I was at work, my knight in shining armor also installed a shelf above our closet! Soon we may even have a dresser and bedroom set! Once we have those, I may be able to get our suitcases out of the bedroom and into our (admittedly full) garage!
Jesse woke up bright and early on Friday to spend the morning at the City of San Diego Development Office where they coached him on how to obtain permits for all of the lovely work we're planning. They let him know how lucky he is to live in San Diego where there's a permit office staffed with such helpful folks...apparently, it's also staffed with folks who love to toot their own horns :)
Later in the morning, we went to the bank to set up our joint checking account, which will allow us to split household expenses and all of that nonsense a little easier. We then took a trip to Office Depot to buy a ledger so we can keep a record of who deposits what, who paid for what, and etc. Ah, book keeping - the not so fun side of owning a home.
Saturday we're having some folks over for drinks and snacks to celebrate the fact that we all made it through escrow intact - our Realtor (Ibanez), our Mortgage Planner (Jeremy), and the woman who made it all possible, Jenn (Jeremy's wife and my school/thesis savior.)
Keep your fingers crossed that we're able to get our permits on Monday!!!
Here is the garage once we had a bunch of our useless crap on the shelves. Well - I wouldn't call our climbing ropes and helmets and such useless - they have actually has come in handy with saving us from taking deadly falls on more than one occasion. Regardless of my rambling, here it is:
It may not look like much, but keep in mind we have all my friend Emi's worldly possessions in the garage along with much of our crap (and dishwasher...) Here is a close-up of Jesse's handiwork - and mine, too. He let me use his fancy drill and saw.
Hopefully, once we have the storage in our house worked out and our deck built and our garage storage a little more finessed and Emi moves into her new apartment - we should be able to fit a car in there! While I was at work, my knight in shining armor also installed a shelf above our closet! Soon we may even have a dresser and bedroom set! Once we have those, I may be able to get our suitcases out of the bedroom and into our (admittedly full) garage!
Jesse woke up bright and early on Friday to spend the morning at the City of San Diego Development Office where they coached him on how to obtain permits for all of the lovely work we're planning. They let him know how lucky he is to live in San Diego where there's a permit office staffed with such helpful folks...apparently, it's also staffed with folks who love to toot their own horns :)
Later in the morning, we went to the bank to set up our joint checking account, which will allow us to split household expenses and all of that nonsense a little easier. We then took a trip to Office Depot to buy a ledger so we can keep a record of who deposits what, who paid for what, and etc. Ah, book keeping - the not so fun side of owning a home.
Saturday we're having some folks over for drinks and snacks to celebrate the fact that we all made it through escrow intact - our Realtor (Ibanez), our Mortgage Planner (Jeremy), and the woman who made it all possible, Jenn (Jeremy's wife and my school/thesis savior.)
Keep your fingers crossed that we're able to get our permits on Monday!!!
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