As if our week could not get any better (our niece Peyton Grace was born on Sunday April 27, 2008, 7lbs. 4oz 20in long...Both Mom and Baby are doing great), our home loan was approved and every is a go. They will be submitting requests for the permits this week and Tom and I have to meet with the Design Studio to finalize all the upgrades to the house. We were told they should be starting with construction within the next 2 weeks. Generally the process takes about 24 weeks but since it is a one-story, we were told that it could be a little sooner. We estimate move in at the beginning of October. We will be posting pictures as the construction moves along.
It's amazing to think I will be cooking Thanksgiving dinner in our brand new house.
P.S. Here's a virtual tour of a model home of the exact house we bought. Click HERE
Happy 30th Birthday Gina!!
Well, we spent this past weekend in Vegas for Gina's birthday and had an awesome time!! Some of her closest friends joined us for the joyous occasion. We had her birthday dinner at ESPNZone (had her name displayed accross the ticker), went to her favorite Irish pub in New York, New York, called Nine Fine Irishmen, had some Irish Car Bombs at midnight, went to Studio 54 for some club action, hung out at the Flamingo pool, and of course did some gambling. I'll have to say that the funnest gambling moment was when we went to Imperial Palace and played some $5 Blackjack with a "Dealertainer", dressed as Freddie Mercury!! The dude was totally flaming, but he made it fun...I don't think I've ever been called "darling" or "love" so many times in a one-hour timeframe!! If you're ever in Vegas, and in the mood for some cheap table games and some entertainment at the same time, I highly recommend going to Imperial palace for at least an hour or so.
Anyway, when all was said in done, we had a blast, and Gina is finally "in her thirties". We took a bunch of pictures, and you can see a little slide show that Gina put together below. ENJOY!!!
Another fun year in Arizona was had by Gina and I at Spring Training!! We got in to Phoenix at around noon on a Thursday and 'wasted' no time gettin down to business (AKA FUN). We rented our mustang and went directly to our hotel in Scottsdale, checked in and walked over to Dos Gringos to start our weekend. The rest of the weekend explains itself in the pictures below!!
Peace, Out
It's official. Gina and I have taken the first step towards buying our first brand new house. We have signed the papers to have the house built, and as you can see, the Sold sign is outside of our lot!! Over the next few months we'll post blogs and pictures of the progress of our house.