.:: Sunday, February 25, 2007 ::.

meet the newest addition to our family:



yes, we got yet another car. so now we're back up to five. but this is W's tow vehicle, since he'll be racing the integra which soon won't be street legal. i am slightly mortified that we own an SUV, but hoping that since it will be a tow vehicle, and W works from home, it won't be driven much. so we're only contributing a little bit to global warming. i drove it a little, and it felt like i was driving a bus!! i'm so not cut out to drive a large truck. i'll stick with my little sportwagon, thank you.

i really wanted the nissan armada, but W read too many bad reviews about them. the dodge durango limited (5.7L hemi) has almost a 9000 lb towing capacity. and altho it's not the coolest looking car, it was all the little bells and whistles that sold W. like the heated leather seats, very roomy seating for 7, lots of fun electronic upgrades, dvd player with wireless headsets (yes, we're one of THOSE ppl!!), and most importanty, the towing capacity. the size isn't too bad for what's considered a large SUV. it's slightly longer than a tahoe, but not as wide, so parking it isn't a problem. it's actually a pretty cool car. i tried to convince him to sell my legacy and get a used porsche cayenne turbo, but even the cheapest one i could find was still over $60k. damn it.

:: joyce 5:26 PM [+]::
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.:: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 ::.

we were 2 days shy of breaking the record for most consecutive days of snow cover on the ground. hmph. well, i don't care much, cuz i'm lovin' the 50-60 degree weather we're having lately. :)

:: joyce 7:40 PM [+]::
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.:: Saturday, February 17, 2007 ::.

W had to leave for california on valentine's day, so while he was away, i painted him his dream car! he finally got back this afternoon, and i was so excited to see his reaction. i must admit, i was pretty darn proud of my painting. i think i might have found my new calling...hahaha.



seriously though, i showed my coworkers, and one of them has already asked me to paint 4 paintings for her! hahaha...well, maybe i'll start a portfolio, just in case. ;)

:: joyce 5:53 PM [+]::
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.:: Sunday, February 11, 2007 ::.

i saw steve blake (nugget's point guard, the dude that replaced my fave player boykins) at target today. he was in line after me at the register, and i looked at him and thought "he looks really familiar..." then it clicked, and i looked at the cashier and said "that's steve blake!" and she looked at me with an expression of "huh?" he was with his wife and baby. i wonder if they live in LT? probably...i think several athletes live here.

:: joyce 4:35 PM [+]::
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.:: Thursday, February 08, 2007 ::.

my next door neighbor invited me to a silpada party. it's kinda overpriced sterling silver/gemstone jewelry. my coworker brought in a catalog a couple months ago, so i knew how overpriced it was. but i went anyway, knowing i wouldn't buy anything (i didn't even take my wallet), cuz i like N and thought it would be nice to socialize with our neighbors a bit. it's nice hanging out with them and all, because everyone is so nice and always tries to include me. but they're all like 15+ years older than me. we really don't have much in common. they all talk about their children and their hockey stuff and what classes they're taking, yada yada yada. nothing in common. but i don't want to be the neighbor that never hangs out. you know? they must realize that it's awkward for me to be there. right?

:: joyce 9:18 PM [+]::
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.:: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 ::.

it's been a toasty 50-60 degrees in the denver metro area this week. :) but don't worry, i'm sure another storm front will be here by this weekend. we've had 7 straight weeks of snow. it's finally warm enough to melt some of the snow on our yard. W finally washed my car (it's been months!), only for it to get all dirty again. :(

my manager said that according to the farmers alamanac, we're supposed to have a huge storm this month. we're talking "storm of the century" huge. whoa.

:: joyce 8:53 PM [+]::
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