Rocky Mountain LOW???

As most of you know, the World Series ended Sunday with the Boston Red Sox sweeping my Colorado Rockies. It was not much of a series. The Rockies had a 8 day lay off that may (not making any excuses) have been the Rockies down fall. No, I did not give up on them and was hopeful clear to the last out. But you know, ROCK-tober had to end sometime and who cares about baseball, it's FOOTBALL SEASON BABY!!!

I had my first experience at the local Las Vegas DMV on Monday. I needed to change our cars registration by the end of the month. They have about 4-6 different places I could go to around town but I choose the one closest to my work. I knew before hand that it was going to be busy considering it was a Monday at the end of the month. I did not know the fact that the end of October (Oct. 31 to be exact) is Neveda Day (like the 24th of July). This meant the DMV had a 3 day weekend was was closed since last Friday. I arrived the the DMV at 1:30 pm and did not drive out of there until 5:30 pm. Yes, 4 hours later I had my new plates in hand and I thought Utah's was bad. I would stand in Utah's DMV line 4 times before I will try Nevada's again. The only good thing about it was that they had a little snack bar. You might say to yourself "Why do that have a snack bar?" Because they know it will take hours to get anything done and people will spend more money while waiting, in which I did considering the drinking fountain was straight from the sewer!!! Any way to get more of your hard earned money.

Now, on a happier note, I will be flying to Utah this Friday after work to participate in a baby blessing on Sunday and gathering up all (I should say most of) Katie's and Braydon's stuff to move down here to Vegas from now on. I am so glad that they will be down here with me now for good. It's been a long 3 months. Braydon is excited to start school here and to meet new friends. Now, we are just waiting for our house to get done.

As for the house, it is progressing along. We have the garage door on, all of the cement work finished, tile has been laid and starting to look more and more like a house. I do have more pictures up in the photo album. Take a look.

P.S. By the way, this will be the most red on this blog in a LONG time so enjoy it while it last!!!

Painted Inside and Out!!!

Katie and Braydon have been down here in Vegas for about a week now and I have enjoyed every minute with them. It's good to have them around. We have been busy and always doing something with each other. The other day we went to a show at the Planet Hollywood Casino (the former Aladdin Casino). Katie and I decided to go to the buffet before the show. Mike was glad to watch Braydon that night so we could have a date night. Thanks Mike.

The buffet was very good. It was by far, the best buffet we have been to since coming down here to Vegas. It was $25 per person, with a seafood section that was to die for. They have huge Crab legs that are already cut in half so all you have to do is fork the meat out, shrimp that was already peeled for you (except the tail), seafood chowder, fried shrimp and that is just the seafood section. The Italian section was Katie's favorite place with Lobster bow-tie pasta and cheese filled ravioli. Other sections include Mexican, Far East, and the popular Dessert. We got stuffed and will visit there again.

The show was the Ultimate Variety Show at the V theatre. It was about 1.5 hours long with several different acts. The MC was a jugular and juggled many different objects, which included bowling pins, hats, tennis balls, and my favorite ping pong balls juggling with only his mouth. Other acts included a balancing act, magician, comedian, and an aerial show with two men hanging on ropes flying above our heads. The only thing that we did NOT like about the show was that there was a man hanging on a wall above our heads with drums that were WAY to loud. He played the drums between every act and got VERY old and loud.

Now, we change our focus to the house. We visited there the other day and didn't even recognized it. The outside was painted and doesn't look as "Pink" as we thought it would be. We went inside and the inside was painted also. They have some touch up to do but it looks really nice. All the cabinets are in kitchen and bathrooms have been installed. We were so excited to see all the changes. The only problem is that we don't have a camera. Our friend has it up in Utah so you will have to wait and see what it looks like later. I will get them on the website as soon as I get some pictures.

Sports Update:
World Series is almost upon us. My Rockies have made it and we are still waiting for the Indians-Red Soxs to finish their series to see who will make it. The Indians are winning 3-2 and are heading back to Boston for the last two games. We should find out by this weekend what the match-up will be. Just remember, GO ROCKIES!!!!

Rockie Mountain High!!!

I am officially on the Colorado Rockies band wagon. They have had an amazing run to get into the playoffs and have continued (so far) in the playoffs. I am cheering for the Rockies because they have never been to the World Series. They have a 2-0 lead over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Yes, I know, I should be pulling for the D-backs since I lived in Flagstaff for two years. If my team is not in the playoffs (I really don't have a true baseball team), I go for the team that has not won or been in the championship for the longest time. Since the D-Back won in 2001, I'm cheering for the Rockies.

The Cougars beat up on the Rebels last night also. It was actually a closer game then I thought it would be. When BYU goes on the road, they have a Friday Night Fireside in a local church. A co-worker of mine went to it and said it was really good. We will have to start making it a tradition to go to them when they travel down here.

I just finished a Continuing Education course on Cardiopulmonary - Cancer Rehab. It was provided by Mounationland Rehabilitation, so it was basically free with a course manual, textbook, and breakfast for the two days. It was a good review and I had a good idea of the concepts we were discussing. I know the longer I get away from my college experience, the more I will forget.

House is continuing to progress (not as fast as Katie and I would like it to be). The first coat of paint (primer) is on and it really starting to look at a house. Check out the latest pictures in the photo album.

YANKEE'S SUCK!!!!

Here's a quick note to let everyone out their know how I REALLY feel about those dang Yankee's. I have a very fond dis-like to them and I found a perfect blog background to go with it that I will leave up for a week or so. I hope you all enjoy it, as I did last night when they lost!!!!!!

Texture and Doors!!!

I just finished my weekly visit to our house. They have finished the stucco on the outside and all of the scaffolding has been taken away. The walls on the inside have texture on them and most of the doors have been installed. It's nice because it is now locked up and no one can get in unless they have a key. Hopefully, nothing or no one will try to get in.

This week, I've also been playing around with our blog site. With the help of my sister, I figured it out and now know how to change the background color. I say change, but really mean changing from one Cowboy background to another. You will have to continue to check in to see what's the background of the week (or month).

Nothing else has been happening. Check out our house in the photo album!!!