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Bathroom Demo Day

Andrew — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 19:55:40 +0000

So today I spent a couple of hours tearing out my bathroom so the remodel of the basement can begin. Here are some pics from the adventure.

This is one awesome tool…

Just in case anyone does not have any common sense.

Night Pictures

Andrew — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 04:30:12 +0000

I ventured into the cold to take some pics at about 2 am. There was a fresh dusting of snow on the ground. I have been waiting to get some snow pictures all winter. I am still waiting for a snow storm to get the pics I want but these will have to do for now. I also am going to post a before and after pictures of the pics I took. The before shots are right out of the camera and the after shots are after some editing in photoshop. This is also the first time I shot in full manual mode.

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Early Morning Snapshots

Andrew — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 10:25:52 +0000

The reason for this post is because I can’t sleep. I am trying to shock myself into a somewhat normal sleeping pattern. It probably won’t work since I will probably crash at some point during the day.

The sunrise… I don’t get to see the sunrise that often. I was also using some photoshop actions <— click here, that I got from Pioneer Woman. My whole idea behind these pictures was to make the blues really stand out.

The best game of around the world was created on this court with my best friend Clayton, its 18 holes (shots) we are golf nuts! The last 2 holes are from the deck. I always win cause I am better then Clayton.

This is also where Donny Smith delivered a royal beat down in a game of 21.

I love my baskeball court. So many memories. This is where my Dad showed my how to play the game of baskeball. We would spend hours out here playing horse, around the world and one on one. I hope to be able to do the same with my son someday on this same court.

And now I leave you with this message from Chuck Norris.

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Its Happy Macbook Pro Day!

Andrew — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 23:03:02 +0000

My macbook pro finally arrived. I am so excited.

My macbook pro in its fresh new box waiting to be opened… by me!

Its so beautiful!

First time out of the box… we were both a bit nervous.

First boot up…

Macbook’s new home… I soon will be hooking up to the 2nd monitor!

All this excitment has left me tired… so I decided to take a nap.

Random Stuff

Andrew — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:27:48 +0000

This is a random post. I have been sick since Sunday and I don’t like it. I have been downing nyquil by the gallons… well not really I am sure I would be dead if I did that.

got my class schedule today… start classes on January 20th. I never thought I would be going back to school.

playing gears of war 2… love that game!

A picture of this blog post on my dual monitors… told you this was random.

I ordered my macbook pro last week. I thought I was going to get it on Friday… I had tracked the mouse I ordered instead of the macbook. I was a bit disappointied when I saw this instead of the macbook.

So here we are on this wonderful Tuesday and I thought yet again that I was going to gety my macbook…. but no it is held up in customs and should arrive on Thursday. I can only hope!

That is enough randomness for today… got to get back to playing more gears of war!

My First Pie

Andrew — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 05:41:37 +0000

I made my first pie today for a Christmas party. I have really been enjoying cooking and hope to explore more recipes as I get better at it. I have been reading the pioneer woman’s blog a lot lately and have been getting my recipes from her. I made her chocolate pie <—- click here for recipe. It was amazing but next time I think I am going to make my own crust. The store bought ones don’t cut for me. Enjoy the pics… and try not to eat the pie… its not real.

Turkey Day Snapshots

Andrew — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 16:00:36 +0000

I had a great turkey day… spending time with family, eating endless amounts of food, drinking some Thanksgiving beer, and no work.

The Thanksgiving table… I used my fisheye lens on this pic.

close up of the centerpiece

my mom

my first Thanksgiving dish that I made… I got the recipe from pioneer woman.

Spanish green beans <— click here to get the recipe.

a friendly game of scattergories… well as friendly as it can get, we are a competitive bunch.

Another scattergories pic… I love this background in this pic, everyone seems to be having a great time!

I love fruit… somehow my nieces and cousin hog it all at their end of the table… really I am not bitter.

my fire that I built…. it is tradition to have a fire on every Thanksgiving. My Dad built one every year and so will I. We also have a tradition that we play Christmas music on Thanksgiving… not sure how that one got started.

my cousin Emily

Emily again…

Amie every year makes goofy faces… I always manage to get them on camera. Notice she still has the blanket she had when she was a baby.

sarah… chillin on the couch

my Thanksgiving beer… I love blue moon. This is their winter brew. It was deliciouis.

Woodchuck… this is all my time favorite drink.

To view the rest of the Thanksgiving pics —–> follow this link

I will be posting my time lapse video of Thanksgiving day soon!

Happy Turkey Day!

Andrew — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 09:58:14 +0000

Departure

Andrew — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:17:03 +0000

I was browsing through some old journal entries, this one I wrote on October 3, 2002.

It was not until recently, when I departed from “religion” that I began to understand my relationship with God. My departure from church was an attempt to grow closer to God. I did not want to go to church so I simply did not go. Why should we feel that we always have to go to church because that is what we are supposed to do? I want to go to church for the right reasons. I needed time away so God could bring that desire back into my heart. I have to believe it 100% in my heart for it to be real to me.

sometimes my life feels as lonely as this street is at 3 am.

I feel like I should I print this picture and post it at my desk…sometimes we all need to stop and relax. I have been meaning to have a sabbath day once a week. A time for me and God to spend quality time together. To talk, laugh, and cry. For me to be angry, to be honest with God. Brutally honest on how I feel.

Pics from Ryan and Carrie's Wedding

Andrew — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 22:50:19 +0000

Ryan and Carrie’s wedding was a lot of fun but what made it awesome was these two kids dressed up in army outfits outside of the church with fake guns shooting wedding attendees as they went in. I for one thought this was hilarious and I also thought who lets their kids do this. But then I thought I might let my kids do this but I would give them paintball guns instead. I only wish I would have thought to have thrown an imaginary grenade in their direction and yelled fire in the hole.

I felt safer knowing that these kids were protecting us

Ryan and Carrie