Jay-N-Gwendolyn

This had to be one of the best weekends in a long time. It started Thursday night after work. We heard Jake, Beth, and Brian were going to have some friends over and play Rock Band. We wanted to do something fun and get dressed up as rock stars for the party. So Thursday night we planned our outfits and had them ready to go for Friday. Gwendolyn and I both got off work early, and we really needed that extra time, as we had to make a pit stop to Hot Topic to pick up a few accessories, before taking off to Austin. Close to Austin we pulled over in a rest stop to get into our Rock Star garb. When we arrived at their house, we weren’t entirely sure how many people would be there, and if anyone else would be dressed up. As it turns out, there was quite a few people there, and we were the only ones that dressed up. It was all good though, as everyone loved our costumes, and soon Beth and Andrea joined us wearing wigs and capes.

Saturday we went out for breakfast to North by Northwest. The food was great, and afterwards we wanted to take advantage of the beautiful day, we headed over to a park. We went to Mayfield Park, which we soon saw was also home to beautiful peacocks. They really are some of the most magnificent birds. Their colors are just so vibrant, its just amazing.

The rest of the day we just tried to relax. We played some more Rock Band of course. We then tried to have dinner at the Hula Hut, but found it too crowded. Plan B lead us to P. Terry’s, which is a drive through hamburger joint, that had some awesome hamburgers, fries and shakes. I will definitely be going back there next time. After food, we went back to the house and got ready for the concert.

Since the Austin Music Hall was fairly close, we decided to walk it. We got there in time to see the opening band, Ours, which wasn’t too bad. The worse part about the concert was then having to wait another hour for Manson to come on. On top of that, about 30mins into waiting, they turned off all the lights, which made everyone think the show was going to start, and so the mob pushed forward. Now for the other 30mins, we were tightly packed together with no room to move. Gwendolyn didn’t like that very much so she had to head to the back, while I stayed with Jake Beth and Brian. Finally the curtain fell and the show started. Although Manson’s set list could have been better, I still enjoyed the show, and watching the people. It always amazes me the diversity of people that listen to his music. After the show we walked back, and stopped to get some ice cream at Amy’s. When we arrived back at the house, we had a few drinks and played some more Rock Band.

For some reason, Sunday we woke up not feeling too well, with headaches and body aches and I had no idea why. We decided to try and have brunch at South Congress Cafe. We had a long wait, so we walked up Congress St, and into a few shops and stopped and got some coffee to tide us over. The menu sounded delicious and it held up, as the food was great. When we got back to the house, we rested a bit more, and finally started to pack it up. We said our good bye’s and headed home. :’(

Arriving back home, we unloaded everything and tried to rest and relax for the rest of the night. I had one mission though, and that was to finish Harry Potter and the Goblet of fire, to which I succeeded. So far it’s my favorite book of the series. So much has happened in it, I can’t wait to see what’s coming. Tonight I’ll have to start book 5.

As if the weekend wasn’t enough excitement. Brian messaged me Monday asking if I’ve heard the latest Nine Inch Nails news. It turns out Trent just released a full album of instrumental songs called Ghosts online! He released it in multiple formats, and is only charging $5 for all 36 tracks. Although you can listen the entire album online for free. It also released under the Creative Commons License, which allows you to share, and remix his music. The music industry is changing, and I believe you will see more and more bands do the same as Trent.

Sorry we don’t have any pictures. My camera finally decided to die at the party Friday night. However, Beth did get some good pictures and a video, which you must see. I’ll make a post with those links as soon as I get them.

Happy New Year everyone! Finally getting around to actually posting something. Yay me! I’ve noticed theres a lot of spam that has been getting through in the comments, I will have to take care of that. =/

Anyways, lets catch up. Thanksgiving we invited our families over. We enjoyed a nice turkey and all the helpings. The day before Thanksgiving I splurged and bought a new 50″ plasma TV.

During December we help an open house to invite our friends over for a little holiday cheer and to see the new house. We had quite a few people show up, and I believe everyone had a good time.

For Christmas we spent a few days before over at my parents house. We celebrated Christmas on Saturday. It was a great weekend. We left early Christmas eve to head to Wichita Falls to spend the rest of Christmas with Gwendolyns Family. We had a great time in Wichita Falls. It was nice spending some time with her family we don’t get to see very much.

And finally we broke in the new year at my parents house. With lots of friends and fireworks a good time was had by all. We (almost) finally finished of my parents street light. The glass casing is all gone now, but the light keeps on shinning. Those lights seem to be indestructible. We will try again on the 4th of July though!

So be sure to check out all the pictures:
Thanksgiving
Christmas
New Years

Just a quick note, to check out the latest pictures! A lot has happened in the last week. We’ve had our fence installed, all the electrical done, and all the vinyl flooring done. About the only thing left we are waiting for are the appliances, water fixtures and the carpet! Having said that though, we had some bad news from KB. They pushed our closing date back two weeks until the 27th! It won’t give us as much time as we wanted to get in there and paint before moving, but I think we can still do it.

Heres the past couple days:
2006-10-05 – 2006-10-06 – 2006-10-07 – 2006-10-09 – 2006-10-10

This past weekend we went to the Texas Renaisance Festival with our friends Jake, Beth, and Brian. We all dressed up and had a great time. You can check out pictures of that here.

One last thing, those that like scary movies, be sure to check out the Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning. My boss’s son, Matt Bomer, is in the starring role!

A little later than expected, but our dry wall has finally gone up. In 1 day they seem to have done the entire house. Mind you there are no holes in the dry wall and its not taped or anything. But we can no longer walk through walls. Its neat finally seeing our rooms in the house. Theres a couple days worth of pictures, but really nothing has gone on since the last update.

2006-09-04 – Went to fix the problems they weren’t fixing, and celebrated my dads birthday!!
2006-09-15 – Dry wall!!

We just had our pre-dry wall meeting, where our builder took us through our house making sure everything was okay before starting the dry wall. Everything went well. They are going to fix/change a few things and then get started on the dry wall next tuesday! He said we are currently ahead of schedule so its not going to be long now before we are closing! Our closing should be the first week or two in october. We can’t wait!

I’ve updated the photo album with a few more days of building, so be sure to check them all out!

Also check out Gwendolyns new hair cut!

Oops… looks like I wrote this but never posted it… so here it is.

June 2nd, was the annual ROT Rally in Austin. This is the biggest biker weekend in Texas, and we were there! My parents, Gwendolyn, and I all rode our bikes to spend the weekend in Austin. Gwendolyn and I stayed with our good friends, Jake and Beth, while my parents had a hotel room. The ROT grounds were huge! It was definitely a lot larger than Galvestons rally. Although, I think I like Galvestons a little better.

Everyday we tried to go out to a new restaurant we haven’t been to yet. Lucky for us Jake and Beth have already done all the scouting and took us to some really great places! Here’s just a few of the places we went:

• Kerbey Lane
• Rio Grande Cafe?
• Magnolia Cafe

Friday night the ROT Rally went for the Guiness Book of World Records, by creating the longest parade. I’m not sure if they accomplished their goal, but I can’t imagine them not doing it. The parade was so enormous! There were just thousands and thousands of bikes. The parade was really fun, with people lined up alond the whole parade route, which started about 10 miles outside of austin and ended on Congress St. Definitely one of the highlights of the trip.

Saturday we tried to go on a poker run, but unfortunately we went to the wrong place to start, and weren’t able to participate. So we took off on one of the self guided tours of the hill country. Since our first trip to Austin, this is one of the things I’ve been waiting to do. And boy, it did not dissapoint! The ride was so awesome. It’s what driving a motorcycle is all about.

Saturday night, Jake and Beth joined up with us, after we helped them move their new bed (aka matress blob) up to their apartment. We headed back to the rally to watch Joann Jet and the Blackhearts. I have to say she can still rock out, with the best of them.

Sunday we slept in some, ate, and then headed back home. Overall it was an awesome weekend, and we can’t wait till next years!

Gwendolyn and I picked up her new car recently. We decided to go with the new Honda Civic LX Sedan. I think the car was a good choice for us. Its pretty sporty with a ‘futuristic’ interior, that I love. It gets great gas milage at 30/40mpg. It is also rated high in safety and resale value. Not to mention its fairly affordable. Overall it wasn’t that bad of an experience buying a new car. If you ar in a market for one you should really read this site www.carbuyingtips.com. It taught me everything I needed to know and then some.

Here are the pictures.

Hey everyone!

So it’s just been a month since Gwendolyn and I tied the big knot! So I think it’s about time to actually write about everything that’s happened the past month. Lets see if I can keep things short and sweet. Haha yeah right… so click the link to read the full text!

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Well what an exciting weekend! Gwendolyn and I started by celebrating her birthday an friday night. We went out and I gave her her present, which was a nice engraved ring box. We had to celebrate friday night because on Saturday I would be having my bachelor party! I woke up around 6ish so Tim and I could head down to Luis apartment. We met up with the rest of the guys there and then headed down to the beach house that my best man Jake had rented for the weekend. We got to the beach house, which turned out to be better than they expected. The location was great and the house was pretty awesome. Once we got settled in, we had to set up Guitar Hero, and get to rocking out! The day pretty much consisted of rocking out to Guitar Hero, movies, water gun fights, and lots of alcohol. We ended the night with a ride on the beach in Jeremys jeep. That was so awesome, painful, annoying and fun all at the same time. Best ride Evar. Great times.

Gwendolyn spent the beginning of her birthday working. Afterwards she invited her friends over for a nice dinner that she prepared. I heard everyone had a good time.

Sunday at the beach house, all the girls were invited over. So Beth, Delena, and Gwendolyn all came down and enjoyed a nice sunday afternoon on the beach. We stayed till nightfall and headed home. After dropping J & D off we headed home ourselves.

This is where the weekend took a turn for the worse. About 2 miles from our house, Gwendolyn and I were stopped at a red light in the right hand lane. Next thing we know we are spinning into the intersection and then our car comes to a stop facing the wrong direction. We were just rear ended. It turns out some guy was going about 60 and driving on the shoulder, didn’t stop or slow down, and plowed right into us. When I got out of the car I went over to see if they were all right. The car reeked of alcohol, and the driver was in the car checking on the female passenger, who was unconscious. He then tries to pull her out of the car through the drivers side door. I’m still amazed by how many people think its okay to move someone whos badly injured. I tell the guy to leave her be. Meanwhile a lady that was in the left hand land stopped, as she saw it all happen. She went around and made sure everyone was alright and called 911. During this time a Minivan pulled up behind the car that hit us. A group of people came out and inspected the car, and one lady came over to us and asked us if we were okay. She then went on to say that the driver knows it was his fault. Well the next thing I really remember is the one witness coming over to me saying that the driver of the saturn that hit us, is gone! I looked around and he was no where to be found along with the mini van! I think he had a group of friends following, and they decided it was best for him not to be at the scene any longer. They left leaving the passed out girl in the front, and the delirious man in the rear of the saturn. The police, ambulance and fire truck all show up about the same time. So the normal routine happens, answering 100 questions and telling what happened 50 times, and then we headed home. A nice lady that came to the scene moments after it happened, stayed and drove us home.

Thankfully, Gwendolyn and I are both okay. We are definitely sore and aching, but nothing more than that. Thinking of the accident it seems like it should have been a lot worse. You can look at the pictures of the car here.

Okay, on a much lighter note. FOUR more days left till our wedding!!! It’s so awesome!! Although the accident has gotten us down a bit, we are still so looking forward to the wedding and our honeymoon!!

This past weekend on the 18th, we had our first wedding shower hosted by Tony and Irene and my parents. We had a great time as it prepared us for our honeymoon with its Mexican theme. There was a beach outside with all the fixings, while margiritas were flowing inside and hanging around were the best pinatas ever! Thanks to everyone that showed up and that sent us gifts! We appreciate it all!

Check out the photos.