The Porsche Is Finally Home!

We finally picked up the porsche yesterday. It has a few issues still (obviously not painted yet) but runs great. We've been driving it around our neighborhood to get used to it and find all the last little issues. It's good to have two cars again even if one is on limited use right now. The dash lights don't work, the turn signals don't work, the larger tires hit the wheel wells in back when you turn but compared to before these are pretty minor things. I spent last night cleaning all the dirt out of the interior and it was impressive. It's never been in moisture though so there is no mold or mildew. Mike is realizing that this car is never going to be as smooth and quiet as his newer car so he's not sure about the whole project but I love it. I don't mind taking a long time getting it the way we want it so it may be more my car than his. I'm okay with that :)

Quick Survey

My sis-in-law Jamie had this going on her blog and I thought it looked short and sweet :)

Copy and paste this into a commentand then fill in the blanks. Try not to look at other people's answers. I can'twait to read the comments... and make sure to post it on yours too so I can fill in your blanks. :)

Where did we meet:
Take a stab at my middle name:
Do I smoke:
Color of my eyes:
Do I have any siblings:
What's one of my favorite things to do:
What's my favorite type of music:
Am I shy or outgoing:
Am I a rebel or do I follow the rules:
Any special talents:
How many children do I have:
Describe me in three words:
If you and I were stranded on a desert island, what is one thing that I would bring:

Computer Addiction

This whole blogging thing has started a computer addiction for me. I have recently joined facebook as well as started digital scrapbooking. I'm about to take my blogging to a whole new level... :)

Too much work again...

Both Mike and I worked a lot this week so I don't have anything very exciting. That being said we'll give a basic update and plans for the future.
We are still working on getting the porsche in street driving condition. It runs great but there is no knob to turn on the headlights. (I refuse to drive another car where tools are needed for everyday functions, the sentra required a screwdriver to open the gas tank.) The center console piece to turn off the check engine light is missing. The gas gauge doesn't work and the windshield wipers aren't on yet. As I told the mechanic that means I can't drive it yet because it's always dark or raining this time of year. Hopefully next week we can take it home. I now call it our money pit.
The solar panels have been ordered and should be installed anyday. The permits for our very strict county were approved 2 weeks ago so it's finally happening :)
The garden is doing great at producing eggplant, basil and limes. Anyone have a good recipe for this combination?
This week I worked 60 hours. As most of you know I'm an emergency vet, which means I work both day and night shifts. This week I had 3 days shifts and 2 night shifts so my body is all screwed up. We do have an adorable 2 week old bottle fed kitten right now at work and he's just at the age that he wants to play after his bottle. It's cuter than I can describe :)
Mike has been working a lot this week also. He did stunts for Burn Notice 1 day, a music video yesterday and is just leaving to go do a Honda commercial.
As far as future plans we are getting ready to have some of the family come down here for Thanksgiving. I really enjoy cooking and having people come visit. For Christmas we'll go see Mike's dad and stepmom in central Florida. They always have great food and it's so relaxing there on the river. We'd like to take a vacation to one of the national parks this year but haven't figured that out yet and are a little short on money right this moment (see the car part above). And for all of you still wondering, yes, we are trying to have a baby but have not yet been successful. I think that sums it up :)

The Florida Keys

Our 2 year anniversary is this month so we thought we'd take a couple of days to get away from the big city. We went to a resort called Cheeca Lodge in the Florida Keys. As Florida residents we got a pretty good deal and were able to get an oceanfront room. I don't think I've ever stayed somewhere with such a wonderful view. We spent a lot of time just sitting on the patio.

On the day of our arrival we took a walk along the ocean, played in the pool and enjoyed awonderful dinner of Florida lobster. The second day we did a spa day with both of us getting facials and massages. It was wonderful! I guess the spa treatment worked because on our way back to the room I stopped at the tiki bar for a margarita. The bartender actually asked me for ID!!! Needless to say it wasn't on me because at 29 I tend to be past getting IDed. It was great! :) After a lighter dinner that evening we took a walk of the grounds. They have beautiful landscaping and tiki torches and small lights along their paths. It was so nice!




Jill in her new vacation dress by the walk through to the tub.

The room was really nice. It had a colonial carribean type feel to it. There was a king size bed. Palm frond looking ceiling fan, dark wood furniture and a tub and glass shower. The best feature was the walk through to the tub. It really opened the whole thing up and was a neat way to arrange the room.

It was only for 2 days but it was a really great and relaxing 2 days. You can't help but slow down when you go down into the keys!