Mommy, we miss you!

I wasn't the only one catching a nap Sunday. We here at the house keep close because we miss mommy. Jasmine and Etta, are now at the Gliebe house, while Hunter is off to boarding tommorrow in the morning. I am off to Philly to meet up with Steph, and I cant wait.

You know I am obessed!

Ok, for those of you who know I am obsessed with cars. Well, we all know in the car world that the Sultan of Brunei's collection is second to none. Apparently he has some 3,000 cars, worth well over 4 BILLION dollars...Jay Leno's is famous, but this guys collection simply jaw dropping (if not a bit overdone). Follow the links and read up!

http://www.germancarzone.com/pit-general-discussion/5703-list-sultan-bruneis-complete-car-collection.html

and here are some pictures (sneeky ones) including not just ONE, but FOUR Ferrari F40s. http://www.v6performance.net/forums/showthread.php?t=40059.

Atlanta, to Philly....and back....(or something like that)

Its been awhile since I have posted. Sorry, been busy as hell. Been about a month since Stephanie and I were in Michigan. Since then, Stephanie has been off in Philly working very, very hard, and I have been holding down the fort with the puppies, and learning more about work, and getting more comfortable.

Presently, Stephanie is with her mom, and sister, on their way to central PA for a wedding and a reunion. On Wednesday, I will be joining them for the reunion part. I look forward to that, I dont think I have ever been to PA. I'll be back from that next sunday....and Stephanie will unfortunately return to work in downtown Philly.

So what is on the schedule now? Ugh...lots going on here in Atlanta. I still need to see Batman, and Wall-E....I am waiting to see them with Stephanie. I heard Terminator 4 is in the works.....shawwwwing! and also....awaiting Transformers 2 (but that ones not coming till just before Stephanie and I exchange vows.

Another big trip on the radar, is Christmas plans. Stephanie and I talked about it, and instead of another cruise (like we did last year just after Christmas) we settled on Las Vegas! Oh hell yeah!
I cannot wait. I have been there several times, Stephanie hasn't. We also invited along her parents, and my parents so we could all just get away and have a great time. We will nail down those plans in the next two weeks or so.

WEDDING UPDATE - we have a photographer, and aren't we lucky. I was able to secure my cousin to do the weekend. We are going to get her in town from Portland...and we are pumped, she is a great photographer, and a great person, so we are looking forward to seeing her here in just over a year.

Then to finish off this summer, I am looking forward to AMA Superbike and the Petite LeMans Races at Road Atlanta. I am also looking onto going to the Atlanta Nascar Race in October. We'll see if I can make it to that one.

Before I sign off, if you have been reading my blog, you are probably wondering how Mark is doing post acciendent. He is much better, back to work (pretty much right away) and has returned to a few tracks since....(as a spectator). The car, was wasted, so he has to build another one before he gets back on the track.

P.S. - And I have been watching the Tour de France the last few weeks, and congradulations to Carlos Sastre from CSC for winning Yellow!

later peeps!

Michigan Weekend! (with family, with friends!)

Hey its me, I thought I would stop for a minute and tell all of you out there about all the stuff Stephanie and I have been upto. This is a picture of myself with my Best friends in the world. All in one place. Brandon and I have been friends since the 3rd grade, we go waaaay back.

He and his wife came by while Stephanie and I were in town for a reunion. It was so good to see him, and be able to catch up on all things historical, as well as presently in life.

This is Avery. Their "new" baby. New to me anyways. What a beautiful little girl. She was amazing, and loved hanging out with Uncle Andy. I haven't seen Brandon in about a year, I think the last time I came into town, I was only able to see Brandon for a Beer. I am usually swamped when I get to town, because I am usually there for a reason...and it isn't to relax.

So, this was the first day in town, and after all this, we went to a cousin of mine's wedding reception (the wedding was a small, private ceremony for the immediate family only). Stephanie hadn't met any of those aunts and uncles, so I was able to introduce the woman that EVERYONE knows about, but hadn't meet. It was certainly nice to see all my aunts and uncles (well most of them) and a few cousins I hadn't seen in a long time. We had fun talking about all the things going on in everyones lives, and told stories, just like any reunion goes.

I am sitting here, watching Deadliest Catch, and playing with my dog Hunter (the other two are with Grandpa and Grandma Gliebe. Stephanie is back in Philly, but only until tommorrow because after she gets back here tommorrow, she and I pack and get on the road for Chicago Thursday! We have a few weddings to attend before ours, and this coming weekend is the first one up.

This last picture is a group shot with the four of us. I cant tell you how great it is to have friends like that. It has been a wild ride, and Brandon has been with me a huge part of it. Stephanie has been introducing me to new people in Atlanta, and we are having great times with them as well. If they become anything like Brandon has to me, I will be a lucky man. In more than one way...I already am.