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YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! getting the keys is soooo exciting. as a home owner i offer these words of advice: do whatever you have to before you move in or at least before you unpack. it is inifinitly easier that way. also, whatever you can afford to have someone else do for you, write the check with a smile on your face....we did quite a bit a remodeling ourselves & it wore us out. (the consumer actually talked me into buyng this house. i thought it needed too much work...) when are you moving in? it's so much easier when you don't have to worry about selling 1 house to buy another.

i was in el cerrito 98-02, right near the bart tracks, about a mile from the mallard. did you ever have a drink there? (my girl robin made meanest mudslide this side of the pacos. mmmm mudslides) i liked the bay area, but don't ever really miss it & i've been here for 3 years. but i have had the luxury of traveling for work. we'll see if i go crazy now that that job has ended...do you miss cali?

no, i'm not really into baseball or any sports really. i like going to live games & i'll watch 1 on tv if someone has it on, but i can't classify myself as a true fan. i used to love going to cubs games cuz the fans are so hilarious. don't tell the rest of the s. siders...

a 94 escort? how very sensible i am as green with envy at your gas mileage as my 73 ford is in general...it takes almost $40 to fill up that tank & it seems to get like 1 mile to the gallon. very annoying, but great when you need to pile something in the back. since it's such an eye sore, when people want to look at the house i have to pile the dogs in & drive somewhere for a while. here's the beast

[Edited on May 05, 2005 7:07AM]suicidegirls

i am all too familiar with germany & how annoying the germans can be with all the world domination. ha! my "brother" that i have known since 4th grade is german & i am also great friends with his mother. we often joke that his mom was deported by the neat & tidy police, since she is not. (1 time the house was ransacked by thieves & my bro asked "mom, have you been cleanning up again?") actually she & i have talked about taking a trip to germany forever & now that i am footloose & fancy free we may make it a reality next spring. i will of course, need to dust off my german, but i used to be conversational so hopefully i haven't lost it completely. of course, they all speak perfect english & will be correcting my grammar non-stop, but hey, that's part of their charm, right?

have a great time @ the wedding getting smothered in green chile sauce

[Edited on May 05, 2005 7:18AM]