Are we ready for the Galaxy?

Woke up in a funk this morning about the Earthquakes, I'm not sure why.

This weekend we are going to face David Beckham and the Galaxy. We are coming off a 2-0 win against the Crew, which would be great, except...our win was against the Crew. When's the last time those guys scored a goal, anyway? Does anybody remember? Even their name stinks: the Crew? Why not the Gang? How about the Bunch? Even the Posse would have been better.

So, we are coming off the win, but I'm not sure whether we have the momentum we will need. Perhaps I'll feel better when I put on my face paint!

Binoculars for my man

We are set to move in to our new house at the end of this month, so we have the whole summer ahead to enjoy it. I'm picturing: breakfasts in bed, mornings in the garden, long dinners on the porch, evenings under the stars, and sunbathing in the back yard next to a kiddie pool. I wonder if Jerry is imagining the same activities--or a whole bunch of back-breaking renovations!

I have to admit that Jerry has been a prince throughout this house-hunting ordeal. I'm going to reward him with some summertime gifts to go with our new house. I'm going to go back to OpticsPlanet, where I got Jerry's telescope, which he loved. I can't decide what is the best next step, though. A more powerful telescope? Binoculars for the Earthquakes game we will see this coming weekend? (Don't miss it: they are playing the Galaxy in Oakland.) Or even Laser Sights for the summer's hunting?

Vote in the comments!

Warm fuzzies for Jerry

OK, maybe Jerry isn't cold through and through. We got the house after all, and a new roof to boot!

We spent a few days in Tahoe, fishing and waiting to hear from our agent. Nothing beats fishing while also checking the cell phone for messages every few minutes, let me tell you. And everything came together nicely: we caught NINE good-size trout, then got the call we've been waiting for, then we had a nice trout dinner to celebrate.

Now the work begins: furniture, gardening, painting. I think nothing beats buying a new house, not even fishing, and you only get to do it a few times in life, so I plan to take advantage.

My husband is a cold trout

OK, I didn't mean that. But sometimes he does seem a bit calculating!

We've been looking for a house for a really long time, about four months. Finally, we found one, had our offer accepted--and now Jerry wants to take the seller back to the bargaining table over a $14,000 roof.

Yes, ya se, a roof is big deal. That's what we're buying: a ROOF over our heads. But we are paying almost $1M, so $14,000 really isn't such a big deal. Meanwhile, the house has deer in the back yard every morning and views of the city lights of the back deck. I am in love with it. If the roof falls off, I'll just look at the stars!

I hope he doesn't ruin this deal. Jerry can be very stubborn indeed.