Friday, December 22, 2006

Philippines here we come

Well Liv and I are leaving tomorrow for the Philippines for Osa's wedding! We still have a lot to do, get the animals ready for their trip to my Dad's, pack our clothes, and Liv wants to clean because she insists that she'll only be happy if she knows she is coming home to a clean house. On top of this, the painter/plasterer is coming over next Tuesday to fix our roof, so that means we have to empty out the closet and move most of the furniture over to one side of the room so he can get to the leaks.
Hopefully everything will go well. I hope to spend my time swimming and maybe learning to scuba dive, rather then avoiding typhoons, mudslides, etc.... It should all be fun though, and it will be nice to get away for awhile with Liv.

Thursday, December 14, 2006

Holiday Plans

Only 10 more days until I'm off to the Philippines. It should be a good time, though I'm a bit concerned about two things:
1) It's likely to be hot. And very humid. Everyone who knows me can only imagine how much I'm looking forward to that! Currently my gf is running around the apartment with a sweater, occasionally sending my a mean look, or making a nasty comment about the apartment freezing. However she also seems to realize that I'm much happier when it's cold, so rather then risk my being pissy all the time, she would rather tolerate the temps.
2) Typhoons! Didn't a major storm just tear up the Philippines? Yes, thousands of people were killed, even talk of open graves since there were so many killed. We are going to be at a resort on a small island. Where could we possibly go if a storm blows through? I think the first thing we should do when we get there is buy canned goods, matches, a poncho, lot's of bottled water, and plywood/nails/hammer for the windows. If we go, are we ever going to make it back?

Friday, December 01, 2006

Still just a bridesmaid


My gf and I are going to the Bahamas in may for a wedding. She gets to be one of the bridesmaids, and here is trying on her dress. There is a light pink sash/belt that wraps around the waist, which you can just make out on the bed next to her.
Of course she asked me how I thought she looked. I told her the truth, "fantastic!"