Got the Keys!!!

Well I'm officially a home owner! I have already done some painting and am working on refinishing the hardwoods before the end of the month in order to move in. I have had a few trips this month which is gonna make things close, but if I need to I'll just move everything into the garage so I'll have time not to rush through anything and make it all look perfect. Here are some pics; one of me getting the keys from my agent Steve, one of me painting on the second day, a pic from me sitting on the stairs looking across the street at the neighborhood and the hills, and where I had first pulled back some of the carpet to see what samples of baseboard and molding looked good with the floors. I'll post more pics soon. I went to the Nursery down the street to get some rose food for my bushes and it seemed the older ladies really liked helping a young confused guy out with that kind of stuff.. It was funny.

Latest trip

Jeff and I just returned from a trip to West Virginia, Pittsburgh, Atlanta, and ending in Yakutat, Alaska. We had a great time bouncing around. I tried to straighten up my golf game a little in Atlanta, in preparation for a professional course I'll be playing in Texas next month with the bosses. Our last four days in Alaska went pretty quickly. We drove to Portage glacier where we took an ice breaking boat out on the lake that the glacier spills into. Our last day was also exciting when a pilot flew us out to land on the beach which was cool on those big tundra tires.

Buying my first house!

I've been enjoying time down here in the bay area. I've met some great new people and am having a lot of fun flying with the guys at SP. I have a trip in a few days to Alaska which is cool since it is the only state I have not yet visited. I do have quite a bit of time on my hands lately, so I thought it would be a good idea to purchase a house and put some work into it. I found a small 3 bedroom 2 bath in the hills north of Oakland in a very homey, secluded neighborhood called May Valley. It is a one owner home and in very good condition, just a little dated. My closing date is at the end of May...I'll keep you posted!

My '66

Well I bought an airport car that I'm gonna start to restore. It's a 1966 Beetle, which is in very good condition for the price I paid. It will be fun to have a project car that I can also drive around. I plan on putting an aftermarket, replica sliding rag top on it which is probably a sin in the VW world but I wanna make it right for me. I'll post more pics when I do anything significant to it in the future.

Left Washington and headed back down to Cali

I left home a couple days after Christmas to relocate back to the bay area just in time to get ready for New Years. It only takes about fifteen minutes to take the train to the city from where I'm at in Alameda. I met up with some new friends Natalie and Heather for New Years Eve. New Years day, I had my first trip back with SP Aviation to Puerto Vallarta. After all the moving around, it was a nice relaxing break to hang out in MX for a few days.

Back Home in Washington

I've been back for a few days and am enjoying being on American soil. I went to fly the Boeing 757 Sim for Costco which went very well, I've always wanted to see what it would be like to fly one of the big planes. Unfortunately I received a call a few days later and let me know that they are going to hire a woman for the position, which of course was another huge surprise being that I came off my contract early and thought I already had the job. I asked them if there was anything I could have done differently, to which they replied no and they'll see me in another position there when one becomes available in the future. All of this was very confusing to me. Anyway, I have accepted a position with SP in Hayward, CA and am very happy with their offer. I hope all of you have a wonderful Christmas... These pics are from the Murphy Christmas Party. Their was a Mexican theme and by the end of the night we were getting into Chris's stash of funny coats.

Flying around the middle east.

We have primarily been flying around Saudi Arabia and to Dubai. Our plane has had a number of issue's therefore we have been here in Dubai for about five days again. One night we could not find rooms anywhere and ended up at an unbelievable hotel called Raffles. It resembles a pyramid and may be one of the nicest rooms I've stayed in on this trip. I should be heading back around the 12th.