Sean's Visit

We're having a great time with my brother Sean. He came to visit last Wednesday and today's his last full day with us here. We got to enjoy some great Trinidad roti down in Norman, (Yes! There's a second Trinidadian restaurant nearby!) we played Ultimate twice and have spent countless hours hanging at our house and catching up on life. Last night was our ice cream fest and Sean finished off his Ben & Jerry's NYSFC ("New York Super Fudge Chunk" for all of you non-Sangree's out there) for breakfast this morning. No wonder he didn't feel like eating one of Holly's delicious omlettes.

Today we're heading down to Holly's parents' home for a Labor Day get-together: volleyball, steaks or burgers on the grill, maybe even some dodgeball. =) Should be fun. Holly's Dad is a grill master, so whatever he makes will be awesome. We actually had steaks on Saturday when we went down to watch the OU football game with them (we don't have cable).

The weather has finally broken here. We had four weeks - maybe more - of 100+ degree days. Even overnight, the temp wouldn't drop below like 85. Today's high is calling for 80 degrees and overnight it's dropping to the 60's. Man, I love that weather. Feels like Fall and like football.

Looks like we're going to be upgrading Explorers for Holly in the next 6 weeks or so. We helped her Aunt Dixie buy a new Freestyle (which is on order still) and when that gets in, we'll be buying her '04 and selling Holly's '99. The dealers won't even give full trade-in value on Explorers these days with fuel prices as high as they are and people becoming more fuel economy conscious.

The old Miata is getting retired soon, too. Doing more driving at work (sales and marketing), the Miata has become inconvenient. It's just not a suit-and-tie car and it's too loud to even talk on the phone while driving. It's definitely the most fun car I've ever owned, but it's time to get something with more than 2 seats and doors and a little more practical for work. So, we'll probably make a change in my car in the next several weeks as well. I'm actually considering selling the Aprilia motorcycle as well. Maintenance is kind of a hassle. I just can't do it all myself and the nearest dealer is up in Tulsa.

That's the news for now. Thanks for reading!