One week left...

I havent posted in a few days but been a little busy finishing the last minute details for the wedding. We leave next week and are pretty much all done with the planning. Now its just time to enjoy :)

As for the update... I updated the full website with new pics from the Puyallup Fair and added a little slide show to the side of our blog. This will be the last update to the full site until after the wedding. Im taking my laptop with me so I will try to get some on the site before we take our cruise. Melina faxed out the request for a group discount for the Excalibur show so we all will save about $8 per ticket and we will all be sitting in the same area. Melina's mom put it all on her credit card so we will need to collect payment from everyone when we get there (or before) so we make sure she gets her money back. We are confirmed for the 6pm show on Sunday. I recommend getting there about 15-30 mins early so we can disperse the tickets as we have to pick them all up at the same time on Friday.

For those of you going to Vegas we cant wait to see you. It should be a great time with family and friends.

From Houstontexans.com

Texans Head coach was asked...(on if he expects S Michael Boulware to be more involved in the defense) “Yeah, he has been mostly special teams and that really is just how things panned out and what Carolina was doing last week. But I think you’re going to see him get more and more involved.”

Quite possibly the coolest toy I've ever bought...

So after spending over 7 hours driving around to different stores and calling every Best Buy and Circuit City around I finally found the iPod Touch. Ironically it ended up being in the Tacoma Best Buy about 8 blocks from my house.

I woke up to an email that Jordan sent me telling me that he heard it was out already. (it wasnt supposed to release till Sept. 28th) This got me right out of bed and I immediately began my pursuit of happiness. After calling the Southcenter Apple store they confirmed it was out but they had already sold them I called Bellevue and they said they just received a shipment of them and they were still in. They wouldnt hold one for me or tell me how many they had (i guess thats Apples stupid policy) so i took my chances and drove from Tacoma to Bellevue with the hopes of one still being there. When i got to the counter the lady said they had them...she went to the shelf...and lo and behold...they had just sold the last one. Jordan then advised me to try The Mac Store in Redmond so i headed over there as they had just received a huge shipment too. After over an hour there of them checking in their order they werent there. Calling Circuit City was no help. They didnt even know what i was talking about. I stopped at Best Buy in Bellevue and they didnt have any either...but the sales rep told me that Southcenter had them. They didnt...i called them...then Federal Way...no luck. I then called Tacoma and he had 8 in (he couldnt hold them either) so i rushed back from Bellevue...not really cuz by this time it was around 2:30 and traffic was bad...but when i got there...it was in and i finally got my toy!!!

As Jordan can attest too...(he got the iphone) this thing is awesome. The iPod touch is exactly like the iPhone...minus the phone. But it does have wifi so i can still use the internet in some places. The "touch" interface is amazing and everything about it makes sense. And watching movies on the 3.5 inch screen is nice. This is by far the best iPod yet...and may be the coolest toy I have ever bought.

Rough Weekend

Ok...so it wasnt the best weekend of football for fans in the Northwest. The previously advertised Husky game (by me) was only good for the first half, but the second half was pretty much all Ohio State and there was no upset. Then...on a play that Matt and Shaun have made thousands of times, a simple handoff, the exchange was bobbled and we turned the ball over to Arizona for a last second field goal to win the game. Thats our play! Josh Brown did that for us 4 times last year and we were well in position for that to happen again in this game. After coming from a 17 point deficit (17-0 i might add) We came back and had a chance with under 2 minutes to gain a few yards...milk the clock...and let our man do his thing. But in this case...Josh didnt get his change and Neil Rackers (arizonas kicker) did his best Josh Brown impression to send our Hawks to a 1 and 1 record. Not the end of the world by any means...but still a rough way to go out. At least we showed up in the second half and showed what kind of team we can be when all cylinders are firing.

In other news...the Houston Texans (who i am a fan of now by default) are surprisingly 2-0 and beat Carolina on the road. Not only is Carolina a pick for some to go deep in the playoffs, Houston hasnt been a good team since they were inducted into the league a few years ago. Michael played special teams and even tho he didnt get credit for it, he was in on a tackle that caused a fumble that Houston recovered and took to the house for a touchdown.

I updated the poll so let your voice be heard what you think will happen this week!

I found them...

Michael's Houston Texans jersey is now available on nfl.com. Just select the cusomizable jersey and select his name from the drop down menu. They are available in white, red and blue. Replica jerseys are $74.99

Ok Seahawks fans...

Obviously football season has arrived and its all about the Hawks baby... However...there is another team here in Seattle that plays football too. And so far this year they have played pretty well. Im talking about the University of Washington Huskies. They have by far the hardest schedule this year in all of college football. (dont just take my word for it...espn.com rated it the hardest as well) They are 2-0 this year and last week they beat Boise State convincingly and they were a BCS team last year that went undefeated! This weekend (Saturday) the Huskies play #10 Ohio State and they have been picked by some experts to upset them. If you have nothing to do on Saturday, turn on ABC and check out the dawgs. Could be a really good game.

If its not...then oh well. The hawks play sunday at 1 :)

Wedding info added

Check out our full website wedding page for updated info. I've added a preliminary itinerary of the weekend and what to expect on the wedding day itself.

This time next month...

...we will be in Las Vegas!!! Chad, Eillen, my nephew Derek, Melina and I arrive on the morning of the 4th around 11am. We are officially under a month now! We pretty much are all set with the details... now we just need to figure out what we are going to do on the days we are down there. We were planning on going to Celine Dion but she has sold out ALL shows in October so that wont be happening now. But we plan to go to at least one other show while we are there and havent completely decided which one or what night. If you are going to Vegas and are interested in a show let us know when you will be arriving and what day(s) work best for you so we can coordinate.

In other news... Braeden started school today! He is going to a Montessori school in Federal Way every afternoon. His class has kids that are 3 to 6 years old so he can learn at whatever skill level he fits in. We are really excited...as is he!!!

I added a message board so its even easier for you to leave us comments now so keep in touch. And check out our full website for other info and pictures!!!