Bless This Mess

This weekend my wife officially moved in with me - we finished unloading the truck around 9:00 last night. The apartment's a mess, but I don't care. She's sitting at her desk right next to mine, at her own computer.

I keep catching myself smiling like a little kid.

Disappointment

I had waited so long, and when the opportunity finally came once again...disappointment.

I've been meaning to try a fried Snickers bar for several years now, but always forget to at fair time. I remembered tonight. Unfortunately, the fried Snickers ended up tasting like a melted Snickers (yuck) in batter.

Oh well, at the least the truck pulls were good and I had good company.

You Might Be A Redneck If...

Though we never farmed, nor ever owned any tractor larger than something big enough to mow the lawn, my dad used to take me and my brother to the tractor pull at the county fair. Fond childhood memories...now that I'm grown and work in diesel engine development, I find truck and tractor pulls just as enjoyable as when I was a kid.

Last year I took my wife to the demolition derby, too. Too bad she won't be here on Friday night...

Go ahead, call me a redneck. I don't care.

...black smoke from a tractor gets you excited...

The Important Questions

So, on the Fourth of July I was doing the patriotic thing - cooking bratwurst. I've always wondered why they come in packs of five. Looks like I'm not the only one, but this guy actually took the time to write Johnsonville: Why Brats Come in Packs of Five


Now I know - 19.76 ounces.

The Last Drive

Last weekend I made what I think was my last full roundtrip journey between Illinois and Michigan to visit my wife. I'll do the trip oneway in a few weeks in a Uhaul truck when we move her to Illinois.

Before I left on Sunday, we had brunch with some of my wife's friends. One of her friends asked if I would miss making the drive - I quickly responded that no, I would not. Since I've, on average, probably made the 12 hour roundtrip drive two times a month for the last three years, I've, well, gotten quite bored with it. To further emphasize my point, here are the highlights from my drive home last week:

1. Last year I bought my wife a Honda Fit. You know how it is once you buy a certain car - you start noticing many more of them when you're out driving. On the six hour drive home a saw five blue and one silver Honda Fit Sports. I'm a fan of the blue...and apparently everyone else is too.
2. Several fireflies had the pleasure of getting up close and personal with my windshield after dark. The blobs of their remains continued to glow for a brief period after their demise. It looked kind of cool.
3. I was cruising along at 75 mph and got passed by a Corvette convertible probably doing ~100 mph. I was hoping to see the Corvette pulled over by a Michigan State Trooper several miles later, but I never got the satisfaction.