=========The Morning Thread=========

[schillingfan]

Just won this! :mrgreen:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130413546462&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

 

[schillingfan]

Art - I just paid for the Triple auto so you should have it soon. Let me know when you get it.

 

[ChasHawk]

Just won this! :mrgreen:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130413546462&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

Lucky bastard! Look at what the Dawson ended for.

[ebay:2i8uq1on]110559673083[/ebay:2i8uq1on]

 

[schillingfan]

Just won this! :mrgreen:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130413546462&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

Lucky bastard! Look at what the Dawson ended for.

[ebay:2r8enjr2]110559673083[/ebay:2r8enjr2]

:shock:

Looks like I got a steal then!

 

[stu]

Good morning.

 

[JackLondon]

Good morning Andrew!

I'm guessing since she didn't smother you in your sleep that it was a successful trip?

No, though she did shove me each time I snored, which was pretty often. Of course she does that at home, too, but it is extra special during a honeymoon.

The trip was good, but too short! Ran out of money yesterday morning, so had to come home a couple days early.

First night we stayed in King City, CA. Not a lot to do in King City, but my wonderful wife suggested seeing Salt at the local movie theater! Pretty cool movie, with a lot of beatdowns in it.

Next night we stayed near Glen Ellen. The special Moonlight event at Jack London State Historic Park was amazing! I was able to further embarrass Chris there. The woman who ran the event heard from someone that it was our honeymoon, so she made a big announcement and everything. Then she presented us with a limited edition copy of the Jack London Ranch Album, hand signed by Jack's daughter, Becky! It was serial numbered out of 350.

Everyone was really nice to us there. Chris and I don't drink much (as in pretty much never), but we had some Ginger Gin Fizz drinks and some wine. We know nothing about wine, but it tasted good to me! Really great meal and the curator of the Jack London collection at the Huntington Library gave a nice talk. Also got to tour the cottage for the first time. I took many pictures and will put them in Photobucket later.

Next morning, we went back to the park to take a nature walk. Got Chris to hike with me to the smokehouse, silos, and even the Pig Palace. Yes, I said the Pig Palace. Then, we were on the road for seven hours to head up to Klamath, near the Cal/Oregon border. Walked through a bunch of Redwood forests and stayed at the Motel Trees. Super cool place situated within the Redwoods. Went to some touristy spots that we have been to in the past and it was fun.

Next day, we hauled back down to Oakland for more Jack London fun! Saw Jack London Square, which was somewhat disappointing. The museum that used to be there has permanently closed so they could put in some ugly restaurant/bar (Yay, America!)

We did see what might be his transplanted Yukon cabin. Also, stopped into a tiny little bar that was a haunt of Jack's in his youth. The building was tiny; about the size of our living room and dining room put together. Got to sit at the exact table Jack used to sit at, so I was geekin' out about that! Oakland can be somewhat frightening after dark, so we headed back to the room after dinner and barricaded ourselves in.

Next morning, we got up early and trucked over the bridge to San Francisco. It is our favorite city and we spent the day wandering up and down the hills. Visited City Lights bookstore, Coit Tower, Golden Gate Park, the Palace of Fine Arts and other places. Before we knew it, the day was over so we drove down to South San Francisco for the last night. By the way, I found the BEST pizza I have ever had there at a place called Cecilia's. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!!

The next morning we packed up Myron and headed south to rejoin the real world.

Just in case you think that this vacation was all about me, I will have you know that
once Chris had some wine in her, she really enjoyed the JLSHP experience. Ha! Just kidding, honey!

But really, she loves California Missions and throughout the trip, we stopped at SIX of the 21 missions. SIX of 'em!

So, there you have the first longish trip that Chris and I took alone. No blood was spilled, no lawyers were consulted. A nice time was had!

 

[ChasHawk]

Yes you did Scott.

Good morning stu

I think I may run out and buy a box of Tribute. :lol:

http://completed.shop.ebay.com/Sports-M ... 283&_rdc=1

 

[darrend505]

Morning all!

Andrew great story! Was wondering how the trip was doing, sounds like you had a blast!

 

[Pine Tar]

I have returned, MTers!

What did I miss?

You where gone Not much but I could be wrong :lol:

 

[JackLondon]

Morning all!

Andrew great story! Was wondering how the trip was doing, sounds like you had a blast!

There will be pics eventually. Chris knows I don't understand how to put pictures on a computer, so she will put them on somehow. From there, I do know how to put them in a Photobucket album, so, I got that goin' for me.

 

[JackLondon]

I have returned, MTers!

What did I miss?

You where gone Not much but I could be wrong :lol:

I figured that a non-lazy person could go back and read everything from the past six days, but that ain't me.

 

[darrend505]

I have returned, MTers!

What did I miss?

You where gone Not much but I could be wrong :lol:

I figured that a non-lazy person could go back and read everything from the past six days, but that ain't me.

This is what you missed, some really nice additions to PC's, some new idiots on the board, and D.Brown.

Time to get ready for work, will check back in this evening. Have a great day everybody!

 

[George_Calfas]

I am going to start the sign up for the MT Secret Santa. Open to regular MT members only, sorry.

If you are interested please PM me your email address and title the PM Secret Santa 2010.

 

[Pine Tar]

Andrew
Joe got some mail from us
http://www.freedomcardboard.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=98699

 

[JackLondon]

Andrew
Joe got some mail from us
http://www.freedomcardboard.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=98699

Yeah, I did hear about that!

 

[AmishDave]

Morning all. Everything is going well w/baby and Theresa. She's struggling to "latch on", which frustrates her, which can frustrate me. Just trying to work through everything w/out losing our cool.

George - Package is ready to send out. Keep it hush-hush until it arrives

 

[George_Calfas]

Morning all. Everything is going well w/baby and Theresa. She's struggling to "latch on", which frustrates her, which can frustrate me. Just trying to work through everything w/out losing our cool.

George -

Your talking not me.

 

[metallicalex777]

WELCOME BACK ANDREW!!!! Sounds like the trip wasn't too bad. I like the full report you gave as well...I felt like I was almost there :mrgreen: Once Chris gets the pics up I'll be excited to see them

55 - Congrats again to being a dad and parent!!! I hope your wife is doing well...nice pic of Theresa from her first day as well

George - There you go sounding like Yoda again :lol:

 

[AmishDave]

Thanks Alex. Do I have you on FB ?

 

[muskiesfan]

Andrew- That's awesome! Sounds like you guys had a lot of fun. Hopefully you can take some alone trips again in the future. Thank you again for the card and gift you sent.

Alex- I have no idea how you missed my thread. :lol: