Go Pens!

The Pittsburgh Penguins won the Stanley Cup last night after defeating the Detroit Red Wings 2-1! Joe and I watched the game in New Castle at Bob's house - he and his friends had set up two TVs outside for us to watch. During intermissions we gathered around the fire pit and played corn hole. It was a great atmosphere to watch the game!

Joe and I do want to point out that Pittsburgh sports teams have done very well this year - is it just a coincidence that we have also moved to Pittsburgh this year? Maybe we are just integral fans to Pittsburgh's success...

Although it may seem immature...

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Should we be embarrassed?

New House Update.

So, we mentioned going to an architect and haven't brought anything up about the plans for a new house in quite a few weeks. The reason for this is that after our meeting, we realized just how expensive an architect is, as well as we found we didn't have a detailed enough idea of what it was we really wanted.

So, since then, we have been looking at different home plan websites (eplans.com and houseplans.com) to hone in on what we need/want. We think we may be able to find a plan on one of the sites that will fit our criteria and we could save quite a bit on architectural fees.

Reunited.

So I came to Cleveland on Thursday while Joe stayed out in Vegas to continue his poker playing. This has been the longest we have been apart since our September wedding - luckily we have both been relatively busy so we haven't had too much time to think about it. However, we are very much looking forward to being reunited this evening when Joe gets back!

An active day.

There was very nice weather in Northeastern Ohio today so I took advantage of the sunny skies. This morning I ran the Yates 5k with Suzi - it's a Solon race that I have done a few times in the past . It went well!

After that I came home for a few intense games of table tennis against my Mom. Occasionally during the summer my parents will set up our antique ping pong table in the back yard in order for it to get some good use. It's fun playing outside and taking the factor of wind into your play.

In the afternoon, I went with my Dad to the metroparks where we rode bikes along the scenic paths. We ended up doing 18 miles and it was a great workout for me since it was something new. I will sleep well tonight!

Solon Graduation.

I came home early on Thursday morning in order to attend the Solon High School graduation and to see my little sister, Megan, graduate! My Aunt Becky (Hi!) and Uncle Scott came up to watch Megan cross the stage and recieve her diploma. Afterwards we went to a restaurant in Chagrin Falls for dessert to celebrate.

Yesterday, we went to Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens and spent the entire afternoon there. It has been nice to be at home and to visit with family.

Vegas update.

The reason for the Vegas trip is the same as last year's - it's the World Series of Poker time! Joe and his dad played their first event of the series yesterday and unfortunately neither of them got too far. We'll chalk it up to dusting off some of the rust since it's been a while since they have partaken in a live event. They are registered for another event today - we'll hope they can make something happen.