We arrived back in the North East on the 8th, after three days of driving the long haul to Sara's mother's house in New Jersey. The trip went well, and we got an average of 27 miles per gallon, which is excellent fuel economy for a truck. I do see room for improvement, especially in the aerodynamics, and with the addition of live MPG feed from a specialized OBDII tool, 30+ mpg should be achievable.
As many of you probably already know, Sara and I are going to be married in the Catskill Mountains of New York on the 9th of July. We are taking the next several weeks to see our families, help them out, and -- most importantly -- enjoy our vacation!
While in New Jersey, Sara and I helped her Mother with a few household projects. One of the more notable ones was insulating the the exposed wall of her walk-out basement with two-inch foam board. The project was 60% complete when we ran out of glue, so that project is on hold until we return. All in all, great visit!
After four days, we headed up to my parents' home in upstate New York. Everyone was very excited to see us, especially my grandparents, and our first few days were spent telling many stories about adventures in West Texas. We visited the town of Woodstock, New York and enjoyed some great Chinese food at the classy Little Bear restaurant -- definitely a good place to go with the bride-to-be.
Later we visited Arick at his cabin and began planning a pedal-power bicycle for his off-grid home (which has literally no sun or wind, but plenty of Arick power -- more to come on that project later).
We even got to visit with my grandparents neighbors, George and Sue, and their adorable miniature horses and Nigerian dwarf goats. We forgot to take pictures, but next time we definitely snap some photos of their awesome little farm.
So much is happening and we're having an excellent time! It is extremely wet and green up here. Hopefully we will squeeze out some much needed web updates.
As many of you probably already know, Sara and I are going to be married in the Catskill Mountains of New York on the 9th of July. We are taking the next several weeks to see our families, help them out, and -- most importantly -- enjoy our vacation!
While in New Jersey, Sara and I helped her Mother with a few household projects. One of the more notable ones was insulating the the exposed wall of her walk-out basement with two-inch foam board. The project was 60% complete when we ran out of glue, so that project is on hold until we return. All in all, great visit!
After four days, we headed up to my parents' home in upstate New York. Everyone was very excited to see us, especially my grandparents, and our first few days were spent telling many stories about adventures in West Texas. We visited the town of Woodstock, New York and enjoyed some great Chinese food at the classy Little Bear restaurant -- definitely a good place to go with the bride-to-be.
Later we visited Arick at his cabin and began planning a pedal-power bicycle for his off-grid home (which has literally no sun or wind, but plenty of Arick power -- more to come on that project later).
We even got to visit with my grandparents neighbors, George and Sue, and their adorable miniature horses and Nigerian dwarf goats. We forgot to take pictures, but next time we definitely snap some photos of their awesome little farm.
So much is happening and we're having an excellent time! It is extremely wet and green up here. Hopefully we will squeeze out some much needed web updates.
Congratulations to you both!!
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