I Buy My Wife an Island…well, who didn’t see that coming?
From Kurt…
I Buy Jennifer An Island… -
…And a house to go with it! Woot woot! That’s right, we found our house…we put an offer in…and after some counter-offering (all thanks to Jennifer, she’s the only one with guts in our relationship apparently, ha ha), we have found a new house in Urbandale! 3 bedrooms…1.5 baths (but that’s fine with us…two showers wasn’t a neccessity for us…but two toilets were, snap!)…dining room…kitchen (with a built-in wall oven…also, an AWESOME kitchen island (hence I bought it for Jennifer)…and the basement is one of the finest basements I have ever seen.
The basement is completely finished…and it has three rooms coming off of it…no, 4 rooms? I can’t remember now…they had a storage room…the utility room…and then they had this kids room which had a fantastic multi-colored square carpeting…and then they had a workout room as well, complete with that rubber ground that you find in gyms. It’s AWESOME.
Jennifer and I loved the house from the moment we walked in…and then when we saw the basement, it totally sealed the deal. We love it….and it was within our budget, perfect.
The other thing I love about the house is that they have so many drawers/cabinets/shelves built into the walls…there’s so much room for storing things, and it looks like it completely blends into the wall. AWESOME!
The garage is a 2 car garage…and there’s a nice cement patio area between the house and the garage…perfect for grilling and entertaining. The backyard is huge, and it ends with a biking/running trail. We may end our gym membership and just start running more.
I will keep you posted on the move. I know everyone wants to help! ha ha.
Oh, another plus? I’m like 3 minutes away from my buddy Eric’s house….I’m sure Jennifer and Sarah (Eric’s wife) are just thrilled about that, ha ha!
It’s a been a whirlwind of events…in the past 72 hours, we have sold our house…and bought a new one…oh, and got a new washer & dryer.
The Mustache -
So I shaved….and I’m ready to release my findings…
1) Man with mustache - normal…yet, be wary. (I look 47 years old in this photo)
2) Man with mustache and a hood? Creepy…stay away
3) Man with mustache and pointing a finger at you? Red alert! Sketchiness at a whole new level.
Shutter Island -
Jennifer and I went to go see Shutter Island on Sunday afternoon. Movie was great…it was like watching a 2 hour episode of Lost. I had no idea where the movie was heading…but I loved the ride…and I liked the end too (hopefully the same will be said about Lost).
Someone was telling us that they didn’t want to see it because they don’t like scary movies…this wasn’t scary at all…maybe a little unsettling at times, but never once was there really a scary part…just stressful parts.
Leo’s excellent in it…and Ben Kingsley is really really good as well. Sorry, SIR Ben Kingsley.
Like I said…movie was great…the people though…weren’t. The theater was maybe 2/5 full…but the guy in front of us was the loudest exhaler ever…and it wasn’t like a health condition…it was like he was annoyed with the movie, and he was letting out deep, overexaggerated sighs. It got annoying quick. And the guy behind us? Let’s just call him “Mr. Sound Effects”. He would try and anticipate the next upcoming sound….like if there was an explosion set to happen…he would make a “boom” sound effect seconds before it happened.
Why can’t we just be quiet at the movies?
Oh, saw the Iron Man 2 trailer before the movie started…that looks so incredibly good. Jennifer said the same.
Oscars -
As of 5:41am this morning…it still might be going. I know all the critics are so happy that it was the “quickest Oscars ever!”, but still, I think they could have cut this into 1 hour…tops.
Really, 2 hours in, and we’ve given out only 2 awards to actual actors? Ugh.
There isn’t really much to comment on…it seemed like all the favorites won. I’ve seen a lot of comments about people complaining that Avatar got screwed…but it didn’t really…from what I’ve heard, the Hurt Locker is tremendous…and as a story, Avatar isn’t very good…graphically, it’s AWESOME, but the dialogue/story isn’t great.
Hollywood needs more of that Gabrielle from “Precious”. She’s AWESOME…and her interviews are great.
I thought Alec Baldwin & Steve Martin did an alright job…they were fine, nothing too memorable though.
Perhaps the most memorable thing from the night? It was Kathy Ireland converting into a robot during the pre-Oscars show. Jennifer pointed this out immediately…”She’s horrible, she’s just reading off the teleprompter”. Honestly, the producers could have pulled a Ron Burgundy and changed some of the words, and she would have read it, no questions asked. She was awful…and I hate having to say that about Kathy Ireland. I wish I could find a longer clip…sorry.
Jordan Creek During the State Basketball Tournaments -
Two words…freak show. Seriously, is every male age 16-19 trying to dress like an ultimate fighter wanna-be? Ridiculous. Even though it didn’t apply completely, all I could think of was the quote by Shooter McGavin in Happy Gilmore … “Where did you people come from? Go back to your shanties”. Ha ha. Lot of kids wearing hoods in side…I must be getting older.
A Fun Colleen Story -
Colleen is in Mexico this week…but I thought I’d share this fun story from Thursday night.
Colleen went to the John Mayer concert, and went backstage to meet him…with her, she brought along a giant bra that we’re going to auction off for “Bras For a Cause” later. Right before Colleen left at work, Ken told Colleen that she should ask John Mayer to sign it “Ken and Colleen are radio napalm”. A reference to John’s comments about Jessica Simpson being “Sexual Napalm”.
Did Colleen actually do this? Yes. Colleen is gutsy…she did…here is the text message that Ken, Mr. Allen, and I received at 9:08pm Thursday night…
“Colleen: Hi John, would you sign this “Ken&Colleen r radio naplam?” John: “I will not, but I will sign it”. Oh well.
Mucho props to Colleen for asking him this…and I assume John found some amusement in the comment.
AWESOME is as AWESOME does!
March 8th, 2010 at 10:22 am
Congratulations on the house! Although I will say, you SUCK, why? Because you had the easiest house selling and buying experience EVER. Good job Jennifer; I know where the credit goes. Haha.
We saw Alice in Wonderland in 3D on Friday at Jordan Creek Mall. It was completely packed, yet no interruptions in the movie (exhalers, random people-sound-effects, chatting, etc), none at all, I was AMAZED. It was a good movie; It is one that we will buy once it comes out. It’s not a five-star movie, maybe four. It has a lot of really funny little parts in it… Jake and my favorite part is the old crazy rabbit saying ’spoon,’ once you see it that will make sense. Depp was good, but as far as him ‘being born’ for the role… Meh. He has had much better roles in my opinion, like Jack Sparrow. Overall a cute movie, I recommend it.
SUCK list: Jordan Creek Mall (During wrestling, drill team, and basketball competitions)… Well obviously I there on Friday for the movie, but I wanted new dress shoes for work, and Jake wanted to look at Barnes and Noble so we went a couple hours early. Crazy… where do these kids come from, and what is wrong with them? Obnoxious, loud, and annoying are the only words I can use on here. The girls were wearing as little as possible in conjunction with those ugly Uggs and the most makeup humanly possible; and the guys had on as many layers as possible, yet they had huge basketball shoes all pulled open/untied and they weren’t just sagging, their boxer-covered butts were completely out of their jeans…so far out the jeans were tucked under their butts… I just don’t get it. I must be old too! What makes this worse is it is not just at the malls, it is in the skywalks all week. These are the times when I won’t use the skywalks and will literally walk outside regardless of weather and I will bring my lunch each day to avoid the food courts. Now I just sound old!
Colleen kills me, that is great. She should know that if you or Ken tell her to say something to a celebrity, it is probably a bad idea! She is brave, I will give her that!
We completely skipped the Oscars; it is easier and less-painful to just read the awards on the internet the next day.
Spicy Food: We ate at Wendy’s for dinner this weekend and Jakes and I both love the Spicy chicken sandwich but I switched it up this time and got the Bold Buffalo Boneless Wings… HOT! Whew, they were good but I started to sweat! Also Doritos has new chips out, First, Second, and Third Degree Burn chips. We had the first degree (Jalapeno) they were good, but HOT. I’m not sure if I could do the third-degree ones! Try the Wings and the chips.
Have an awesome week!
March 8th, 2010 at 10:39 am
I’m still trying to understand what nepalm is… isn’t that a good thing?! and why was Jessica Simpson so offended? Good for Colleen to have the balls to do this (am I using this in the right context if she gave him a bra to sign?!)
Big thumbs up on the house! woot, woot! Congrats!
As for Oscars night, ny big highlight was seeing Ben Stiller come out as Avatar… totally freaked my kids out, but he was great! What is up with Meryl Streep though lately? Again on the red carpet, all she talked about was wanting to be out of her Jimmy Choos and be home… I don’t get it.. then go home! At least I didn’t see Julia Roberts hanging all over her agent & being rude like at the Golden Globes… was she there or did I miss her? I agree with you, it got too long and I went to bed!
March 8th, 2010 at 11:32 am
Good job, Colleen!
I was also at the show on Thursday. Nathan, here is where I become the crotchety old lady…I LOVE concerts. I HATE the other people at the concert. I am sorry, but I will never understand paying X amount of dollars to see someone you really like…then proceeding to get completely plowed and never remember any of the show. Call me crazy, but I like to see the show AND remember it. Not to say I won’t have a drink or two. But A DRINK OR TWO. Kids today…
We were in row 11 on the aisle (handy cause I am very short and can never see) and didn’t get inside until about 15 minutes into Michael Franti’s set. I am immediately greeted by a WASTED girl saying “WHERE ARE YOU FROM???” I say Des Moines and without missing a beat she screams out “SOUUUUTTHHHHH DAAAKKKKOOOOOTTTTAAAAAAA!!!! WOOOOOOOOOO!!!!” Awesome.
There are about 7 in the group and for whatever reason all 7 felt the need to congregate in the 3 aisle seats right in front of us falling all over each other and dancing and just generally being obnoxious. At the very beginning of John Mayer’s set, we look over and think the drunk South Dakota girl left. Nope, she is passed out with her head on the seat in front of her. 4 or 5 songs later we hear “She’s puking! She’s puking all over!” Even more Awesome. Some medics took her out and for some UNKNOWN reason they let her back in about 20 minutes later. Seriously…I HATE the other people at concerts.
Aside from that, we did have any excellent time! The show was great. Got some good pics from the show…including a bunch where my friends hijacked my camera when I was in the bathroom:
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1076263&l=e016ed7e76&id=1374058216
And a nice video of John singing Don’t Stop Believing
http://www.facebook.com/video/?id=1374058216#!/video/video.php?v=1384191889532
March 8th, 2010 at 12:39 pm
congrats on the home! You are one of the luckiest couples i’ve known to have sold your house that quickly and to find your dream home to boot! Couldn’t get any better. everything’s coming together for you guys and I’m happy for you!
side note: Kurt, SERIOUSLY, you can’t pull off the moustache. It’s gotta GO! looks like a centipede crawled up on your upper lip and took a nap! And you look a bit sadistic in the 3rd “pointing” finger pose! gave me the ebbie jeebies! LOL!
Choi!
March 8th, 2010 at 1:10 pm
Kurt, with that mustache, you look like my 10th grade gym teacher who used to make sure every student showered after class. I believe he’s doing 8 to 10 and eligible for parole in 4. But it looks good on you…
March 8th, 2010 at 2:36 pm
Oh yeah the mustache…. It is a big old NO! I’ll agree with Matthew on this one… Creepy, I even prefer the beard over this! I’m pretty confident that Jennifer wouldn’t allow you to keep this, but just in case, Jennifer I have some insomnia meds, you can slip him one and shave it off in his sleep!
March 8th, 2010 at 6:57 pm
Um, the mustache makes you look like the creeper from “The Lovely Bones.” Please shave the facial hair before you get arrested. Just looking at that picture makes me nervous. . . and scared.
March 8th, 2010 at 7:57 pm
Congrats on the house! I read SHutter Island and the book was AMAZING! I really want to go see the movie to see how it stands up. The twists and turns were completly unexpected!! I suggest reading the book I am sure it left some stuff out of the movie, but I can easily see how this book would translate into a great movie.
March 8th, 2010 at 8:52 pm
ACK! Creepy stache dude!! Run away!! LOL!
Congrats on the house! It sounds like everything worked out perfectly. Good deal!