This weekend just FLOORED me

So, this past weekend was an interesting time. My brother flew in from Michigan because Caesars gave us free tickets to see Seinfeld (we'll get to that later). Along with that, I happened to be getting the hardwood floors stripped and refinished. Thursday, while I was in Arizona, my mom and sis stopped by the house to check on the flooring guys and make sure my house was still there. Mom dropped off the truck for me so that I had a car when I got back to NJ. Somehow, they managed to plan this whole spectacle to include a trip to Forno's.

So what do I see when I groggily (not sure if that's a word) stumble into my house Friday morning... My floor has chicken pox!

Later on that day, a view of the blue room, completely stripped... looks purty, but that damned noisy floor sander prevented me from sleeping all day.

Meanwhile, back at the ranch.... Just kidding.... So Kevin and I had this brilliant plan, and it did not involve drinking Guinness. Since I normally fly out at 6:45 on Mondays, he took a 6 am flight to return to Detoilet. Only one problem, this Monday, I would work from home, while the floors are finished. I woke up at 3:45 am, to drive my bro to the airport. I should get a nomination or something. Nonetheless, Mike Yarwich (Statewide Maintenance & Flooring in East Rutherford, or Lyndhurst) did some work on Saturday, so I'd have some really shiny floors Monday morning. A quick view of the dining room and living room after the first clearcoat. It got buffed up, and a few more clearcoats after that... they look amazing!

So the free Seinfeld tickets? As soon as we finished dinner, Kevin and I got the itch... We gave the tickets to Mom & Kelley, which once we said "complimentary drink" they disappeared... Later on, they said the show was not worth the free drink... ouch! WHY AM I YELLING? I DON'T KNOW!!! Anyway, I spent the first 15 minutes of the gambling night in positive territory, and Kevin grabbed a straight flush in 3 card. That didn't last long. We went home unhappy campers.... Overall, productive weekend, great to see the family, and nearly gave them a heart attack when I purchased a book! It was a book on poker theory, so don't get your hopes up about my recreational reading.

Furniture comes Friday! No more aerobed on the floor! I'm so excited. All of the wiring stuff is on the way to install the home theatre system. Volunteers welcome!

Congrats also go out to Kevin & Jen Bryce as they welcomed their daughter Emma to the world today!